We are quickly approaching the Steampunk World’s Fair which is held May 20th – 22nd in Somerset, New Jersey. Unfortunately, the Abolisher’s will be unable to attend this amazing event, but we felt that we needed to share one of the stunning posters for this year’s event.
This beautiful poster design comes from illustrator, Tom Brown. On his blog, The Moth Festival, Tom shares a few step by step posts of creating this great homage to one of the Abolishers favorite literary masters, H.P. Lovecraft. His eerie use of value and texture really sets the perfect tone for the stories of Lovecraft. Be sure to give Tom’s other work a gander while on his site, the man has some serious talent!
Here is the pencils for Tom’s poster.
As I had mentioned above, the Abolishers are unable to make this year’s Steampunk World’s Fair. I am personally VERY sad about this because one of Jasper’s most favorite bands, Murder By Death will be performing this year. Just the thought of seeing these guys at a STEAM convention sounds like a BLAST! Maybe one day, Jasper will be able to see this spectacle in person.(Let’s hope they agree to do more Steam cons for the future!) With that notion, We leave you with the fun beer-chuggin’ bar-fighting song “Brother” by Murder By Death.
Come see the Apparition Abolishers at “The Steampunk Exhibition” (SPEX) at Dragon*Con 2010. It will run SUNDAY from 4:00 PM EST until 5:00 PM EST in the Peachtree Ballroom at the Westin Hotel. The Westin Hotel (home to all Steampunk and Whedonverse programming) is only two short blocks up Peachtree from the front of the Hyatt Regency.
We have been invited to appear at MidSouthCon this year! This is just a heads up for anyone who would like to come and see us while we are there. We’ll post more complete information soon. Meanwhile you can check out our bios on the MidSouthCon web site.
Edgar The Mechanical Bird – Mystical Early Warning System
Edgar is the principal component of the Abolishers’ early warning system. This system detects and gives advance notice of potential dangers such as:
invisible gaseous clouds
hidden explosive charges
secret doors and compartments
wild animals and unexplained beings
tax attorneys, solicitors, and bill collectors
other unseen forces and influences
Edgar resides comfortably in his cage and rides as a passenger of Scrappington Hauley. Since his tiny chirp is of relatively low intensity, he sounds his alarm by remotely controlling the large air-driven horn mounted on the front of Scrappy.
Last but not least, we have Jasper Dunlap to round out the Apparition Abolishers. This concludes the portraits that will appear on the upcoming poster that will be available (from us) at the MidSouthCon in Memphis.
Next week will be the first look at the poster, although I might post some progress or comp shots of it this week. Stay tuned to find out!!!
