Comic-Con 2018: Artist “Ghoulish” Gary Pullin’s Booth Includes New Book, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Cemetery Rubbings, and More!

As longtime readers of Daily Dead know, we're big fans of artist "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin and his amazing creations. A passionate George A. Romero fan, Pullin recently visited the Evans City cemetery where the iconic opening scene of Night of the Living Dead was filmed. While there, he respectfully took wax crayon rubbings of one of the gravestones featured in the film, incorporating it into his new limited edition artwork that's featured at his Comic-Con booth, along with copies of his new retrospective book (written by April Snellings), and much more!

Displayed on 80lb paper featuring Night of the Living Dead sketches of iconic characters, Pullin's wax crayon rubbings feature the name, dates, and intricate designs of one of the tombstones from the Evans City cemetery featured in Romero's classic film.

Priced at $225 apiece and available at booth #4619 (which also features artist N.C. Winters) in the Fantasy Illustrator section, Pullin's is making two NOTLD cemetery rubbings available per day. "The Horde" and "Karen" prints have been sold, but on Friday at 9:00am PST, Pullin will release "Johnny" and "The Original Ghoul" prints, so there is still time if you're interested in picking up one of these very limited edition items.

Copies of the retrospective book Ghoulish: The Art of Gary Pullin are also available at Pullin's booth, along with his Creepshow 2 poster for Waxwork Records, Rampage pins, and much more! Read on for additional details on Pullin's gravestone rubbings, and be sure to stop by his booth and say "hi" if you're at Comic-Con this week! If you can't make it to Comic-Con this year, then keep an eye on Pullin's official website for the latest updates on his artwork.

From "Ghoulish"Gary Pullin: "In June, a bunch of buddies and I drove from Canada to Pittsburg to attend Living Dead Weekend for the 40th anniversary of Dawn of the Dead. The convention took place inside Monroeville, with just about every on-screen zombie in attendance. This was a huge deal for my friends and I. Some of us had waited thirty years to drive up to the entrance of the mall we’ve seen plagued by the undead and bikers so many times. The convention was incredible, we couldn’t have had a better time, but we had one last stop. On the way back home, we visited Evans Cemetery in Evans City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the film location made famous by George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.

As we drove up the hill, presumably the very same path “Johnny" and “Barbra" took in their Pontiac LeMans, we couldn’t resist quoting the movie and we were stunned how much the cemetery looked and felt as close to the scenes in the film. As we reached the top of hill and started driving around, the groundskeeper quickly had us pegged and politely gave us directions toward the Kramer tombstone and newly restored chapel. Being very respectful and careful, I made a few rubbings with wax crayons and 80 lb paper. After returning home from our inspiring time in Romeroland, I had to revisit every Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead or Romero re-lated documentary I could find and re-watched the epic Dead trilogy for the umpteenth time. As I stared at the pile of rubbings from our trip to Evans, the images appeared and I thought the drawings would make for a unique tribute piece to offer fans of the film at San Diego Comic-Con, and it gave me another reason to honor the historical impact of the zombie film that started it all.

Evans Cemetery Gravestone Rubbings info:

Booth #4619 with N.C.Winters in the Fantasy Illustrator section.
Size: 12” x 18"
$225 each.
Wax with pen and ink
Only six available. First come, first serve basis.
July 18-22, San Diego Comic Con"

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