Well, my first Con experience turned out to be very good. I met a lot of artists and writers that are super awesome, and didn’t end up making a fool out of myself in front of any of them.

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Okay, I may have involuntarily danced a jig when I found out Jason Armstrong was selling artwork to Hawaiian Dick #6 (I got a page!) but other than that, I think I maintained a level of awesomeness.

I’ll be posting a few images a little later, but right now, I wanted to post some links to some of the more local-ish web comics (that are totally awesome).

We’ve got Fluent Gibberish done by Frank Fowler and Giovanni Mussio. It’s a full color comic about two guys who hang out and cause shenanigans. They’ve got one up now about con attending - having product and whatnot - and I’m almost tempted to see if I can make a go out of it for next year! Maybe… may. be.

Also there was Ed Ryzowski, creator behind Geek Tragedy and colourist of Brad Guigar’s Evil Inc. He’s a very talented guy and he does some great and funny work. The flyer purports that the strip now has 14.7 percent less dick jokes, so if you’re looking for some stuff with less dick, head on down.

Jennie Breeden was also there with her web comic The Devil’s Panties. This was one of two web comics at the Calgary Expo that I was already aware of (and enjoy) - so we had a quick chat about the second collection of her strip (coming soon) and then I bemoaned the fact that I had already blown all my cash. She does some great work as well, so check her out.

Last, and certainly not least, there was Tony Esteves and his web comic Cigarro & Cerveja. He lives in the same city as I do now, and has two great collections for sale. And he’s damned awesome.

Also, while I was going around, I told them about the big changes for my site coming up in May. A lot of my readers don’t know what’s coming, but it’s going to be big and awesome.

Anyway, I had a great time, and I look forward to returning next year - maybe along side them? Might need to get talented between now and then to make that happen. Stay tuned.

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