It is currently up for auction on eBay!
This personal sketch card measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and was drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils. The card will be shipped in a plastic sleeve, an Ultra Pro toploader protective case and a cardboard mailer. I only accept PayPal for payment and payment must be made within two days of winning the auction. The card will be mailed out within three days after payment is received.
-Otis
Well, it's that time of year again . . . the San Diego Comic-Con approaches. I can't believe it's already time to fly off to San Diego. I'm really not ready for the con season to start . . . too much work to do . . . but it's here, so I'll be there.
This is my last blog post before taking off for the con, so I wanted to remind everyone about where I'll be and what I'll be selling at the con one last time.
Unlike last year, I will be attending every day of the con, including Preview Night. I'll be spending most (if not all) of my time at my Artist Alley Table, CC-17, sandwiched between friends and fellow sketch card artists Grant Gould and Cynthia Cummens.
I'll also be selling copies of my brand new convention sketchbook:
Once again, here are the specs:
Can't beat that deal with a stick. I'm bringing 190 copies to the con, so there should be enough for all that want one. Or maybe not, who knows. Better get to my table as soon as you can.
I'd just like to reiterate that my con sketchbooks are for CONS ONLY. I will not be selling them online. I will not be shipping any out to buyers.
I have had many requests to purchase them and have them shipped to the buyer, and while I appreciate the interest in my work, I must stand firm and say "no". These books are meant to be a low-priced "extra" for my con appearances, not as a stand-alone product, even though I could make more money by making them the latter.
I may (and I stress "may") eventually offer the books as free extras along with sketch card sales on eBay, but only if I have any left over when the con season ends (and only if I still have any personal sketch cards left to sell, which I probably won't, since I only have 10 left to sell).
I thank everyone for their interest in the con sketchbooks. As I said before, the best way to get one if you're not going to be attending a show that I'll be at is to get someone to buy one for you.
And if that weren't enough, Viper Comics will also debut Josh Howard's new series, T-Bird & Throttle, at the show. The inaugural issue is #0, an origin special, and I drew the "comic-within-a-comic" inside. So be sure to pick up a copy of that, as well!
See you at the con!
-Otis
Here's my latest personal sketch card, featuring Ms. Grey gone bad:
It is currently up for auction on eBay!
This personal sketch card measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and was drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils. The card will be shipped in a plastic sleeve, an Ultra Pro toploader protective case and a cardboard mailer. I only accept PayPal for payment and payment must be made within two days of winning the auction. The card will be mailed out within three days after payment is received.
-Otis
It's that time of year again . . . the San Diego Comic-Con is on the horizon and that means that I have a new convention sketchbook to show off to the masses!
Here's a sneak peek:
Here are the specs:
I'll be selling them at my convention appearances from now until next summer (sorry, no online sales). My first con will be San Diego, but I'm sure that more will be added to my schedule.
See you at the cons!
-Otis
Now that Blu Ray has won the high def format war, Best Buy is offering $50 gift cards to people who purchased HD DVD players from them before February 23rd, 2008. I received mine in the mail today. I'm stunned at how fast it came. To read more about the deal, click HERE.
So thank you, Best Buy. Just in time to pick up Okami Wii for free!
Speaking of Okami Wii . . .
Well, Comic-Con has come and gone once again, and I am exhausted. Part of my fatigue comes from some bad travel experiences going there and coming back (it was Planes, Trains & Automobiles for me and mine). But mostly it's because it was the busiest and most successful convention experience that I've ever had! My amazingly supportive wife Leigh (more about her later) and I sold out of everything we brought to the Con. We sold all 90 convention sketchbooks (each with a custom drawing in it, which kept me busy from start to finish each day). We sold all of the Oddly Normal books that we brought and even needed to raid the Viper Comics booth for more . . . and we sold out of their copies as well! And we even sold the last copies of Oddly Normal Volume 1 that Viper had left (a reprint is in the works, no worries)! I also did about 20 or so drawings in the personal sketchbooks that fans brought to the convention. All in all, a very successful convention for Team Frampton, and I'm looking forward to going back next year to try and repeat the experience.
Aside from the good business, I also enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new ones; I got to see the Viper crew, including Jessie Garza, Jim Resnowski, Josh Howard, Pat Bussey, Scott Zirkel, Wes Molebash, Bryan Baugh, Ryan Cody and new Viper Intern Matt . . . the Artist Alley gang, including Katie Cook and her hubby Ryan, Cat Staggs, Gabe Hernandez, Tom and Terri Hodges, and Russell Walks & His Amazing Family . . . my friend Brian Fies (Eisner winning creator of Mom's Cancer) stopped by a few times to chat and talk shop . . . Tracy, Sarah and Shelby Edmunds (Oddly fans all and the writers behind Newsarama.com's "All Ages Reads" column) came by to say hello . . . Rich from Rich's Cards was there once again . . . I finally got to meet artist Doug Holgate in person (Doug and I are collaborating on a new graphic novel) . . . my pal Paul Gutierrez stopped by to say hello . . . writer and all around super-star Javier Grillo-Marxuach and his wife came by the table (and I gave him another Grand Moff Tarkin drawing for his ever-growing collection) . . . Lucasfilm diva Bonnie Burton came around to remind me of the pitch we developed for animation 2 years ago (someday, Bonnie, someday!) . . . I got to meet screenwriters Adam Moore and Kevin Abrams (I am providing the artwork for their entry in an upcoming Viper anthology book) . . . super-collector Anne Kong came around with some friends and she helped me convert them into Oddly Normal fans (thanks, Anne!) . . . and I met hundreds of others at the convention, so if I forgot a name here and there please forgive me!
It was a whirlwind of an event. I have very few memories of the days I spent there because most of the time I had my face buried in a sketchbook doing custom drawings for folks who were kind enough to buy one of my sketchbooks. So a big "thank you" goes out to everyone who stopped by my table and said hello. You guys helped make this convention a huge success for me. I hope to see you all again next year! And to everyone who bought a copy of Oddly Normal, I hope you enjoyed the books and pleaser stick around for the third book, which will be released next year just in time for Comic-Con!
But the person who is most responsible for the amazing convention sell-out is this woman here:
Not only did she take it upon herself to make a custom Oopie doll just days before leaving for the Con (no it's not a bug, despite the hundreds of people who told her "you've got a bug on your head") but she wore it on her head every day of the convention and acted as my "table barker", attracting people to my area of Artist Alley! I may have wore my hand off drawing hundreds of drawings for convention attendees, but she made it all possible. Thank you, Leigh. I love you.
See you at Comic-Con next year!
-Otis
P.S. You can see more of Leigh's Comic-Con photos HERE.
Good news for Oddly Normal fans attending the San Diego Comic-Con this year . . .
Viper has allowed me to sell copies of Oddly Normal: Family Reunion at a special reduced price at my Artist Alley table (and the Viper Comics booth). The price?
FIVE BUCKS.
That's more than half the retail price. What a bargain! 
See you in San Diego!
-Otis
The book-length sequel to the original Viper Comics mini-series is finally available to order from Diamond Previews! Click HERE
to read the first two chapters of "Oddly Normal: Family Reunion" for FREE and then order a copy from your local comic book store! Written and colored by Otis Frampton and
Illustrated by Sergio Quijada.
You can order your copy of Oddly Normal: Family Reunion from the March 2007 Diamond Previews catalog (the book is listed on page 255).
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC . . . . . . . $11.95
Diamond Item Code: MAR073765
Thanks!
-Otis
