J. M. DeSantis will be at MoCCA Festival again this year. If you’re attending the event, drop by table # B54 and pick up a copy of Chadhiyana, if you haven’t already or just say hello. Also, MoCCA Fest attendees will have the privilege of learning some information about the new Chadhiyana project before it’s revealed here the week following the show. So if you’re not already planning to attend and if you don’t have any plans this weekend, stop by the 69^th Regiment Armory in New York City and buy a ticket at the door. Otherwise, see you there!

For more information on the Con, visit societyillustrators.org/Mocca_Event.aspx?id=8605

That’s right, folks, you read it correctly. Starting next week with the 2013 MoCCA Festival (April 6^th and 7^th), J. M. DeSantis will be appearing at one convention, every other week for five weeks! It’s already an exciting time for J. M. DeSantis with the first Chadhiyana comic having been published back in October and a new Chadhiyana project in the works (more on that next month). And now J. M.’s 2013 appearances are starting off with three conventions only two weeks apart from each other. (Read more…)

I’m still hard at work on a new Chadhiyana project (and I haven’t forgotten my promise to reveal more about it in April). But since I haven’t posted any new artwork on the site in a while, I decided to add a few pieces I’ve been meaning to for a while now. And since some of this “new” artwork is a little older–though that’s an unfair word to use, as I don’t consider them dated and like the pieces very much (else I wouldn’t be posting them)–I thought I’d write a little something to go with their inclusion on the site. (Read more…)

Many of you who are checking back every week for new blog posts may have been a little disappointed the last few weeks to see that there’s been little but brief information about Chadhiyana’s price increase and some upcoming convention information. Or maybe I’m just feeling a little self-conscious after writing blog entries of 500-and-more words since the beginning of the year. Either way, as I explained in former posts, that may be the nature of some or even many posts here. Moreover, the new Chadhiyana project I’m working on is taking up most of my writing time of late. That said, I took some time over the weekend to make some minor changes to jmdesantis.com. (Read more…)

2013 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for J. M. DeSantis convention appearances. He’s returning to the MoCCA Festival for the second year in a row, and for the first time ever, he will be attending the Boston Comic Con in late April. Additionally, J. M. DeSantis recently received his confirmation for a return appearance to the Baltimore Comic-Con in September. (Read more…)

Don’t forget, tomorrow is your last chance to purchase the original Chadhiyana comic at the special release price of $2.99 (USD). On Friday, March 1st, the price will raise to $3.50 (USD). So if you haven’t purchased a copy yet, head over to IndyPlanet.com today and place your order for Chadhiyana!

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7869

Thursday, February 28th will be the last day to purchase the original Chadhiyana comic on IndyPlanet.com for the special release price of $2.99 (USD). The price will be raised $0.51 (USD) at the beginning of next month. So if you’re looking to buy a copy, don’t delay! Head over to IndyPlanet.com today and place your order for J. M. DeSantis’s Chadhiyana.

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7869

I know that I had written in my last post that the next few updates on this site were going to be short and quick (in light of me needing to work more on the new Chadhiyana project), however, I felt the recent fire on the campus of my Alma Mater warranted something of a response. And, just to warn you, it’s going to be a somewhat longer post than usual. (Read more…)

As promised, so I have delivered. Getting this ready took more time than expected (on account of having to learn how to build this blog from scratch, as I could not find anyone willing to do the work). But now the front page blog I’ve mentioned as part of my 2013 plans is finally here. (Read more…)

Last night I had the pleasure of participating in a roundtable discussion with the Comic Clinic at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Though perhaps “participating” isn’t quite the right word. I had been invited by the group’s founders back in October. They stopped by my table at the New York Comic Con, and one particular member was drawn by the Indian-ness of the art for Chadhiyana. They felt I would be a good speaker to bring in, and I was all too happy to agree. (Read more…)