This past weekend was the fourth Awesome Con on June 3-5, 2016. It’s hard to believe Awesome Con has only been around for four years. Early on Sunday I was able to walk around at several segments of the DC[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A video posted by JOE (@astrayj) on May 22, 2016 at 12:37pm PDT This past weekend Curls Studio took part in their first appearance at Tidewater Comicon at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on May 21 and 22. We had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Free Comic Book Day is rocking here at The Amazing Comic Shop here in Fairfax at university mall. Come on out and get some Comics and say hi to CURLS STUDIO ( @carolynbelefski and @astrayj ) #curlsstudiotour2016 #curlsstudio @dernhelm #badasscomicbookstorerunner[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last Saturday, October 31, 2015, we had our third annual “Cartoonists Draw Blood” blood drive event with the American Red Cross. I came up with the concept in 2013 and tracked down the appropriate Red Cross people to put[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Curls Studio closed out our convention tour in 2015 with New York Comic Con — as they say, we went out with a bang! I don’t have official information about attendance numbers, but people were telling me the weekend passes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This past weekend Curls Studio exhibited at Baltimore Comic-Con. This was our first time exhibiting in the Kids Love Comics section and we loved being a part of their stable of fantastic creators. On Saturday I led a “Create Your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Small Press Expo 2015 was the best SPX we’ve had in recent memory — not just in terms of sales, but overall show vibe. We had a great time! Like last year I hopped across the street before the show[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Join us for the cARToons exhibit at Modern Times Coffeehouse (inside POLITICS & PROSE bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC). Original and limited edition comic art by DC area cartoonists: Carolyn Belefski, T.R. Logan, Matt Rawson, Bill Brown,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On May 29-31, 2015 Curls Studio exhibited at Awesome Con DC. Every year this show grows and it leaped tremendously into another dimension in this third year. There was so much to do and see: cosplay, speed dating, artists, celebrities,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This past weekend (May 22-24, 2015) was the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards weekend. This year I was lucky that NCS came to Washington, DC — as I did not have to travel far. I had been to my first[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…