Wanted to alert everyone of a new comic I have appearing in the new Wide Awake Press, Free Comic Book Day Download! The theme this year is Medieval, and the title of the download this year is Jabberwacky. Thanks to J. Chris Campbell for including me in the anthology once again. This year I did a story called "The Lost Plum Grove, a Squash Adventure," The material is based on a set of characters I've been working on lately for an all ages adventure comic. I'm really excited about it, and I was very happy with the piece I contributed.
YOU can check it out for FREE over on the Wide Awake Press website come May 1st. Please do, and if you need more enticement, check out the swell promo video they put together for it, with a sneak peek at all the fine art. MAY 1st!! FREE!!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Asa Edward Zwirek
Well in true second child fashion, our second child Asa was born just over a month ago and I haven't posted about it till now. Asa was early, just as Van was, and was born late in the evening on March 13th 2010. He was 5lbs 15oz and 18 inches long. So far Asa is doing great, but has a proclivity for grunting and whimpering. Van is very excited to have a younger brother and mom and dad are just as enthused and touched to have another perfect little boy in their life. 
Friday, February 19, 2010
R.I.P Logan Zwirek (Our Cat)
I woke up today and found our younger cat, Logan lying on our couch, having apparently died in her sleep. Coming out of the bedroom, I did my daily, once-over glance of the apartment to make sure neither of the cats had snuck out during the evening and gotten trapped on the porch. It was a bit odd to see Logan sleeping on the couch at this hour. She generally would be asleep on a dining room chair, or perched on top of the dinning room table, returning my stare. I approached her to check that she was okay, but she wasn't breathing. There was a urine stain on the couch surrounding her tail, and her eyes were slightly open. She was only five years old, and our much older cat, Clarence, hadn't seemed to notice. 
We got Logan from some Lady in a house by a mosquito ridden lake in Wisconsin. Neither Emily, nor I, had any desire to jump through the hoops they require of you to adopt a cat, so somebody suggested this woman who got her cats off of a farm somewhere in the Upper Penninsula. We already had one cat, the aforementioned Clarence, who has been labeled a "pestilence" by any who have lived with him under the same roof. Clarence was adopted by Emily when she was living back home in Michigan with her parents, and he was kicked out of that house as soon and Emily could find proper housing in Chicago. Named after a cow, due to his black-and-white coloring, Clarence, in his youth was and generally still is, a pain in the ass. The loudest meower I ever heard, he'd wail to be fed, throw himself against doors, and would choke on his food attempting to get it past his teeth and into his gullet to satiate his unquenchable hunger. His other past time was harassing the other two cats in the house. One was Clarence's mother, whom he showed little respect, and the other, another adoptee, whom Clarence would so terrorize that her hair began to fall out. Needless to say, neither Emily's parents, nor Clarence's fellow species were sad to seem him go. Emily, however was delighted that her boyfriend (me), who was allergic to cats, was willing to give him a test run. Despite his obvious flaws, and a venereal- disease-infected eye, Emily adores Clarence and probably more so for these very reasons. 
At a Wendy's on the way home, we named Logan after the female Volleyball player Logan Tom, whom we'd been following during the Olympics. We were both smitten with the name and her funky hairstyle, and were agreed that Logan for a boy was trendy and dumb, but Logan for a girl was the proverbial bee's knee's. 
We got Logan from some Lady in a house by a mosquito ridden lake in Wisconsin. Neither Emily, nor I, had any desire to jump through the hoops they require of you to adopt a cat, so somebody suggested this woman who got her cats off of a farm somewhere in the Upper Penninsula. We already had one cat, the aforementioned Clarence, who has been labeled a "pestilence" by any who have lived with him under the same roof. Clarence was adopted by Emily when she was living back home in Michigan with her parents, and he was kicked out of that house as soon and Emily could find proper housing in Chicago. Named after a cow, due to his black-and-white coloring, Clarence, in his youth was and generally still is, a pain in the ass. The loudest meower I ever heard, he'd wail to be fed, throw himself against doors, and would choke on his food attempting to get it past his teeth and into his gullet to satiate his unquenchable hunger. His other past time was harassing the other two cats in the house. One was Clarence's mother, whom he showed little respect, and the other, another adoptee, whom Clarence would so terrorize that her hair began to fall out. Needless to say, neither Emily's parents, nor Clarence's fellow species were sad to seem him go. Emily, however was delighted that her boyfriend (me), who was allergic to cats, was willing to give him a test run. Despite his obvious flaws, and a venereal- disease-infected eye, Emily adores Clarence and probably more so for these very reasons. After a couple of years of living together, and sleeping with a swiffer broom next to the bed to ward Clarence away when he'd begin to beg for food at 5:00 am; we decided it might help if Clarence had a new playmate to terrify and generally distract and wear him out. This was also a ploy on my part to put off the quickly escalating baby fever that Emily was sweating from every pore. So, we went to a find a farm kitten.
I was leaning towards a docile Calico who seemed the perfect snuggler, but Emily had her eyes on the younger tortoise shell colored kitties, and besides, Clarence would eat the calico alive. There were three or four torties, all about the same size. I recall one being very loud, and I dismissed it immediately (this decision surely bit me in the ass, as Logan soon learned from the master and became as loud an annoyance as Clarence, if not more persistent). Emily picked up another and looked set on her, until I asked, "Don't you want the one with the pink spot on her nose?"
At a Wendy's on the way home, we named Logan after the female Volleyball player Logan Tom, whom we'd been following during the Olympics. We were both smitten with the name and her funky hairstyle, and were agreed that Logan for a boy was trendy and dumb, but Logan for a girl was the proverbial bee's knee's. Keeping a low profile at first, Logan soon displayed the kind of annoying traits that Emily and I find endearing in pets. She enjoyed being chased about the house, and would sit at your feet waiting for you to pounce. A career of several annoying habits began in her years at our house. As Clarence got older, he began to mellow, and just as we hoped, he became the terrorized, as Logan would poke and prod him into fights. She became a world class princess and demanded to be pet when she ate. She'd jump up to her dish (we had to have it up on the counter and in a cabinet, to keep Clarence from thieving it all) and she'd look down at her food and then back up at you; waiting. If you began petting her she'd deem it proper to start eating. Although she didn't beg for food, like Clarence, Logan's primeval cravings were for love and attention. She'd meow and purr at you repeatedly until you grabbed her and snuggled her in sheer annoyance. She liked her belly rubbed and her ears scratched, but due to her annoying demeanor, wouldn't take any of this affection on your terms. She didn't really want to sit on your lap and snuggle, she wanted to stand on your lap, and when you went to pet her, she'd jump away. Perhaps to be chased, but when you did grab her and curl her up on her back, she's close her eyes and sometimes the tip of her tongue would peek out.
She enjoyed darting through legs, which evoked threats of being thrown out a window on a daily basis. She liked to perch up and rub her mouth on my feet repeatedly, in case I was sitting and relaxing too long. Indeed, her appetite for affection was endless. This might be an endearing quality for some, but eventually it's charm wore off on me and Logan's negative qualities soon outmatched her positives in my eyes. My allergies with the cats never got so bad that I couldn't live with them, but I never have a clear nose, and would flare up with terrible sinus congestion from time to time. This coupled with family members who are also allergic, and Logan's overall peskiness, made me wish Em and I would have just squirted Van out a year earlier and dealt with one lone annoyance in Clarence.
Clarence is old now, and I fantasized that after he died, we'd find some friend or family member to adopt Logan, and be done with cats all together. Although I joked about it often, and was, in fact, genuinely annoyed with her, I truly believed I would most likely be living with Logan for another ten years.
A friend of Emily's has a friend who is a Vet and postured the guess that it was a heart defect. I suppose based on the suddenness of it, and the lack of any symptoms of being sick. She looked like she was sleeping peacefully and just the night before was perched on Emily's pregnant belly, refusing to be moved. She was batting at Clarence and shooting all around the house with her signature chirp, a little sound she'd make to announce herself as she blew past you, like Zorro swiping a Z into a piece of fabric.
We made arrangements with the vet, and cried with our son, when we said goodbye. I was not only shocked to find that our young cat had died so suddenly, but also to find how saddened I was to realize that she was gone. I like animals, and cats and dogs, and I like Clarence despite all of his annoying flaws, but I really grew to dislike Logan in her royal neediness, as my adult responsibilities grew. My affection for her dwindled as my love for my son surged, as my attentions and time where regulated chiefly for him. Those superficial thoughts were apparently betrayed by my actual loving feelings for her, as I wrapped her body in a towel and stroked her those few final times on the vet's table. I suppose she was a member of our family like any other, and even if I didn't like her, I loved her and will miss her kind, mischievous presence.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Pinstriped Bloodbath Book Release Party!
Hey y'all, the big party is tomorrow at Quimby's. Come on by and get your copy of the book and have it signed by some of the artists on hand. Also have a beer, or a coke, or some general awkward cartoonists conversation. 
Check out the blog for more of the gritty details. www.pinstripedbloodbath.blogspot.com
Check out the blog for more of the gritty details. www.pinstripedbloodbath.blogspot.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Flowers and Lapels
Hey, anybody that might be interested in hearing me blather on about Pinstriped Bloodbath can hear it over at the dollar bin website. It's nice and short, so it's not too painful. Thanks to Adam for the interview. Also here's more pics of Pinstriped Bloodbath. The book is getting out to retailers now and for every shop I'm including a proprietary flower for the lapels. Each shop has it's very own flower. 
Above are the flowers for the awesome comic shops, Atomic Books, Zanadu Comics, Titan Comics, Space Cat, Jim Hanley's Universe, and Chapel Hill Comics.
Above are the flowers for the awesome comic shops, Atomic Books, Zanadu Comics, Titan Comics, Space Cat, Jim Hanley's Universe, and Chapel Hill Comics. Wednesday, September 30, 2009
SPX '09 pictures
Since I neglected to include pictures in the last post, here they are.
Adam's head, and the Top Shelf Booth across from us.
Directly to the left.
The view directly to my right.
The aisle behind us. Check out all the people!
The show off to my left.
Betcha didn't know Adam was in the new movie Zombieland.
That's Neil outside of Atomic Books on my crappy Camera Phone.
Adam's head, and the Top Shelf Booth across from us.
Directly to the left.
The view directly to my right.
The aisle behind us. Check out all the people!
The show off to my left.
Betcha didn't know Adam was in the new movie Zombieland.The Steak and Egg where we went after the show for a late night breakfast.
The pickle factory just happened to be next to a place we stopped at for gas. Convenient.
That's Neil outside of Atomic Books on my crappy Camera Phone.Tuesday, September 29, 2009
SPX! 2009
I'm still recovering. This year's SPX was incredible. A ton of stuff was going on, so let me break it down to several bites.
Bite #1 Debuted the anthology I put together, Pinstriped Bloodbath. I was still putting the book together the day before we left, and luckily it all worked out famously. The book was there in all it's blood splattered glory and got tons of high praise and thumb-throughs.
Bite #2 Drove there instead of flying. To keep costs low, we took the plunge and drove the 11 hours from Chicago to Bethesda. Joining us on our challenge were two other Pinstriped Bloodbath contributors, Neil Brideau and Sam Sharpe. I'd never met Sam before, and had never spent 11 consecutive hours with Neil, but we tried it out anyway. With my brother, Adam riding shotgun, we took off early on Friday morning. Comic talk started early and lasted the whole trip up till that last couple of hours on the return drive when no one could stay awake. Learned lots of cool stuff about Neil and Sam and had a blast sharing conversation and stopping at nice roadside toilets to smash pennies. I don't get the chance to socialize much with other cartoonists, so this was really nice, and I plan and making more of a habit of it.
Bite #3 We drove all day to arrive at the pre-show party at Atomic Books in Baltimore. Due to our borrowed GPS system playing some mean pranks on us, we didn't arrive in Baltimore till well after the festivities started. Still, we hung out and perused the wares at Atomic, and mingled among the other hipsters. Atomic is a store that's carried Burning Building Comix for a long time, so it was great to see the store and to thank the owners for supporting me and my work. Atomic Books is a great looking store with lots of cool products, and anyone in the area simply must stop by.
Bite #4 Finally made our way to the hotel to collapse. Again to save cash, I avoided the Show hotel and hit up Priceline to score a huge deal on a sweet 3 star Marriott. Sam was planning on crashing on the floor, but upon seeing the two rather large beds, my brother and I decided to let him have the one bed, and we shared the other like we once shared a womb. (We're twins.)
Bite #5 Day One, Saturday. The show started with a blast. There was a line waiting to get in, and after a bit of confusion, I did get my table. Apparently, they gave my table to somebody else, so they had to move me. Luckily, they moved me to one of the end tables at the front of the show across from the Top Shelf table. The show was crowded from the get go, and people were lined up shoulder to shoulder shuffling around the tables. That pace maintained for most of the day, and due to the move of the table, my space was extra cramped and there was really no room for either Adam or I to sit. So, we stood all day long, in between running around to check out the other comics or give away copies of Pinstriped Bloodbath.
Bite #6 I met more cool people than at any other show! I got my contributor copy of the Ancient Age Anthology from J.Chris Campbell, whom I'd met before, but Chris was so awesome chatting me up and sending people to my table to check out my comics. The Ancient Age copy I got from him looks incredible, as is to be expected from Wide Awake Press and I had to pick up his other fantastic looking anthologies, Fluke and Wide Awake 666. J.Chris was only the beginning though, as I got to meet even more Pinstriped Contributors: Nate Beaty, and Josh Cotter! Both guys were incredibly nice and enthusiastic about the book and I had a great time talking to both, and picked up their great looking books, Brain Fag, and Driven by Lemons.
Bite #7 Got to meet even more people! Indie Spinner Rack hosts Mr.Phil and Charlito were in attendance and I was not going to let the show end before meeting them. Happily, Mr.Phil stopped by after talking to J.Chris and we chatted about ISR and SPX. Mr. Phil was AWESOME, and made sure to send over Charlito. Charlie was just as energized and enthusiastic as he is on the show, and we talked a good long while about comics and Podcasts. He heaped praise on my comics and Pinstriped, and just oozed warmth and positivity. They both stopped by on Sunday before they left to chat more and say goodbye. Got a hug from Charlito and can't wait to see those guys again.
Bite #8 Got to meet even more incredible people! So many artists and attendees. So many nice people came by to say nice things about either Burning Building Comix, or Pinstriped Bloodbath. Some saying they bought all their issues of BBC at Jim Hanley's Universe, some showing their friends the books and explaining how it worked, and some seeing it for the first time. I traded for a bunch of great looking mini's from other attendees and CCS (Center for Cartoon Studies) students. I had people who bought my comics as gifts and received them as gifts. People who read about them in reviews or who had been taught them by their teachers! (Matt Madden!) Incredible!
Bite #9 Dinner, The Ignatz Awards, and the after-show party. After the show, Adam, Sam, and I toured around Bethesda for awhile before settling on Chinese food. The stone lions outside looked like the place might be too expensive, but it wasn't! We enjoyed Pineapple chicken and more discussion and then headed back for the Ignatz awards. Liz Baillie hosted, and did a fine job, and many deserving bricks were hurled at talented folks. Then, the after-show party with booze tickets and Chocolate Fondue. Guess what? I met even more cool people. Even saw yet another Pinstriped contributor, Neil Fitzpatrick, and his buddy and talented artist in his own right, Justin Madson. We had a grand time listening to Neil complain on all matter of things while drinking all the free beers he could manage, and even contemplated a Bus for next year considering all the Chicago people in attendance. We hung out for a while but I had to call it a little early to work on a project. The esteemed Jeff Brown let me draw a sketch in a sketchbook he's working on revolving around the theme of the first X-men comic he bought. I didn't want to hang on to the the book too long, so I worked on it back in the hotel while watching Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Bite #10 Due to having to stand all day and not consuming liquids, I awoke in the middle of the night with an excruciating Charlie Horse. It felt like my calf muscle was being torn from my bone and I awoke screeching like a stuck pig. Adam told me to shut up, and Sam thought I suffered from Night Terrors. A couple of hours later, Adam woke up screaming with a matching Charlie Horse in his leg. Comics is a tough biz.
Bite #11 Day Two, Sunday. Sunday was not as busy and I think as a result...Cold. Had to don the sweater the whole day, but did manage to get a compliment on it. Sunday was filled with more of the same great stuff. I had more time to check out all the cool stuff for sale that I couldn't afford. There was really too much stuff to mention here, I think more so than in previous years. Got to finally meet Top Shelf dude, Leigh Walton, who was great, and has helped me out by putting the full color version of Burning Building Comix on Top Shelf's 2.0 website. Got my copy of Life Meter 3, which features one of my comics! Life Meter is a video game anthology put together by Dave Roman. I contributed a comic on Waluigi from Mario Kart. It's the first time I was able to have a comic printed in color and it came out great. The whole anthology is quite handsome, and I'm so proud to be a part of it, especially since the profits go to charity.
Bite #12 The drive home. Well, when all was done, we packed it up and headed out for the long drive home. Adam had to work on Monday, so we left straight after and drove all night long. The guys were good enough to stay awake as long as they could talking comics to keep me from falling asleep and killing us all. Everyone had a great time and had great sales. About 5:30am, we gave our goodbyes and headed for our respective homes to get some damn sleep.
Bite #13 As if all of this wasn't enough, Neil Brideau calls me later, and asks if I want to join him Monday to meet Alec Longstreth. I've exchanged comics with Alec in the mail, but hadn't had the chance to meet him. I met them down at Earwax, in Chicago and hung out for a hour or so. Alec is the creator of Phase 7, a great mini-comic, and an all around great comics personality. I gave Alec Pinstriped Bloodbath, and we talked comics. Later, Aaron Renier showed up. Aaron did the great book, Spiral-Bound for Top Shelf. He lives in Chicago now, and I hadn't had the chance to meet him yet either. He was super cool, and recognized Burning Building Comix. I had to cut the visit short to work on a podcast with Adam, but had a great time.
Final Bite. SPX 2009 was probably the most fun I've had at a con, and probably the most successful. Thanks to everyone who bought books, traded, met, reacquainted, or just had kind words to say. Extra special thanks to Neil Brideau and Sam Sharpe for sharing the ride, and being great guys. Extra extra special thanks to my brother Adam, for helping me get ready for the show and then all the help during. It would have been much harder and near impossible without his help. Lots more to talk about, just not now. I'm too tired.
Bite #1 Debuted the anthology I put together, Pinstriped Bloodbath. I was still putting the book together the day before we left, and luckily it all worked out famously. The book was there in all it's blood splattered glory and got tons of high praise and thumb-throughs.
Bite #2 Drove there instead of flying. To keep costs low, we took the plunge and drove the 11 hours from Chicago to Bethesda. Joining us on our challenge were two other Pinstriped Bloodbath contributors, Neil Brideau and Sam Sharpe. I'd never met Sam before, and had never spent 11 consecutive hours with Neil, but we tried it out anyway. With my brother, Adam riding shotgun, we took off early on Friday morning. Comic talk started early and lasted the whole trip up till that last couple of hours on the return drive when no one could stay awake. Learned lots of cool stuff about Neil and Sam and had a blast sharing conversation and stopping at nice roadside toilets to smash pennies. I don't get the chance to socialize much with other cartoonists, so this was really nice, and I plan and making more of a habit of it.
Bite #3 We drove all day to arrive at the pre-show party at Atomic Books in Baltimore. Due to our borrowed GPS system playing some mean pranks on us, we didn't arrive in Baltimore till well after the festivities started. Still, we hung out and perused the wares at Atomic, and mingled among the other hipsters. Atomic is a store that's carried Burning Building Comix for a long time, so it was great to see the store and to thank the owners for supporting me and my work. Atomic Books is a great looking store with lots of cool products, and anyone in the area simply must stop by.
Bite #4 Finally made our way to the hotel to collapse. Again to save cash, I avoided the Show hotel and hit up Priceline to score a huge deal on a sweet 3 star Marriott. Sam was planning on crashing on the floor, but upon seeing the two rather large beds, my brother and I decided to let him have the one bed, and we shared the other like we once shared a womb. (We're twins.)
Bite #5 Day One, Saturday. The show started with a blast. There was a line waiting to get in, and after a bit of confusion, I did get my table. Apparently, they gave my table to somebody else, so they had to move me. Luckily, they moved me to one of the end tables at the front of the show across from the Top Shelf table. The show was crowded from the get go, and people were lined up shoulder to shoulder shuffling around the tables. That pace maintained for most of the day, and due to the move of the table, my space was extra cramped and there was really no room for either Adam or I to sit. So, we stood all day long, in between running around to check out the other comics or give away copies of Pinstriped Bloodbath.
Bite #6 I met more cool people than at any other show! I got my contributor copy of the Ancient Age Anthology from J.Chris Campbell, whom I'd met before, but Chris was so awesome chatting me up and sending people to my table to check out my comics. The Ancient Age copy I got from him looks incredible, as is to be expected from Wide Awake Press and I had to pick up his other fantastic looking anthologies, Fluke and Wide Awake 666. J.Chris was only the beginning though, as I got to meet even more Pinstriped Contributors: Nate Beaty, and Josh Cotter! Both guys were incredibly nice and enthusiastic about the book and I had a great time talking to both, and picked up their great looking books, Brain Fag, and Driven by Lemons.
Bite #7 Got to meet even more people! Indie Spinner Rack hosts Mr.Phil and Charlito were in attendance and I was not going to let the show end before meeting them. Happily, Mr.Phil stopped by after talking to J.Chris and we chatted about ISR and SPX. Mr. Phil was AWESOME, and made sure to send over Charlito. Charlie was just as energized and enthusiastic as he is on the show, and we talked a good long while about comics and Podcasts. He heaped praise on my comics and Pinstriped, and just oozed warmth and positivity. They both stopped by on Sunday before they left to chat more and say goodbye. Got a hug from Charlito and can't wait to see those guys again.
Bite #8 Got to meet even more incredible people! So many artists and attendees. So many nice people came by to say nice things about either Burning Building Comix, or Pinstriped Bloodbath. Some saying they bought all their issues of BBC at Jim Hanley's Universe, some showing their friends the books and explaining how it worked, and some seeing it for the first time. I traded for a bunch of great looking mini's from other attendees and CCS (Center for Cartoon Studies) students. I had people who bought my comics as gifts and received them as gifts. People who read about them in reviews or who had been taught them by their teachers! (Matt Madden!) Incredible!
Bite #9 Dinner, The Ignatz Awards, and the after-show party. After the show, Adam, Sam, and I toured around Bethesda for awhile before settling on Chinese food. The stone lions outside looked like the place might be too expensive, but it wasn't! We enjoyed Pineapple chicken and more discussion and then headed back for the Ignatz awards. Liz Baillie hosted, and did a fine job, and many deserving bricks were hurled at talented folks. Then, the after-show party with booze tickets and Chocolate Fondue. Guess what? I met even more cool people. Even saw yet another Pinstriped contributor, Neil Fitzpatrick, and his buddy and talented artist in his own right, Justin Madson. We had a grand time listening to Neil complain on all matter of things while drinking all the free beers he could manage, and even contemplated a Bus for next year considering all the Chicago people in attendance. We hung out for a while but I had to call it a little early to work on a project. The esteemed Jeff Brown let me draw a sketch in a sketchbook he's working on revolving around the theme of the first X-men comic he bought. I didn't want to hang on to the the book too long, so I worked on it back in the hotel while watching Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Bite #10 Due to having to stand all day and not consuming liquids, I awoke in the middle of the night with an excruciating Charlie Horse. It felt like my calf muscle was being torn from my bone and I awoke screeching like a stuck pig. Adam told me to shut up, and Sam thought I suffered from Night Terrors. A couple of hours later, Adam woke up screaming with a matching Charlie Horse in his leg. Comics is a tough biz.
Bite #11 Day Two, Sunday. Sunday was not as busy and I think as a result...Cold. Had to don the sweater the whole day, but did manage to get a compliment on it. Sunday was filled with more of the same great stuff. I had more time to check out all the cool stuff for sale that I couldn't afford. There was really too much stuff to mention here, I think more so than in previous years. Got to finally meet Top Shelf dude, Leigh Walton, who was great, and has helped me out by putting the full color version of Burning Building Comix on Top Shelf's 2.0 website. Got my copy of Life Meter 3, which features one of my comics! Life Meter is a video game anthology put together by Dave Roman. I contributed a comic on Waluigi from Mario Kart. It's the first time I was able to have a comic printed in color and it came out great. The whole anthology is quite handsome, and I'm so proud to be a part of it, especially since the profits go to charity.
Bite #12 The drive home. Well, when all was done, we packed it up and headed out for the long drive home. Adam had to work on Monday, so we left straight after and drove all night long. The guys were good enough to stay awake as long as they could talking comics to keep me from falling asleep and killing us all. Everyone had a great time and had great sales. About 5:30am, we gave our goodbyes and headed for our respective homes to get some damn sleep.
Bite #13 As if all of this wasn't enough, Neil Brideau calls me later, and asks if I want to join him Monday to meet Alec Longstreth. I've exchanged comics with Alec in the mail, but hadn't had the chance to meet him. I met them down at Earwax, in Chicago and hung out for a hour or so. Alec is the creator of Phase 7, a great mini-comic, and an all around great comics personality. I gave Alec Pinstriped Bloodbath, and we talked comics. Later, Aaron Renier showed up. Aaron did the great book, Spiral-Bound for Top Shelf. He lives in Chicago now, and I hadn't had the chance to meet him yet either. He was super cool, and recognized Burning Building Comix. I had to cut the visit short to work on a podcast with Adam, but had a great time.
Final Bite. SPX 2009 was probably the most fun I've had at a con, and probably the most successful. Thanks to everyone who bought books, traded, met, reacquainted, or just had kind words to say. Extra special thanks to Neil Brideau and Sam Sharpe for sharing the ride, and being great guys. Extra extra special thanks to my brother Adam, for helping me get ready for the show and then all the help during. It would have been much harder and near impossible without his help. Lots more to talk about, just not now. I'm too tired.
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