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Up Coming….

June 4, 2007 on 6:53 pm | In Uncategorized |

I have become a little disorganized with regards to con reports - I had a great time at the uk web and mini comix thing in March and Bristol in May. I have some great photos from both cons and picked up a ton a great reads, must sit down and do a write up or at least post the pics from the pub bathroom after the Thing [long story] - meanwhile check out Mal’s report I pop up a couple of times..

I will be at table A43 at the MoCCA Arts Festival. Anyone in and around New York the weekend of the 23rd should stop by.

I’ll have a preview book for the up coming cartoon saloon anthology book, as well as copies of my nightswimming zine, 24 hour comic and a selection of prints for sale.

Then its a break until the fall for the Stumptown comics festival in september and SPX in October and finally the Dublin Thing in november. Caption in August is looking more and more likely thou not confirmed yet. 24 hour comics day will be on in october again, more info to follow.

Update The dates for the Dublin City Comic Con [or rather John Con cus its easier] were posted during the week but after my comments on this thread I will more then likely not be attending [or welcome if the emails and general comments from others are anything to go by].

Am I annoyed? No not really, disappointed? Maybe a little, not over the con [the highlight of last years was the comic jam in the pub after which was nothing to do with con] but rather the fact that what I said was mis-communicated and blown up into something it wasn’t. If my comments were misunderstood as me demanding the con do this that or the other thing, well shame on me for not making myself understood. All I wanted was to have a comic jam, even said I do all the work and pay for it - this someone how became me wanting to take over the con and make it all small press. I will hold my hand up and say I wasn’t the most tactful in my replies to the con people [I will not say “management committee” as that is the most stupid title i’ve ever heard] but honestly the emails i got from them were very condescending and it was a knee jerk reaction, i honestly could have been so much worse.

Actually wait I am annoyed, people have been emailing and messaging me with some rather stupid comments the majority of them being “john is working so hard on this how dare you try and bring him down” WTF? Where the hell did I do that? I am well aware that I am loud and abrasive but I don’t tend to shout my mouth off cus I want attention or something, I tend to only comment on stuff I have some knowledge on. Also since when has it been the case that if someones worked hard on something we are suddenly not allowed have an opinion/comment on it?

It’s a shame really, the whole comic book “industry” in ireland is such a mess at times. Too many big fish in one very small pond. And all way to clicky most of the time - your either in with Robs lot or now it seems Johns lot. Granted there are the few who float back and forth between the two and respect to them that do but honestly its to much like a flash back to secondary school for me.

Sometimes I wonder if I should learn to keep my big trap shut but at the end of the day what would that achieve? I’d just end up annoyed at myself for being a blind sheep following everyone else. Better to be unpopular with others then with myself cus at the end of the day I spend alot more time with me then I do with anyone else.

right had to do a mini rant but I is done with the topic.

I’ve a bit of busy october so taking november and december off to chill would be nice and I might actually be able to make Angouleme in January.