Pardon my intrusion of the Gottlieb System 3 hate (here's some wishful hoping for that Class of 1812 to make an appearance), but I thought I'd mention I'll be exhibiting at the 2016 VFW Show. For those I haven't had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Ryan, I'm a cartoonist, and I'm probably best known for having a small child strapped to my chest. However, during the VFW weekend, I'll be exhibiting a bunch of my pinball artwork.

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I'll mainly be bringing T-shirts with a few screen-printed posters thrown in for good measure. Here are some shots from last year (but I have a lot more material than I brought to the last VFW show):

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(Thanks to Pinsider, freeman, for that last shot.)

Finally, for the sake of completeness, here's what I'll have available for everyone in Mid-May:

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Just wanted to send a final thanks to Clay for opening his doors to attendees and exhibitors next month. Reading through this thread, I'm flabbergasted by all the additions to the VFW colleciton since last year. (I didn't think there was any more room to put new acquisitions! *LOL*) Here's hoping I can resist the siren song of that laundry-list of unparalleled titles and actually stay behind the bar to sell some stuff.

See you Saturday and Sunday of the show,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
www.ElephantEater.com

First of all, I'd be interested to hear about other Pinsiders who will be participating in the VFW EM Tourny this Friday. I'm in (for my FIRST tournament EH-varrrr)! Really excited to try my hand at competition and help round-out the bottom of the pack.

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In other news, as I mentioned previously in this thread I'll be exhibiting my work on Saturday and Sunday of the show. However, I just put together a portfolio of my pinball original artwork.

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I'll be bringing this to the show, for any interested parties. Lots of stuff that I've never brought to a public venue before:

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Up close, you'll be able to see my process a bit better; starting with non-reproductive blue pencil then inking over top:

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...and of course many of the accompanying shirts will be present, too:

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Anyhow, here's a list of the others:

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...and finally, a reward for those who took the time to peer through all those pictures:

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This is the first public announcement of my Stern 30th Anniversary shirt. I'm really proud to be associated with their year-long celebration:

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Unfortunately, this design is too new to have shirts available at the show, but they're making their way through the production queue as we speak. Until then, you can come take a look at the original this weekend.

See you then!
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
www.ElephantEater.com

Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you there, Todd. Sorry we didn't get much of a chance to chat at PatZ. Hard keepin' up with my little guy these days.

Alright...I've been warned. Ha-ha!

Thanks a lot, Nico! (I think I might have one left.) Regardless, it'll be nice to finally meet in person.

Rookie.

See ya this weekend, Rob.

Would love to know about this.

By the way, I had a great time meeting a ton of pinheads, both old and new. ...and I must admit, it was pretty humbling to see a good number of people walking around with an illustration of mine on their chest:

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Many thanks to Clay for providing me and the other vendors a space to sell our wares during the show. Much appreciated and I'll be happy to exhibit again next year if you'll have me.

I'm also already looking forward to the next EM World Championships. I had an absolute blast and I wouldn't change a thing. I read some of the comments about tournament software and speeding things up... I actually enjoyed the relaxed nature of the tourney. I felt like it gave me a chance to chat with my fellow competitors and actually have a conversation or two in-between rounds.

Three cheers for Clay and the VFW and the staff. Nice work (AGAIN)!

Sincerely,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
www.ElephantEater.com