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space 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

SPACE (the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo), in Columbus Ohio every spring, is one of my favorite conventions.  It’s hard to believe it’s been 13 years since the first SPACE was a one day show at the Ohio State … Continue reading →

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sad news

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

A very large chunk of the world as I know it was deeply saddened to hear this week of the death of our friend Art Goldman.   When I saw this picture on the Motor City Con website, I had to … Continue reading →

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the book, an introduction

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

I was going to post this yesterday, but I figured if I did, everyone would assume it was an April Fool’s Day come on.  It sounds like one, and, frankly, it may end up being just as foolish. But the … Continue reading →

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home from spx

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

I’m home at last from SPX, with a notebook full of new ideas and a lot fewer comics in the Luggage, which is still standing locked in the corner of the living room.  I had a good time and learned … Continue reading →

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final preparations

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

We are entering the end game here at World Headquarters– final preparations for SPX are underway.   A last effort to finish a very interesting little project I started yesterday is competing with minicomics production and the packing of the Luggage … Continue reading →

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the tuesday before spx

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Long time SPX exhibitors may have felt a little strange this morning, remembering another year that the Tuesday before the show fell on the 11th of September.  I still can’t look at The Dream of Mr. Spit, an innocent little … Continue reading →

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the die is cast; the box has shipped

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

The moment of truth has passed; I’ve packed up 6.75 pounds of classic minicomics and sent them on ahead to SPX. Now I have no choice but to go follow them.  If the stars are right, we will meet again … Continue reading →

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cosplay notebook

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

I spent part of the day last Saturday at the Chicago Comicon.  This was a strange and disturbing thing, since it was the first time since 1991 that I’d seen that show from the other side of the table.  I … Continue reading →

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a stack of things on my drafting stool

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

For me, getting ready for something means piling up all the necessary things.  Just for fun, here is the first of the pre-SPX major piles.  It’s more of a stack, really. In this stack are: Sixteen of the eighteen drawing … Continue reading →

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countdown to spx: giveaway sticker sketch

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

I’m kind of jumping the gun here; I normally start gearing up for SPX on the first of August.  But as it happens I did almost all my final planning for the show last night and this morning, so things … Continue reading →

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