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'back to space-con' dvd cover

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i was recently hired by november fire to create this piece of art, which will serve as a dvd cover art and poster for a new documentary entitled "back to space-con: the story of the 1970's sci-fi conventions".

i had the chance to preview the film while creating the artwork and it's a fascinating look at the early days of sci-fi conventions. there was a definite homespun charm to geek culture in the 70's that has all but been forgotten by today's mega cons. also of note is how "do-it-yourself" fandom began to wither with the rise to power of the george lucas'/star wars merchandising machine. pretty interesting stuff.

the feature length documentary will be premiering on march 12, 2011 in alameda, CA. you can find event info and purchase tickets here.
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I gotta see this documentary! Is it on DVD yet? (And I went to the Star Trek Bi-Centennial 10 convention in NYC in 1976 when I was 15!) I went to a local one in 1994 --The first was best! I kinda miss Trek before it was a franchise and Star Wars took over.