Encounters

Everyone in comics knows Frank Cho. I was first drawn in by his endless Harley Quinn covers and hilarious outrage sketch covers. I thought he had a great style and I loved his sense of humour! It was 2014 where...

One of the exceptional leading comic book artists from Mexico! I first met Humberto at Comic Con Africa in 2024 when taking a bit of a break from my own booth to go say hi and introduce myself. He was...

One of the legendary LucasFilms poster artists, Mark Raats! I found him on Instagram not that long ago when I commented on one of his posts, to which he replied and called me "boet" (brother in Afrikaans). This was totally...

I had no idea the legend himself, Kim Jung Gi would be at San Diego Comic Con in 2018! I could not believe my eyes when I turned the corner at the artist alley and found myself just a few...

Henry Creel/Vecna of Stranger Things! This was a surprise meeting backstage before my live demonstration on the main stage at Comic Con Africa 2023. This was a very brief meeting as he had just finished his big interview and I...

Familiar with Big Bang Theory? It’s Stuart! I was invited to be a guest artist for the grand opening of Speedy Comics at City Walk 2 in Dubai. Part of this store opening, there were also other guest celebs such...

For those unfamiliar, Bob Layton is responsible for the evolution and development of who Tony Stark and Iron-Man is today along with many other great feats! Bob is quite the character. He’s full of life, easy to vibe with and awesome to...

I’m a big fan of Brandon Routh’s casting as Superman in Superman Returns so this was a huge occasion for me. This was all thanks to Speedy Comics for having invited me to be one of their special guests as...

On my trip to San Diego Comic Con in 2014 I had the opportunity to meet another of my inspirations - Adam Hughes! My first experience was joining a live drawing session he had in one of the conference rooms...

I met Andy (MARVEL Studios Director of Visual Development) and his wife, Ana on a trip to Mexico for La Mole in March 2018 on an excursion of the Teotihuacan Pyramids (with all of the shows guests). I had also...

J.Scott Campbell has most certainly been an artist that has influenced the bigger portion of my creative development. When the breakthrough opportunity came to fly out all the way from South Africa to attend San Diego Comic Con in 2014 as a...