Hi, Folks!

Saturday, I attended the premiere of the Summit City Comic Con, and I had an absolute blast!  The Grand Anthony Wayne convention center was quite beautiful, and the convention organizers were pure gold.  Not only did we get two padded chairs per table, we also go lined trashcans, and the organizers circulated several times offering us free chips and soft drinks.  As you probably know, you don’t get this kind of reception at the big conventions.

Fort Wayne, Indiana apparently has a thriving comic community, and attendees were enthusiastic and open to new material.  I made tons of new friends, gave away well over a hundred business cards, and I was more than pleased with the number of comics and graphic novels we sold.

As far as industry friends and new friends go, I had chances for quick chats with: Steve -Bryant (enthusiastic and uber-talented!), Scott D. Simmons (Wannabez), Uko Smith (he sure draws pretty girls!), Ben Avery (writer of the Hedge Knight comic, plus numerous other projects), and Ryan Stegman (Marvel artist).

I attended the show with Paul McCall, ace illustrator and artist on “The League of Analogs,” and his table was next to mine.  I believe were the last artists to sign on, because we were located in the far back corner of the hall.  Not one to be daunted by this, I made the most of it and did great.

I hope this show runs for a long time, because I’d go again in a heartbeat.