Wasatch Comic Con and state of the series
Come see me this weekend! Sorry, I won't have issue #4 for you, yet.
My friends at The Nerd Store host the creator-focused Wasatch Comic Con every year, and I’ve been delighted to be a part of it since it began.
I’ll have a table on Creator Row, where I’ll have issue #1 for sale as well as a special “blank cover” #1 that can be drawn on. Yes, I can draw you a cover, but you might be happier taking it to one of the professional artists at the con and paying them to draw something for you.
Greg has graciously (and quickly) drawn 5 covers for me that I’ll have for sale.
I’ll also have mini and full-size posters available.
AND my SuperFriends: Jocelyn Christensen and JM Bell will join me to kick off Saturday at the Con with The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ LIVE! We’re going on at 10 AM, so don’t sleep in and miss us!
But hey, I’m not the only creator at Wasatch Comic Con! Check out what my friends at Velleity Studios are offering. Buy “Wasatch Wonders” comics from my buddy Evan Black. Pick up the full series of “We Go Anywhere,” from Mike Lovins! Check out “The Mighty Utahn,” by Travis Romney. And meet pro writers, Garrett Gunn and Doug Wagner and buy their series directly from them!
You can also meet and buy art from industry pros: Phil Sevy, Jymn Magon, Trish Forstner, Adrian Ropp, Chad Hardin, Tony Fleecs, Sal Velluto, Ryan Cady, Drew Zucker, Matt Armstrong, and so many more!
There’s also a Mega-plex theater at the Valley Fair Mall, so you don’t have to miss seeing “The Marvels!”
State of the series
We’re in the midst of lettering, which is always a fun and challenging time for me.
Andy will lay out the dialogue balloons as best as they can fit in the panel and I get to decide if I need to change or cut my dialogue to make the panel make sense (and not cover up the artwork).
A couple of years ago, I worked with a New York playwright, my friend Drew Fornarola, to develop a new play he was working on. As my actors read his dialogue, he was making cuts and changes that would best serve his story. It’s one thing to write it, it’s another to hear it “out loud” from actors. And it’s the same thing with writing a comic book script. What I conceived in the script has to be interpreted by other artists and what I wrote down will often need to be changed to serve the story and medium.
As Kelly-Sue Deconnick said: “If I wanted to be God, I would have written a novel.” Comic books are a collaborative art form and that’s what make them so rewarding.
I hope to have the letters done this month and should be able to get the book ready for print, and out to you very soon!
As for issue #5, Tiah should be able to start the pencils for that book, shortly. Once she’s done, or mostly done, with the pencils, I’ll launch the Kickstarter for issue #5, where we learn about Mei Yin’s dark and tragic past.
Hopefully I’ll see you this weekend!