Finally got done reading a great, and great big, stash of stuff I picked up at the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo a while back. I went with my trusty sidekick and actual cartoonist Tom Cherry for the second time together, my third overall.
I would have to say I like the new venue even better, and the show has continued to grow. I talked to several artists whose work is breaking into the mainstream but continue to return to SPACE as it is where they got started. It's a good sign. And there are plenty of young guns still coming up through the ranks.
I'm a longtime fan of John Porcellino's King Cat, and was glad to pick up new stuff from him there. I have been a fan of Indiana cartoonist Pam Bliss for many years and enjoy talking to her and seeing her work. Some new stuff I enjoyed--for art or storytelling or both--included Blue Wraith, Silver Comics, Imitari Project, Haunted House Heroes, Ten Gallon Tomb Raiders, Cragmore, and Gulatta.
Far and away the find of the show was Jim Rugg's lunatic Afrodisiac, a pitch-perfect send-up of 70s comics of all stripes. Tom picked this up for me and is now my new BFF.
Next year I think Tom and I are going to try to have our own table there, where I will attempt to draw another 24 Hour Comic, I think.
Even sooner you can catch me at the Blue Whiskey Film Festival in beloved Palatine, Illinois, where I will be a festival judge. I always enjoyed visiting during Microcinema Fest there and shockingly haven't seemed to wear out my welcome yet.
Until later I am at johnoakdalton@hotmail.com.
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I'll still up for a table next year! Was John Porcellino at the show? Sorry I didn't bump into him if he was. Hope you had a great time at Blue Whiskey!
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