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SETTING UP: Gallery walls were over eight feet tall and sixteen inches thick.<\/p><\/div>\n

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BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: Fans flowed through Worlds Beyond Gallery all weekend long. The format of the space wowed congoers, and created an intimate art experience not previously seen at this convention.<\/p><\/div>\n

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IN LOTERIA WE TRUST: Worlds Beyond Gallery marked my first official Loteria original art exhibition \u2014 displaying eight of my original drawings together for the first time. The first series of my Loteria Grande art cards completely sold out at this show and won\u2019t be reprinted in that format.<\/p><\/div>\n

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LA SIRENA AND COMPANY: Here\u2019s a closer look at four of my Loteria originals, as we head toward\u00a0Brom\u2019s display.<\/p><\/div>\n

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LOST GODS: Brom exhibited some of the original paintings from his new LOST GODS book.<\/p><\/div>\n

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BEFORE THE STORM: Brom encouraged\u00a0fans to venture into his\u00a0booth to\u00a0view originals\u00a0up close, as did all of the WBG artists.<\/p><\/div>\n

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SWARMED: This is what Brom\u2019s booth looked like for much of the weekend. He signed books and prints galore, and his LOST GODS book was a hot item.<\/p><\/div>\n

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GOLDEN KEY: Ruth Sanderson presented a terrific display of originals and prints. Her scratchboard work is stunning to behold.<\/p><\/div>\n

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WELCOME TO ANGELARIUM: Here\u2019s Peter Mohrbacher\u2019s assistant Sasha holding down the fort, as Pete exhibited a wide array of limited-run prints and merchandise related to his ANGELARIUM universe.<\/p><\/div>\n

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STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY: Jeffrey Alan Love presented a gridded array of over forty small original works, hung with mere\u00a0binder clips. It was an elegant presentation that encouraged art traffic and sales, while promoting his debut graphic novel NOTES FROM THE SHADOWED CITY\u2013 which sold out before show\u2019s end.<\/p><\/div>\n

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NO PHOTOS PLEASE: Dragon artist extraordinaire Todd Lockwood presented a gorgeous display of limited-edition prints, posters, and merchandise, while autographing his new book THE SUMMER DRAGON all weekend long.<\/p><\/div>\n

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DRAGON LOVE: I don\u2019t know how many copies of THE SUMMER DRAGON Todd shipped to Worlds Beyond, but it was a lot, and few\u00a0remained\u00a0by show\u2019s end.<\/p><\/div>\n

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TAKING IT ALL IN: It was fun to see people step into the Worlds Beyond space and not want to leave. It truly felt like a mothership of the illustrative arts landed in the middle of a comic book convention.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2016 WORLDS BEYOND GALLERY ARTISTS: (l to r) Ruth Sanderson, Brom, Peter Mohrbacher, John Picacio, Todd Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan Love<\/p><\/div>\n

And if that\u2019s not enough for you \u2014 here\u2019s some more Worlds Beyond Gallery fun<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"