Son of the Raiders of the Lost Con

So I did Jay and Eddie's Comic Show again and had similar results to last time, but a bit worse. Small crowd again. Having talked with other comic creators there, it seemed like we all had a bad day sales-wise and in the amount of people we saw come by our tables. 

Kev Lyerly and Rodney Traynham

I sold nothing. No hard feelings or regrets. I came in with no expectations, didn't pay a lot for the table and was simply too tired to care. I haven't had a lot of sleep...for a very long time, but the last week has been especially bad with no time to recoup. So I was just kind of content to sit there trading quips with my neighboring artist and getting the pencils done on page two of issue five (which I hadn't worked on since my last con!). We had music from a live DJ and overall, it was an enjoyable way to spend five hours (should have been six, but everyone packed up an hour early).

Not sure why the crowd was so low. It was ungodly hot today, and even indoors it got warm at times. Come for the comics, stay for the humidity! There was a big anime con elsewhere in the state happening at the same time, so I'm not sure if that drew off some of the crowd.

My comic creator neighbors on my right were writer Rodney Traynham and artist Kev Lyerly who do a slice of life drama/comedy comic called The Adventures of Teague, Retail Specialist.  Kev is also head of the Scatter Pencil Society and does the  Behind the Pencils Podcast.

Nathan Long and  Robert Guetrin

On my other side once again was artist Nathan Long and his co-writer Robert Guetrin of Salem Rock Comics who do the horror/suspense anthology Terrable Tales (don't let the name fool you, the tales are actually pretty good). Along with their comic and prints, they had some old comics and figures and they were selling, so I decided to buy a Gamera figure and give him a loving home (you can never have too many figures of a giant, flame-breathing turtle.) 

Bringing old stuff you want to get rid of seemed to get a few sales for my neighbors, so I may be trying that at a future con. 

After the con I had dinner with several Scattered Society members at Golden Corral, where they discussed the con and various ideas on things for the group to do.

Next up is Winston-Salem Comic Con on Sept 5. I'll probably post about why my comic production has been on hold before then and (hopefully) be posting some actual freaking progress on issue five too. But right now it's pouring rain and I'm very tired, so I'm going to try and get some sleep. 

Aww, Psychoboy has a pet!

Jay and Eddies Comic Show THIS Saturday and other con announcements!

First off, I'll be set up at Jay and Eddie's Comic Book Show on  Saturday, July 18th, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Winston-Salem Hotel and Spa, 3050 University Parkway! Come see me and get print copies of the first four issues of College Follies! Admission is $3 and kids 10 and under get in free.

I'll also be at Winston-Salem Comic-Con on September 5th, at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex, 421 W. 27th Street, Gate 9 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $2.

Issue five is still super delayed. I'll probably post about that soon, but it's definitely be seeing it before 2016 but I do plan on finishing it. 

Raiders of the Lost Con

With that title, I really wish I'd gotten a shot of the guy dressed as Indiana Jones. Anyway. so I did Jay and Eddie's Comicshow again. A well put together show like usual.  We actually had a bigger space this time at a new location. There was great mix of local talent with many comic and collectible vendors. Heck, we even had Ecto 1 parked outside from the Carolina Ghostbusters and an actress from this season of Walking Dead who had a table.

All we seemed to be lacking were attendees. I was working on a page (while struggling to stay awake, I was pretty beat), but almost every attendee I saw I'd seen at numerous conventions before. A wider audience with new faces just didn't seem to pop up and regulars didn't seem to appear in numbers as large as I expected. The creators I talked to seemed to have a slow day. Vendors probably had a better time of it, since attendees tended to head towards them.

I had a banner across the front of my table and my tall banner to the ceiling and I still felt invisible. I'm not why more people didn't come out. It did suddenly turn bitter cold again, so maybe the weather deterred people, and...I don't know maybe people have something against going to conventions in March. Maybe they're giving up pop culture for Lent or something, I don't know.

Anyway, hope they get a bigger response next time because it certainly deserves it. I'm thankful for the few interactions I had (I had some fun showing my Power Ranger parody issue to some kids) and sales I got. And I did get pencils done on the first page of issue five. I'll try to ink it today. I hope I'm feeling a bit more chipper at the next convention, which is only a month away!

2015 Convention Announcements!

Alright, so there's been a huge delay in production on issue five, due to complications in my personal life. I'll say more about that in my next post, but regardless of what I'm able to produce, I will definitely, 100% be attending two cons in the next two months. I'll be selling print copies of the regular and variant editions of the first four issues and some other goodies at both.

So first of all, I'll be at Jay and Eddie's Comic Show on Saturday, March 28 at the Winston-Salem Hotel and Spa (formally Ramada Inn North), 3050 University Parkway in Winston-Salem, NC. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3. It's been a smaller show in the past, but a really good one with a lot of good comics, collectibles and creators there.

Then on Saturday April 25, I'll be at the Winston-Salem Comic Con at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex, 421 W. 27th Street, Gate 9 in Winston-Salem (duh!). It runs from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. and admission is $2. This is a sizable one day con that keeps getting bigger. They'll be tons of creators and comics-- they even added panels last time!

Both are great cons, I hope to see you guys there! And I'm going to slowly get back into making issue five soon, Psychoboy's starting to feel neglected. More updates on that soon.

Me talking over a flyer, telling you to come see me at next weekend's convention!

This is a quick video announcement for the convention I'll be appearing at next weekend. I apologize for it's Spartan nature but I tried doing a shoot outside the hotel it'll be held at but that fell through and then I couldn't find any HD images that would work in the video, so it's just me talking over the convention's flyer.



I hope you guys can join me on Saturday. I'll have print copies of issue two, which will be released digitally on Amusedom and DriveThru Comics on Wednesday!

Appearing at Jay & Eddies Comicbook Show on July 19th!

A quick announcement to let you guys know I'll be one of the creators with a booth at Jay & Eddie's Comicbook Show on July 19th from 10 am-4:30 pm at Quality Inn and Suites, 2008 S. Hawthorne Road, in Winston-Salem. It's a little smaller than the Winston-Salem Comic-Con from April but it's got more than enough creators, artists and dealers that I'm in good company. No contest this time, I'll be saving giveaways for bigger cons in the future. I'll be selling both cover variants of  issue one and issue two there. Look forward to seeing you there!