Claire Connelly - Dinosaur

2014.10.11 New York Comic Con, NYC

While walking around the small publishers booths on the main floor, I came across Erica Schultz' booth. She and Claire Connelly were promoting their book The Unauthorized Biography of Winston Churchill: A Documentary.

A strange book that sees Churchill taking a time machine back in time to the prehistoric age and helping the velociraptors fight the tyrannosaurs...

The website Slay Monstrobot of the Deep! stated: You know why I love comic books?  Because it's a cold Sunday morning, and, well..because sometimes you just need to see Winston Churchill riding a dinosaur and brandishing a sword while flipping everyone off.

I agree!

Not sure if Erica and Claire did well this weekend, but they were sure having fun!

Erica Schultz is the writer and creator of M3. Claire Connelly has published many stories which can be viewed on her website...

Vicente Alcazar - M3

2012.10.13 NY Comic Con, Javits Center, NYC

Vicente Alcazar has worked for almost every publisher in the US, as well as around the world with work published in Spain, Brazil, Venezuela, England and France. His is best known for his work on DC's Jonah Hex as well as Marvel's Moon Knight, Conan, Satana, Thongor and Creepy & Eerie...

Alcazar took time away from the comics industry to pursue a gallery career in fine arts, before coming back to the world of comics and M3...

I have had the pleasure of meeting M3 creator Erica Schultz some time back at the Barnabas Superheroes for Hospice show and have become a fan of M3... Machiavella Maria Marcona - marksman, trained in hand to hand combat, fluent in Italian and English. Taking in by the man who killed her parents when she was seven. She has since grown into a master assassin...

Great story, great art...

Matt has a drawing of Moon Knight by Alcazar posted on his page...

Erica Schultz - Veronica Lake

Superheroes for Hospice, Livingston, NJ

The first time I met Erica Schutlz, writer of the comic book M-3, was at Hospice show. After briefly looking over her book M-3 I purchased a copy, and Erica told me I was one of the first, outside of forced family members, to officially purchase a copy. I truly enjoyed the book. Since I try not to use this space to critique books or drawings, I felt I needed Erica to draw a sketch on a first day cover so I could feature her work. I had heard Erica had done some work in animation and as a colorist, but she was here to promote M-3 as the writer. The art for the book was done by Vincente Alcazar, (you can see a Moon Knight sketch by Alcazar on Matt's page)...

M-3 is the story of Machiavella Maria Marcona, an assassin who discovers her FBI boss is using her. M-3 is a powerful and independent female hero, without super powers, relying on natural abilities and intelligence, involved in corruption, greed, espionage and intrigue ....

Supporters for this book include Bill Sienkiewicz who illustrated the cover of the second issue (copy signed by Erica and Bill Sienkiewicz below)...

Issue 2 also features an alternative cover (inside back cover) by Kevin Maher, 3rd issue features a cover by Andree Maitland...the fourth issue is now available from Hound Comics and the story continues

When I asked for a sketch from Erica of any subject of her choosing, she was reluctant at first, but eventually gave in. I told her I do not mind a simple sketch, so replied she can do actress Veronica Lake (1922-1973) with a distinctive hairstyle that covered her right eye) with just a few pen strokes. When she was finished, with a borrowed red pen from Mark Mariano, Veronica Lake adorned the cover.

If you should meet Erica at a show, ask her to show you the drawing Chris Giarusso did of Machiavella, she is very proud of it. Maybe it will make a future issue of M-3...

I had Sienkiewicz sign the cover at the 2013 NY Comic Con.
Updated 2013.10.14