San Diego Post-Mortem

Finally!  

San Diego Comic-Con 2010 is a distant memory, and life slowly returns to normal.  It was a lot of work trying to get ready for the show, and once there… I must admit that the con wasn't the nightmare that SDCC 2009 was.  While SDCC is never actually FUN anymore (it hasn't been for us since the early 2000s), it wasn't the soul-draining siege it was the year before.

I would like to thank everyone who came by and said hi, bought stuff, and donated to our dog rescue charity.  We raised $3175.00 to help Old English Sheepdogs (our personal puppeez of choice), and while there, we found out that a rescue had come in with heartworm, requiring $1200 to take care of.  So, God bless all ya's… we helped a sick, neglected, and abandoned life.  Hopefully, a new home can be found and this dog can live a happy life while making someone else's life a joy as well.

I did a few interviews at SDCC 2010, one for ComicVine.com and one for MSNBC.  Google away and see if my sorry-looking puss has been posted yet.  I also filmed an interview for a documentary about collectors, and I may have been a little tipsy from drinking my lunch.  As soon as I can post WHAT the documentary was for, I'll let you all know.  Apparently, I'm a real treat when my tongue is loosened with Dutch courage….

My art book COVER RUN is officially sold out, and the book has already gone back to press for a 2nd printing.  I thank you all.  Warts and all, the book is a little bit of me, and I'm glad so many of you found something to enjoy in its pages.

Thanks to Mark Chiarello and the DC Comics crew for letting me play in their sandbox.

Heartfelt thanks to all the fans and wonderful folk who came by and said hi.  I apologize if the stress & pace of the show prevented me from giving you all the time and attention you deserved.  I don't care if you're Angelina Jolie or the guy trying to finally get all the back issues of ROM: SPACEKNIGHT…. San Diego Comic-Con is a tough show to get to and navigate around.  Rewarding, but stressful.  All the people in the pen-stabbing incident can attest to that, I wager.

Special thanks to helpful friends like Ben & Jeni "Da Milf" DeFeo, Randy House, Jim Clancy, Booth Nazi Andi Trehan, and Allison… I can't do shows like San Diego without their wonderful ilk.


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Here's my convention schedule for rest of the year, if anyone wants to try to see me at a show:



Aug. 28, 29: Baltimore Comic-Con
Oct. 8 - 10: New York Comic-Con
Oct. 16: FallCon, Minnesota

I will be signing autographs, doing sketches (except San Diego!), and all the usual stuff!

I will have sketchbooks and prints for sale!

If you want a sketch, get on the Sketch List in the FIRST 10 MINUTES on the first day! You might get lucky!