SPX was an interesting show. I didn’t sell that many books, but I did sell more artwork than I did books. I forget if I came out of it at a loss, or if I broke even, but I did meet some great people. I reprinted The Early Years Collected as Sketches and Streams. The...
This was my first time to Chicago and my first time flying anywhere for a show. As we were checking in, things had to be redistributed from our check-in bags to our carry-ons to meet the weight limitations. Luckily, we didn’t have to leave anything behind. I continued to experiment with ways of drawing new...
This show set the bar. It was the longest, 4 days long, and had the largest attendance of any show I’ve been able to participate in. It went well. I found that the more of an effort I made, the more that effort was rewarded. Not everyone liked my stuff, but many were nice enough...
All the comics I had finished were collected into a single volume that was simply titled The Early Years Collected. My first run of Flying Solo featured a boring black and white cover, so I decided to spruce up the remaining copies with some hand-drawn color enhancements. I also started sharing some of the original...
This was my first, what I considered to be mainstream, convention. It was smaller than MoCCA Arts Fest, but I started to see how my stuff resonated with readers that may focus most of their attention on MARVEL and DC comics.
This was my second show. I had three comics for sale, including the recently completed Martian Debut, and a sketchbook. This also marked the first appearance of my convention table cloth, which would continue to adorn my table for the next 3 years.
This was my first show ever. I had a bowl of candy to draw people over. An, I’ll call him and unsupervised child, decided to loiter around and tried to eat most of it, so we had to hide it under the table. Christine Lee, who designed the logo for Sketches and Streams, was nice...
