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San Diego Comic Con!

Les — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:27:05 +0000

I should mention that this weekend I will be at the San Diego Comic Con.

I’ll be on the Middleman panel at 2:00 on Thursday afternoon in room 5AB, then Javi and I will be signing at the ABC Family booth (3913) from 3:30-4:30.

I’ll also be signing at the Viper Comics booth (1903) from 10-11 on Saturday. I may drift in and out of there from time to time the rest of the weekend, too.

Commissions!

Les — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:15:29 +0000

I have, as today, cleared my backlog of commissions. Which means, you lucky ducks, that I am accepting new commission requests!

First fifteen people to contact me get a 9×12 illustration, in blue pencil and black ink. One character (unless I decide to add in another), $25. I’ll make a note when I’m full up.

Contact: lesmcclaine@gmail.com

Here’s some examples of the last batch that should have reached their owners by now:

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a dracula

Les — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:22:21 +0000

I got to work this morning and realized I’d left my notebook (which contains everything I was planning to work on today) at home. So I drew this dracula instead.

Middleman schedule change

Les — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:37:56 +0000

A little late for you folks on the east coast, but remember that The Middleman will be on at 10:00 tonight, not 8.

big things.

Les — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:30:59 +0000

I got mentioned in the New York Times today.

wiki me

Les — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:05:43 +0000

Hey, anyone want to update my Wikipedia page? It’s been marked for deletion since November due to lack of citations. I’d do it myself but it just feels wrong. A couple minutes on google should find an interview or article or two (probably about the Middleman) and that’d probably do it. Thanks!

A World With a Middleman

Les — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:58:43 +0000

So, as I think I may have mentioned, The Middleman premiered on ABC Family on Monday night (8:00 Eastern/Pacific, 7:00 Central.) For fun, I’ve been following the reaction online. I am pleased to find that the reaction has been very very positive! The worst reviews I’ve seen have been “it’s pretty good,” and the best have been absolutely glowing.

I spoke with Javi this morning and he told me the ratings were good, and we’ve had thousands and thousands of iTunes downloads. My own *ahem* research has demonstrated that that scourge of the internet, bittorrent, has produced about 50 thousand more downloads. Everyone who attended my viewing party also seemed to enjoy it, as did all my friends and relations who called me right after they saw it (but you never know if they’re just being nice.)

I thought I’d check Amazon to see how the books are doing with this new surge of interest, and I’m very pleased to find the book rocketing up the rankings. As of now, the collected edition preorder is up to #9,462 overall, #16 in graphic novels/horror and #22 in graphic novels/science fiction. (I’m not really sure how we qualify as a horror comic.) The original volumes one and three are SOLD OUT completely.

All in all, good news for us!

life with leslie 6-16-2008

Les — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:51:51 +0000

I was too lazy to draw this so Crystal did it.

Middleman tonight!

Les — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:19:27 +0000

Remember, everyone, tonight at 8:00 and again at 9:00, the Middleman on ABC Family!

Ain’t no party like a Middleman party

Les — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:42:42 +0000

’cause a Middleman party is at my house on Monday night. If you’re in the area and want to come to my house to watch the premiere of The Middleman, send me an email and I’ll tell you the details. lesmcclaine AWT gmail DAWT CALM