The relief efforts for the earthquake victims in Haiti need money, fast. So I’m doing a raffle for free art. Donate to one of my favorite charities, Doctors Without Borders, forward me the receipt to enter into a raffle to win a free sketch card from me. There will be multiple drawings and multiple winners. I probably don’t have the time to do a sketch for everyone that contacts me, that’s why I’m doing a raffle. It’s easy: donate any amount, forward me your receipt, I enter your name into a random drawing. If your name is selected, I’ll contact you and you can tell me what character you’d like me to draw. I mail the drawing to you, money goes to those who need it, and there you have it.

Here’s where you can donate online: Doctors Without Borders

Email me your receipt: dave@davedrawscomics.com

Any questions, feel free to email me.

This last weekend I did an interview with a couple of delightful fellas from the N3rdcast comics podcast. We talk Guns, the creative process, and the soothing sounds of various bodily functions.

Just a heads up, it may be considered NSFW and not all ages appropriate, so you’ve been warned, don’t come complaining to me later!

I’m on the last half of the show. Here’s a direct download of the episode.

Their website: Neenerneener.net

The Guns of Shadow Valley weekly comments contest starts this week! To enter the contest, all you need to do is leave a comment on the Guns website for one of this week’s new pages. Once your comment is approved, you are entered into the contest to win a free original mini sketch, made custom just for you, of any one character you choose.

These mini sketches will be like the ones done recently for the Monster Mini Sketch Sale last month: they are 4×6, ink and ink wash. If you win that week, you will be notified and asked what character you would like drawn for your very own mini sketch. The sketch will be lovingly created by series artist Dave Wachter and hand delivered to your address by a uniformed member of the United States Postal Service. There will be one winner per week. One word posts, spam, or comments lacking any insight or effort will not be considered. Only approved comments will enter you in the contest, so make them thoughtful/entertaining/funny, and of course, make the comments relative to that comic page or the story as a whole. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Here’s a selection of sketch cards as examples of what you can receive as a winner:

Sorry, no extensive con reports this time. I’ll just briefly state that I had a fantastic time at both these shows. The Guns preview book sold out once again at the Pittsburgh show. I got to see old friends and make some amazing new ones. I may never do two shows on consecutive weekends again, but this time around, no matter how exhausting, it was worth it. I did manage to get off a few snapshots in between sketches. Here’s a few to whet your whistle. The rest you can find on my flickr account.

Hey there gunfighters, just a quick reminder that we’re taking the week off in order to prepare for the beginning of Chapter 2. Don’t worry, this is just a quick breather before all the pulse pounding action which will begin next week! – Dave