Chicago Loot Drop

Spring 2018 Volunteer Meeting

Tue, 04/24/2018 - 3:53pm

Come to our Spring volunteer meeting to discuss and plan the second half of 2018 including the Midwest Developer’s Kickball Tournament.

RSVP

The Details:
Date: Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Baderbrau Brewing Company (2 515 S Wabash)

Drawing Dreams 2018 at C2E2 was a great time! We got to meet a lot of Loot Droppers, make new friends, and raffle off awesome art. For those who missed it or want to relive it, here's the full roster of artwork from Drawing Dreams 2018!

The Invincible Bejas

Inspired by Anahii, Age 4
Drawn by Tony Moy

The Cheetah

Inspired by Chloe, Age 11
Drawn by Ashley Witter

Andrea Bell

Inspired by Bella, Age 8
Drawn by Andrea Bell

Mew

Inspired by Lauren, Age 7
Drawn by GABO

Wonder Girl

Inspired by Dayana, Age 5
Drawn by Cloverkin

Mad Ed

Inspired by Eduardo, Age 12
Drawn by Nicole Goux

The Healer

Inspired by Alex, Age 10
Drawn by JB Roe

Chicago Loot Drop at C2E2 2018

Mon, 04/02/2018 - 3:25pm

If you're coming to C2E2 this weekend, we hope to see you for the 6th Drawing Dreams. We'll be at booth 641 all weekend long raising money for the kids at University Of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital. We have seven new superheroes created by kids from Comer and realized by local comic artists. Come by to enter for a chance to win one of the original drawings as well as some awesome Chicago Loot Drop merch! The prize drawing will be Sunday at 4pm. Need not be present to win.

Here's a sneak peek at what will be up for grab:

Aren't they amazing?! Come see the full drawings at booth 641. If you don't have your ticket yet, there's still time to get them here: http://www.c2e2.com/tickets/

C2E2 & Drawing Dreams 2018

Tue, 03/27/2018 - 8:56pm

For those of you that didn't win in our C2E2 ticket giveaway, there's still plenty of time to get your tickets.

Thanks to Reed Pop, we'll be back at C2E2 this year, in booth 641. For the 6th year in a row, Chicago Loot Drop will be running "Drawing Dreams"!

Once again, we’re partnering with local artists at C2E2 to bring to life the creative visions of seven very special patients from Comer Children’s Hospital. We’ve asked these children to describe themselves as a superhero: What sort of power(s) would you have? What would you do with those powers? What would your superhero name be?

We took their responses to the following artists, who are creating original artwork depicting the children’s ideas. We'll be taking a sneak peek at the art next week!

Tony Moy – Artist Alley Table U13

(Twitter, DeviantArt)

Tony is a Mixed Media artist (Pencils, Inks, Digital, Watercolors, etc) located in Chicago, IL. He has been published in comics such as X-Files, Dungeons and Dragons, Transfusion and Memory Collectors, among others.

Ashley Witter – Artist Alley Table S6

(Twitter, ashleywitter.com)

Ashley Witter is the interior artist for Squarriors, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice's Wolf Gift, and Bloodthirsty. She has also done variant covers for Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad, Darth Maul, Doctor Aphra, Street Fighter, Assassin's Creed, Red Sonja, and many others.

Andrea Bell – Artist Alley Table O4

(Twitter, Insta, Facebook, andreabelldraws.com)

Andrea is an illustrator and comic artist living in Chicago throughout the best and worst seasons. Her work reflects adventure, honesty, and strong relatable characters combined with an intriguing palette.

GABO – Artist Alley Table P5

(Twitter, gabo.brofu.com, Insta)

GABO (also known as Gabriel Bautista) is the artist for DEAD OF WINTER (Kyle Starks) and THE LIFE AFTER (Joshua Hale Fialkov)

Other works: Love is Love, Elephantmen, Albert The Alien, The Spirit, All-Star Western, Comic Book Tattoo

He is an avid Twitch streamer.

Cloverkin – Artist Alley Table G2

(Twitter, Instagram)

Cloverkin creates pet portraits, books, prints, original art, and commissions with fantasy flair!

A traditional fantasy artist selling original art, prints, books, and commissions! Stop by in person or online (bit.ly/cloverkin) for a major dose of good ol' fashioned whimsy!

New for 2018!

These two artists are joining us for the first time this year. Make sure to hunt down their tables and welcome them to the community!

Nicole Goux – Artist Alley Table J13

(nicolegoux.com, Tumblr, Insta)

Nicole Goux is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist living and working in Southern California. She earned her BFA in illustration at Cal State University Long Beach.

She has been published by such companies as IDW, Black Crown, Image, and Lion Forge.

The only thing she likes as much as drawing is traveling the world, seeing new places, and meeting new people. She likes to incorporate color, pattern, and the human form in her work.

JB Roe – Artist Alley Table D15

(jbroe.com, Insta)

JB Roe is a Chicago-based artist and writer. He has been published by Hidden Fortress Press, Really Easy Press, Black Mask Studios, American Nature Comics, Image, and Comicker. He also co-owns a clothing & apparel label, Hardway.

Come see the full drawings at booth 641. If you don't have your ticket yet, there's still time to get them!

Last call to win C2E2 2018 passes

Mon, 03/19/2018 - 9:37am

We have a pair of 3-day passes to C2E2 2018 we're giving away, but time is running out! You have until 12:00pm on March 23rd (that's Friday!) to enter for your chance to win. All you have to do is simply answer correctly the trivia questions on this form. The winner will be announced later that day.

Don't worry if you don't win, however! Tickets are still available here.

C2E2 2018 Ticket Giveaway!

Sun, 03/04/2018 - 10:06pm

Once again, we’re giving away a pair of 3-day passes to C2E2 2018, courtesy of ReedPop and C2E2! Be a part of Chicago’s largest pop-culture convention, for free!

To enter for your chance to win, simply answer correctly the trivia questions on this form before noon on Friday, March 23rd.

Comfort Kit Day For Comer Kids 2018

Fri, 01/19/2018 - 10:04pm

The Details:
Date: Saturday, February 24th, 2018
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Revolution Tap Room (3340 N Kedzie Ave)

Join us at the Revolution Tap Room on Saturday, February 24th to help support children while drinking some great beer. We’ll be assembling comfort kits filled with games, comic books, puzzles, coloring books, LEGOs, and more, to be gifted to kids at University Of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.

We’d like to make 120 kits; each kit is $20. We need at least 24 people or teams to raise funds and then assemble 5 or more kits each.

Helping us is super simple:

Register yourself or a team to make 5 kits for $100
Share your fundraising page with family, friends, and even your arch nemesis. After you've registered, see this Participant Guide for help setting up and sharing your fundraising page.
Join us on February 24th to put your kits together

We’ll take care of the supplies. To help thank everyone who raised funds, Revolution will be providing one beer and Dimo’s Pizza will be providing pizza. When all the kits are packed up, we’ll play party games with gaming provided by Chicago Playtest Society, featuring a playtest of Earworm, the party game by VStheUniverse, coming to Kickstarter in March.

Winter 2018 Volunteer Meeting

Thu, 01/11/2018 - 9:54pm

These next few months are going to be busy ones for Chicago Loot Drop. Come to our winter volunteer meeting to discuss and plan Comfort Kit Day For Comer, C2E2, and the Midwest Developers Kickball Tournament.

RSVP

The Details:
Date: Saturday, January 27th, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Baderbrau Brewing Company (2 515 S Wabash)

Button Mash

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 10:26pm

We're getting the beer-gaming pairing back together!

Get Tickets!

The Details:
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Emporium Wicker Park (1366 N Milwaukee)
Age: 21+
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

We're hosting an arcade game and beer pairing at Emporium Wicker Park with beers from Revolution Brewing. We're taking four great beers and pairing them with four Emporium arcade games, with notes demonstrating how the flavors of the beer interact with the experience of playing the games. Or just have some good beer and play games.

Proceeds will be used to purchase books, toys, and games for kids at University Of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, in partnership with Child's Play. Attendees will receive a flight of 4 Revolution beers, a pairing list, and tokens to play the paired games with. This is a 21+ event.

Hurry up and get your ticket, and make sure to tell your friends on Facebook and Twitter.

Drawing Dreams 2017

Wed, 04/26/2017 - 5:47pm

Drawing Dreams 2017 at C2E2 was a great time! We got to meet a lot of Loot Droppers, make new friends, and raffle off awesome art. For those who missed it or want to relive it, here's the full roster of artwork from Drawing Dreams 2017!