After long last, I’ve posted the comic I was working on for SPX on the site. Click the above image to read BOATFUL OF HINDUS: DECEMBER FOOLS. I assure you it is completely violent and tasteless, and maybe– just maybe– it will spark some early holiday spirit.
So SPX was a month and some change ago. I’ve been meaning to write a post about it since getting home from Bethesda, but I’ve had trouble crystallizing my thoughts into something that wouldn’t be a total bore to read. It wasn’t the best of times, and events before and during the con have led me to question my goals and intentions as an artist.
The positive takeaway from the con were the people I got to see and meet. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with my tablemate Jeremy Massie, and I got to meet some of his friends: Matthew Smith, Katie Omberg and Shannon Smith. I also got to chat a bit with my old college professor Ted Stearn. I also got to meet up briefly with old internet and/or convention acquaintances like Joey Weiser, David Yoder, Greg Means and Alec Longstreth. I also traveled to the con with Jonathan Hill, who was debuting his new book AMERICUS with collaborator MK Reed.
Above is a pile of my minicomics as I was assembling them the morning of the convention. I still have some copies left, and am considering putting them up for sale, though I’m thinking of re-doing the cover since it was a rush job. I’ll try to have news on that soon.
