Baltimore Con Schedule & Sketches

I'll be there. I'm not doing any conventions next year except San Diego, so this will be my last time to visit Baltimore for at least a couple of years. I'll try to make this a great visit.

Robyn and I will have our booth on the floor somewhere in the middle of the fun, next to our friends from Cartoon Books. Because it's just Robyn and I at the booth, I plan to be there all the time, with a lunch break. I don't plan to sketch at the booth unless we have zero activity, which sometimes happens. You never know. I've seen the biggest names in comics sitting and twiddling their thumbs at one show or another.  And I know of (at least) two guys who leave the minute it gets slow, so they are never seen idle. That actually works, because their reputations are intact, but I think you miss out on a lot of rewarding conversations if you don't keep yourself available. Just my take on it.

So stop by, pick up the new ECHO Complete book or How To Draw Women or Strangers In Paradise Pocket Edition books or Rachel Rising Tshirts or maybe you just need directions to the DC panel. We're here to help with a smile. Speaking of panels…

Saturday from 1-2 PM, I will be at the Charles Vess panel, asking him questions about his beautiful craft, and basically getting him to confess all to the public. I've never failed to make my interviewees cry, so bring Kleenex.

Saturday night I will be at the Harvey Awards dinner and ceremony. I've been asked to present an award, but I don't know which one. I hope it's Best Picture. ECHO was fortunate to receive a Harvey nomination this year for Best Continuing Series, however, CHEW and DAYTRIPPER are also nominated and unbeatably good, so that's that. Why can't I ever get nominated against really unpopular books, like The U.S. Tax Code, 1963 Edition? I could beat that book. I think. Depends on who's judging.

Here's one of the pre-ordered sketches I did for delivery in Baltimore. Some sweet girl named Nancy Callahan. Ever heard of her?

Enjoy. See you there or catch you back here next week.