Happy Anniversary Comix Connection
It's hard to believe that 23 years ago, my friends Bill Wahl and Ned Senft opened a little comic shop in York, Pennsylvania. That first store was the size of a broom closet. (Indeed, prior to that, they were selling comics in a corner of the York Emporium). One of their very first signing events was Joe Lansdale and Tim Truman, which for twenty-year old Brian Keene was a big fucking deal, because bad-ass writers like Joe Lansdale seldom passed through town (or if they did, they were sequestered at Skipp & Spector's compound in the city).
Since then, Bill and Ned have hosted many signing events. They've expanded with new locations in York and Harrisburg. They've added new members to the team like Jared and Jim. They've built the chain into Central Pennsylvania's cultural mecca of all things Geekdom. And they've taken a significant amount of my life's savings in the process. Congrats to them. Below are some pics from the York store's celebration yesterday (all courtesy of myself or Comix Connection.
Me and Mike Hawthorne
Mike draws Conan
My oldest son and Mary
Mike betrays the staff to Vader's Imperial Guard
Me and Mary
Bob Ford, J.F. Gonzalez and Meteornotes ready for dinner
