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2014/09/02(Tue)

Meet Jo Chen at Baltimore Comic Con, September 6 - 7, 2014 // Table #119

Visit me at Baltimore Comic Con, table #119 next weekend Sep/6-7. I will have my commericial prints available as well as limited per-day commissions (head shots only) as time permits. First come, first served. Looking forward to seeing you there!

2012/07/25(Wed)

Jo Chen at Baltimore Comic-Con, September 8 - 9, 2012!!!

Yep! You got it, me buckos! I'm heading back to "Charm City" to guest at Baltimore Comic-Con 2012. The convention runs for two days, from September 8 thru September 9, and I will be there all day Saturday to do thy bidding.

It promises to be a great show...loads of terrific guests. Be there or there will be consequences!

2012/04/15(Sun)

Meet Jo Chen THIS WEEK at Boston Comic Con, Sat & Sun, April 21 - 22

"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends...we're so glad you could attend. Come inside, come inside!" Not sure how many of you will get the ELP reference but you can tell me in person if you attend the awesomeness that is Boston Comic Con 2012.

I will be there with cargo and available to you most of the convention to shake hands, sign things and perform portfolio reviews, if you so like. They may have a panel or two for me to participate on so check your con schedules when you arrive.

See you there!

2012/04/02(Mon)

Jo Chen at Sakura-con 2012, Friday, April 6-8

I will be attending Sakuracon, Washington State Convention and Trade Center from April 6-8. Come visit me at Sakura-con Exhibit Hall in one of the booths:720, 722, 724, 726, 728, 730. I'll be sharing the space with my friend at Kitty Kafe. I have new doujinshi, prints and last few copies of the artbooks available. Looking forward to meeting you there!!

2012/02/05(Sun)

Jo Chen at The Annapolis Comic-Con 2012, Saturday, March 24

I will be a guest at The Annapolis Comic-Con 2012 in beautiful, historic Annapolis, Maryland Saturday - Sunday, March 24 and 25.

I will be there on Saturday, March 24 ONLY but I will make myself available all day long to sign and perform portfolio reviews.

See you there!!!

2011/11/28(Mon)

Kull: The Cat and the Skull cover painting for issue #4

I am a fan of the late Frank Frazetta's work, and was lucky enough to visit his home in East Stroudsburg, PA, 10 years ago, to see many of his famous originals that were housed in a small gallery on the grounds, next to his his house. I always wanted to try my hand at a Frazettaesque painting and my editors at Dark Horse were cool enough to permit me to lend my brushes to their 4-issue, 'Kull' series, entitled "Kull: The Cat and the Skull". This is my painting for the cover of issue #4.

2011/10/27(Thu)

Meet Jo Chen at Austin Comic Con, Nov 11- 13 in Austin, Texas

Awesome! My first trip to the Lone Star State. I will be at guest at Austin Comic Con from November 11 - 13, and I do hope there will be time enough to visit some comic book shops and to visit the Alamo Draft House.

In any event, I will be available for the duration of the con to meet you, sign things and perform portfolio reviews, if you are so inclined! Be there or be square.

2011/08/11(Thu)

Meet Jo Chen at Baltimore Comic-Con on August 20 (Saturday only)!!!

The gracious folks behind the Baltimore Comic-Con have invited this year to spend a little time with East Coast comic lovers. I will be there on Saturday only but I will make myself available all day long to sign and perform portfolio reviews.

See you there!!!

2011/07/09(Sat)

Meet Jo Chen at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, July 21 - 24

Looking forward to seeing all of you wacky folks at SDCC 2011 in a few weeks. I have a couple of events scheduled including ta-da! "Spotlight on Jo Chen" hosted by non other than my Dark Horse editor, Scott Allie. Plus some signings at the Dark Horse and Image booths. You can also catch me hanging at the UDON Entertainment booth with my friends on UDON crew. Not to mention my attendance at the fantabulous "Whedonverse Signing" at the Dark Horse booth! It promises to be a busy con.

Jo Chen's San Diego Comic-con 2011 Panel, Event and Signings Schedule:

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Thursday – Sunday, July 21st – 24th for a couple hours each day
Jo Chen table at Artist Alley: #HH 12

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Thursday, July 21st @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Spotlight on Jo Chen
SDCC Convention ROOM 7AB

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Friday, July 22nd @ 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Samurai’s Blood signing
Image Comics: booth #2729

Friday, July 22nd @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Street Fighter, Darkstalkers and just plain, good chums signing
UDON Entertainment: booth #5037

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Saturday, July 23rd @ 12:00 PM - ???
Whedonverse signing
Dark Horse Comics: booth #2615

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Sunday, July 24th @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Cover Story: The Art of the Cover
SDCC Convention ROOM 25ABC

Moderator Mark Evanier talks to special guests Ernie Chan (known for his incredible run of DC covers in the 1970s), Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer covers for Dark Horse and Runaways for Marvel), Alan Davis (numerous covers for Marvel), Dave Gibbons (his groundbreaking Watchmen covers and integrated interiors), Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL), and Ashley Wood (Popbot, World War Robot, Zombies vs. Robots) about their cover work and what makes a great cover.

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2011/07/08(Fri)

Tiger&Bunny Fan book Guest Art

This Tiger&Bunny illo is done for an art exchange between my BL circle G|P and Date伊�F’�}. It'll appear in her T&B fan book: Take Home Bunny. Visit her blog (where she has ample T&B) at: Peaceful world. This is a Taiwanese site and is in Chinese text only.

I did 2 versions for sampling. Have any preference?

幫伊達朔弓虎兔本Take Home Bunny畫的友誼插花稿...由於咎某的優柔寡斷發作，無法決定該用哪種顏色，索性兩張都放！伊達朔弓網站Peaceful world

2011/04/24(Sun)

Meet Jo Chen at Fanime 2011, May 27 - 30 in San Jose, California

I will be attending 'FanimeCon 2011' from May 27 - 30 in San Jose, California.

I won't, however, be attending as a guest. I will, in fact, be stationed in the Fanime Dealers' Room. So, look for me there, where I will be meeting con-goers, reviewing portfolios, signing comic books and doujin, and selling copies of all the volumes of "In These Words," "Cruel to Be Kind," the Jo Chen illustration book, sketch books, etc.

See you in the aisles!!!

2011/04/22(Fri)

Jo Chen's Cover Illustration for Serentity - Better Days (HC)

Dark Horse decided to compile the "Better Days" issues along with "The Float Out" and other Serenity-Firefly goodies and graciously asked me to produce a new cover for the hard cover (HC) edition.

This one is girl power all the way, with 3 of the 4 Serenity femmes looking purposeful, cool and sexy. At least I think so.

Hope you like it.

2011/04/21(Thu)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 9 cover

Dark Horse, Joss and I were all looking for an iconic opener for the impending Buffy Season 9 series. I hope I clinched it.

2011/02/17(Thu)

Jo Chen Art Book (Limited Edition)

A beautiful, limited edition book of many of my cover illustrations is now available. The book measures 8.5" x 11.75" and contains approximately 140 pages of high quality reproductions of my cover paintings, bound in a powerfoil cover. I oversaw the printing and it looks great. Text is Chinese.

Only very few are available now. To order, please visit this link: at this time through any retailer or distributor. Just me.

The book is priced at $45 plus $12 shipping and handling within CONUS. A deluxe book package is also available that includes a custom made carry case, a sketchbook and a set of postcards with my art, priced at only $65 plus $12 shipping and handling within CONUS.

(New update)The Art books are sold out. Thank you for your support!

2010/10/28(Thu)

Jo Chen at YAOI Con, Oct. 29-31 in San Francisco, CA

Maybe it's a little too late to mention this. But I'll be at YAOI Con Oct. 29-31. This is their 10th anniversary so I'm sure it's going to be a lot of fun. Look for me at the dealer's room. I have new doujinshi, posters and prints available. See you there!

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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。