Jo's Playground

2009/06/16(Tue)

Jo Chen Appearance at Otakon 2009, July 17 - 19 in Baltimore, MD

Jo will appear at Otakon 2009 in Baltimore, MD as a guest of UDON Entertainment(Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, etc.) from July 17 - 19 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Jo will be meeting folks and signing books and prints. And if you catch her at the right moment (depending upon the line), she'll take time to look at your portfolio for some pointers.

Look for Jo at the UDON booth and be there with bells ons!

2009/06/16(Tue)

Jo Chen Appearance at Otakon 2009, July 17 - 19 in Baltimore, MD

Jo will appear at Otakon 2009 in Baltimore, MD as a guest of UDON Entertainment(Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, etc.) from July 17 - 19 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Jo will be meeting folks and signing books and prints. And if you catch her at the right moment (depending upon the line), she'll take time to look at your portfolio for some pointers.>.

Look for Jo at the UDON booth and be there with bells ons!

2009/04/12(Sun)

Jo Chen Signing at Collector's Corner in Baltimore, MD on Free Comic Book Day

Jo Chen will appear at Collector's Corner, during its Free Comic Book Day event on May 2. The celebration runs from 9AM - 5PM and there will be food, games, costumed super heroes and best of all free comic books! A great time for the whole family.

Jo will be there to meet readers and sign. She will also have merch for sale, including art prints and maybe some sketchbooks and doujin..

Come out and support FCBD and your neighborhood comic book shops where ever you are. And if you're in Baltimore on May 2, stop in and meet Jo Chen, one of many artists to appear on May 2 at Collector's Corner, named Baltimore's 'Best Comic Book Store" in 2008!

2009/03/11(Wed)

Jo Chen at Calgary Expo 2009!

Jo Chen will appear at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2009, April 25 - 26 in Calgary (Alberta, Canada)

I had such a great time at this con last year, that I am abandoning my children for the weekend to attend this year. I've contributed a piece to annual Calgary Expo art book, too. Thanks, Kandrix!

Look forward to seeing you there. I'll be anchored to a table for 2 days, at your disposal to peruse your portfolios and sign your comic books. I will also have merch for sale (books and prints), including my latest sketchbook Doodles From the Margin v3, Devil May Cry, The Other Side of the Mirror, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Street Fighter, etc. Or bring your own copies for me to devalue with my chicken scratch.

Those who don't show owe me a Hey Song Sarsparilla.

2009/02/24(Tue)

Jo Chen on Wonder Woman

A while back, my friend Sonia at D.C. Comics had me do some detailed pencils of Wonder Woman for an undisclosed project. I haven't been able to post them until now. Hope you like 'em. I tried to keep it conventional while putting a little of my spin on her. Go to my MySpace page to see the others in the series.

2008/11/29(Sat)

Jo will be making a guest appearance at the CapiCon, sponsored by the Hero Initiative, on Dec. 7, 2008 from 10 AM - 3 PM, where she will be signing almost anything you put in front of her and chatting with you about the comic book industry. You might even be able to coerce her into doing some commission sketches, something she rarely does any more.

Come by and say 'hi' and help support the Hero Initiative, a very worthy cause established to aid comic book creators in time of need with supplemental health, medical and quality-of-life assistance.

The event is being held at the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department at

2148 Gallows Road
Dunn Loring, VA 2a2027
Tel: 1-703-893-1340

Click here for directions.

2008/08/20(Wed)

Jo Chen Appearing at Anime USA 2008 in Arlington, VA October 10 - 12

Jo Chen will appear at Anime USA 2008, October 10 - 12 in Arlington, VA (i.e. Crystal City, VA).

Jo will be doing portfolio reviews, possibly a panel on comic book art and of course, she'll have plenty of signed art prints and comic books for sale including her new sketchbook Doodles From the Margin volume 3, The Other Side of the Mirror, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Street Fighter, etc. Or bring your own copies for her to sign. Either way, it's all good. She even designed this year's T-Shirt!

Come one, come all to the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City.

2008/07/13(Sun)

Jo Chen Appearing at Otakon 2008 in Baltimore, MD, August 9-10

Jo Chen will appear at Otakon 2008 as a special guest of UDON Comics, August 9 and 10. The convention actually runs from August 8 thru 10 but Jo only has time for Saturday and Sunday appearances.

Jo will have plenty of signed art prints and comic books for sale including The Other Side of the Mirror, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Street Fighter, etc. Or bring your own copies for her to sign. Either way, it's all good.

Look for Jo at the UDON Comics display/booth in the main covention hall or consult your convention program and map for the exact location.

Looking forward to seeing you there at the Baltimore Convention Center. Be there or be square.

2008/06/19(Thu)

Jo Chen at Can't Stop the Serenity screening in Arlington, VA on Sat. June 21

The folks of the Northern Virginia (NoVA) Browncoats chapter have invited me to attend the 'Can't Stop the Serenity' screening this Saturday, June 21 at 5:00 PM at the Arlington Cinema Draft House in (you guessed it) Arlington, VA.

I myself will be there around 4:00 PM with pumpkin seeds in tow to meet and greet anybody who wants to say 'hello' or have any comic books or artwork signed.

I won't be able to stay for the entire screening as pumpkin seeds tend to be frightened of darkened theaters filled with pitchers of spud and raucous fans watching great science fiction, hootin' ana hollerin'.

For those living a uni-bomber existence and don't know, the screening and its proceeds are for the charity Equality Now whose mission is to "end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure."

To do my part, I'm attending and have donated a print of one of my 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' cover paintings to auction off. It's a 'Faith' cover and it's signed by me, Joss and Eliza D. who were way too cool to take the time in the middle of the Doll House production! Here is a facsimile of the signed piece.

Come one, come all. See you there!

2008/06/07(Sat)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer issue #20

Since Scott Allie, my editor at Dark Horse, posted my painting for the cover of issue #20 as part of his Buffy editorial, it's probably okay that I post it here for your enjoyment.

As Scott mentioned, Joss and Jeph Loeb and the gang were going for a Norman Rockwell feel on this one which I did my best to capture. Rockwell is a fave of mine and although he didn't receive much respect from other "real" artists during the time that he painted many of his now-iconic Saturday Evening Post covers, he well deserves his current reputation as a truly wonderful illustrator and painter.

In any event, I hope you enjoy my Buffy #20 cover preview. Alyson is making me hungry for popcorn. Gotta run.

Jo's playground is currently under construction. Please pardon our mess...

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Name: Jo Chen
DOB: 7/4
Born in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., Now living in the USA. Free-lance illustrator and comic book artist.
咎井淳
七月四日生，生於台灣台北，現居美國。專職漫畫插畫家。