Jay's Shows

Jay has been busy doing comic and Geek shows with his company, LarsenGeekery.
He also blogs much more regularly at www.LarsenGeekery.com.
And he is active on Facebook.

Iron Man 3 is this Weekend...Power Up the Reactors!

Looking Forward to Iron Man 3 this weekend

I have not seen the new Iron Man 3 movie yet, but I have my tickets to see it on Friday.
I’m excited and hoping it is a good movie.  Iron Man 1 was great, 2 was okay.  I’m hoping this one is a at least good.

Iron Man has always been one of my favorites ever since I was a kid of 7 and 8.
When I first started trading empty bottles for nickels and dimes and dimes for comic books, my favorites were Batman, Captain America and Iron Man. 

Batman in those days was a silly detective and the books would give you clues and you would try to solve the crime before Batman and Robin did.  Batman was fun in those days, not the psychologically burdened Dark Knight that he became later.  I liked Batman, everybody did.  He had a TV show and was super famous.

Captain America was pretty well known as well.  But Iron Man seemed to be somebody only I was reading about.  None of my friends knew Iron Man.  He had no TV show.  In my circle of friends and family, I was the only one buying and reading stories about Tony Stark and his crazy technological inventions.  Tony wasn’t a drunk or a psychological mess in those days either—he was a respected business man with a suit and tie with a secret identity and secret skills the people around him did not know about.  As a young Mormon kid, that was how I felt.  I had to be proper and wear a tie, but secretly I wanted to do things and learn things I wasn’t supposed to be doing and learning.  I dreamed about building a secret lab with secret planes and rockets and robots and stuff.  But mostly my secret life was filled with comics and books from the library full of stories I wasn’t supposed to be reading.

I also learned how to draw by copying the pictures in those comics.  Then I would put my own dialog on the pictures.  I’m still kind of doing that these days.

Later, as I got older, I started realizing that Iron Man’s armor was kind of a metaphor for all our technology.  I learned that no matter how we wrap ourselves in metal cars and planes and extend our senses with TV and satellites, that we are still biological animals with limitations and issues that cannot be solved with technology, that we are still scared little monkeys no matter how cool our toys and how powerful our inventions.  Tony Stark showed me a lot of that, and it has remained true even as I have learned a lot more than what could be slipped into a comic book.

Iron Man comics have been all over the map from horribly bad, to corny, to incredible (I’m looking at you Matt Fraction).  But even at their worst, they are always enjoyable.  I’m hoping this movie will be an addition to the “Incredible Iron Man” list.  But even if it is corny, I will still enjoy it.

See you at the movies.  And then let’s go save the world!

-- Jay

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Don't forget, Next Week is LarsenGeekery's next show:

May 11 &12th 2013, Pacific NerdWest 13 - Bellingham WA

Games, Art, Vendors (including LarsenGeekery), and I hear Fargo from Eureka is going to be there!

Fossils Vs Rocks

LarsenGeekery will be appearing at Pacific Nerd West, May 10 &12th 2013, Pacific NerdWest 13 - Bellingham WA

Counting Down to Geek Fest 2012

Only a few more days until LarsenGeekery's next live show,  Geek Fest 2012, a concert and vendor fair put on by Seattle Browncoats Charities.  Spirited music, spirited performances and Spirited Shopping in Shoreline, WA.

Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 on December 15 & 16, 2012. Hours: Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We will be there with all our best Geekery Gear: Coffee Hero Cards, Prints, Comics, Bags, Hoodies, etc., etc., etc...  Oh, and there will be music and other vendors as well.

If you can't be in Shoreline this weekend, stop by the LarsenGeekery Store, it's always open.

A Hundred Thousand Comic Mashups

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He must fight a Task Force of a Hundred Thousand Foes!

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And Don't Forget, you can get Jay's All New, All Original Comic, Giga-Geekery #1.  Makes a great Hanukkah, Solstice, Yule, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Years Gift.

Don't Get Consumed By Consumption

If you must shop on Black Friday, be safe.
And enjoy those leftovers!
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Coffee Hero of Canton Greeting Card

Just finished designing a new Coffee Hero Greeting Card just in time for Geek Fest 2012, a concert and vendor fair put on by Seattle Browncoats Charities. 
The show will be in Shoreline, WA this year, and it has expanded to two full days.

Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 on December 15 & 16, 2012. Hours: Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

This Coffee Hero Card available in our LarsenGeekery Etsy Store and we will be bringing some to the show.

This year is also the 10th Anniversary of Firefly, the Joss Whedon TV Show that featured the irascible Jayne Cobb, the Hero of Canton and owner of the most famous hat in all of Geekdom, the Jayne Hat. 

I hope the Browncoats like the design.

And although Jayne Cobb drinks his coffee with Xiongmao Niao, I don't recommend it.  Only Mudders drink that stuff.

-- Jay Larsen

Get Ready for Geek Fest

LarsenGeekery will be vending at Geek Fest 2012, a concert and vendor fair put on by Seattle Browncoats Charities. 
The show will be in Shoreline, WA this year, and it has expanded to two full days.

Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 on December 15 & 16, 2012. Hours: Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We attended the show last year and had a great time.  Listened to great Geek Music and did some Christmas shopping for the geeks in our lives (and there are lots of them, let me tell you).  This year we are excited to be showing our complete line of Geekery Art and Gear.

The Browncoats are a fan group based around the popular show and movie Firefly (and Serenity) by Joss Whedon.  

Proceeds from this year’s event will support Urban Rest Stop, which provides shower and laundry facilities to those in need, and Food Lifeline, which feeds the hungry in western Washington.

So make plans to go to the show.  And wear your Jayne Hat!

(new image by Jay Larsen.  What do you think?  Should it be a poster?)

The Secret is Out!

The Secret is Out!  You can get one of these in a New York minute.
Just visit our LarsenGeekery Etsy Shop to order your very own
You're Smashing! Happy Hulk Greeting Card
Designed by Jay Larsen

If you need more than just a handful of greeting cards, feel free to contact Jay directly.
Use our Contact Us link.
We've been shipping cards to Oakland, St. Louis, Seattle and points in between.  (Hey, East Coast when you going to get in on the fun?)

Our Etsy Shop has the full line of Posters and Prints, as well as Greeting Cards and lots of great 3-D gear as well, Totes, Purses, etc., etc.  So get browsing and shopping or Hulk might get angry.  And you won't like Hulk when he is angry!

Stop Freaking!
Keep on Geeking!

Bellingham ComiCon was a Blast!

Went to Bellingham ComiCon last Saturday and had a Blast!

For an artist, there is nothing like having people pay you to take home your art.
So as an artist, I would like to thank the people who took a liking to my doodles and took them home last Saturday.
I got asked to draw some commission sketches live at the show:  Carlos wanted a Hal Jordan Green Lantern.  So here he is, coming at ya!

And Sam had a really cool tattoo of Jack Kirby's Big Barda.  So she asked me to make her a Big Barda she could frame and put on her wall.  Drawing Kirby characters is always a blast.  I love that old-school 4-color comic look.

Sold a bunch of my new Greeting Cards and some Posters.
And I also sold a bunch of my 5x7 mini watercolors.
Drew a couple of new ones during the show as well: Kite flying monsters and a Scarlet Witch that just turned Doctor Doom into a pumpkin for Halloween.

I hope everybody enjoys their art as much as I enjoyed making it.

I have more photos of the show at LarsenGeekery.com
Oh, and I got interviewed for the local news as well.  Go read the article at Komo News.
And Evelyn sold a lot of her bags and pouches as well.

Pretty exciting all the way around.
A well run show with a great bunch of vendors and artists, and lots of really great fans.
Thanks to everybody involved with the show.
I am already looking forward to next year.
-- Jay Larsen

Get Some Gear at the Bellingham Comicon 2012

This Saturday LarsenGeekery will be exhibiting at the Bellingham ComiCon 12 - Bellingham WA.

10am to 5pm at the Ferndale Events Center.

This is a great family-friendly comic book show.  Details at the Comicon Website.

I will have all my original comics, art and poster there for sale.

If you can't go to the show, you can shop online at the LarsenGeekery Store.

Java Jive Mashup Jitters

Comic Mashup Theater is proud to present

A Java Jive that is full of beans.

Prepare yourself for the cosmic search for coffee art in the universe.

This Saturday, Sept 22nd is the Jet City Comic Show in Seattle.
And LarsenGeekery will be there in Booth E27.
We have a full line of Coffee Hero Greeting Cards and Posters, in addition to all our usually Geeky Goodness.  If you are in the area, please come by and see us.  Tickets for the show are only $8.00

22nd is an Awesome Little Day

September 22nd is just a great day.

It is the Autumnal Equinox when Day and Night live in perfect harmony and equality.

And its the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, the most famous Hobbits in the world.

Don't worry, Tim, Hobbits are not terrifying at all.  Unless you are a dragon, a troll, a Dark Lord of Mordor, or a...oh, Heck you're right!  Those little guys are scary.  Happy Birthday, Hobbits.  We Love you tiny people!

Anyway, September 22nd is also the Jet City Comic Show in Seattle.
And LarsenGeekery will be there in Booth E27.

We will have comics, posters, cards, bags, pouches, buttons, shirts, all manner of Geekery for you to amuse yourself with.

And I'm pretty sure there will be no Volcano Demons at the Comic Show.

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Jet City Comic Show is this Saturday

I have been busy getting ready for the Jet City Comic Show this Saturday, Sept 22nd in Seattle Washington.
Shane White did some great promo art for the show.  But what I don't understand is why he put my initials, JL, on the lederhosen of his Nazi Golem monster???

LarsenGeekery will be at Jet City, Booth E27.
Evelyn will have a full set of 3-Dimensional Arts and Crafts: Bags, Totes, Hoodies, Shirts, etc.  Including more variations of the popular Doctor Who TARDIS Bags and Pouches.
And I will have a full set of 2-Dimensional Art: Comic Books, Posters, Prints, and Greeting Cards.
This will be the debut of the new Coffee Hero cards and posters.

So if you will be in the Seattle area this Saturday, come by the show.  It is only $8 at the door.
If you are not in the Seattle area, you can check out our online Store and still get in on all the Geekery Gear Action!!

See you at the show,
-- Jay Larsen

Coffee Heros

I've been working on a series of Greeting Cards that will eventually combine to make a poster.
The will go on sale at LarsenGeekery's booth at the Jet City Comic Show in Seattle, Sept 22nd.
Coffee and Super Heroes, two great things that go great together, at least in Seattle!

The Larsen Geeks get ready for another show

 LarsenGeekery is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Jet City Comic Show!

Saturday

September 22, 2012

at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (on Mercer Street)

299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109

10am to 6pm • Seattle, WA

Click Here for more details about Jet City and to purchase advance tickets!

More details to follow in the near future.

That's only a month away.  So make your plans to get to Seattle that Saturday.

The Larsens want to see you there.

Jet City is a great, family-friendly, one-day show.

We have totally enjoyed it in the past as attendees.  And now we will enjoy it as exhibitors.

Join us there.

3 Cheers for LarsenGeekery

Huzzaahh!

GeekGirlCon 12 was a huge success.  It was a lot of work, but everything went really well.
The crowd was one of the friendliest I have ever seen at a convention like this one.
The staff was great.  The days were long, but we had a great time.
We are hoping to do it again next year.

Meanwhile, back at the Ranch: It has taken a few days to get caught back up in our "normal" lives and jobs.  So, I haven't been posting much here.
There have been more posts over at LarsenGeekery.com and on our LarsenGeekery Facebook Page, but not much here.

But, I am slowly getting things caught back up and back to normal.
Just in time to start planning for another show....

Make Me 1 With the Countdown

Only 1 more day.
The mini countdown continues.
1 Day to go until  GeekGirlCon '12.  Holy Cow, that means the Show Starts Tomorrow!
And this 5x7 mini will be chilling in Booth 307,  the LarsenGeekery Booth. 

There is an old Zen saying, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, Kill Him!"
That always seemed a bit harsh to me.
There are better ways to deal with illusion...
Stop Freaking and Start Geeking!
Life is short.  Make it wonderful.
Come and celebrate Geekiness with the Larsens at GeekGirlCon 12, Saturday and Sunday August 11th and 12th at the Seattle Conference Center downtown.
Get out of your comfort zone and come to the show.
You never know who you will meet.

2 Days More, We Just Can't Hide It

Only 2 more days.
The mini countdown continues.
2 Days to go until  GeekGirlCon '12.
And this 5x7 mini will be hiding in Booth 307,  the LarsenGeekery Booth. 

It would be Super to see you at the show, in costume or out.

3 Days To Go...I Cannot Lie...

3 Days from now Geek Girls will converge on Seattle.
The mini countdown continues.
3 Days to go until  GeekGirlCon '12.
And this 5x7 mini will be keeping us honest in Booth 307,  the LarsenGeekery Booth.

Just in case you missed it.  We are counting down the days until GeekGirlCon 12.
That is an original mini masterpiece by Jay, featuring the lovely Wonder Woman herself.
The whole LarsenGeekery Clan has been busy putting our best Geek Gear forward for you to enjoy and hopefully take home.  We have handmade clothes, bags, purses, jewelry, art and comics.  And we are looking forward to celebrating the best in Geekery with all the great people at GeekGirlCon 12 in Seattle this weekend.  Saturday and Sunday.  It's not to late to make plans.

The Larsens will see you there!