Minneapolis Indie Xpo! The Aftermath! (In a good way!) Exclamation marks!

Yours, truly. (the photo is the only one I had of me there, and was taken from a movie clip. Grr.)

A little disclaimer before I begin- despite having the camera in my pocket the whole time, I didn't take very many pictures at MIX. Pretty pathetic, since the event was really awesome!

In what could be the Midwest's answer to MoCCA or APE, about 100 exhibitors showed off their wares. Comics, books, prints, knick-knacks, donuts, and panel discussions, it was a glut of decisions, in the bestest of ways. The biggest exhibitor was Top Shelf Productions, which showed off some new works by Kevin Cannon and Will Dinski. It was pretty neat.

I shared space with Renny Kissling and Will Schar. They're cool dudes! Check out there websites after you go to MY website (updated just an hour ago with details of what I showed off)!

I did a demonstration with was more along the lines of my regular sales pitch at Wet Paint. This isn't the actual video, but it gets the idea across...


Now for some of the aforementioned could've-tried-harder-to-take-some-pics. Better ones can be seen here (thanks group-Flikr!).


The View from my table across the way. I was located in room three, which might not have had the best traffic, but was overall agreed upon was the least humid and hot!



We all got there super early to set up. Here's some of the preparation going on. In a few hours, this place is packed to the gills.


My tablemate and good friend Will Schar. He's a very good colourist, and had some neat prints for sale.


Someone paid with this five dollar bill. Very eerie...


This little comic ended up being a very good seller- but I think I gave away more than I had expected- it's a good ice breaker.


Despite it being on this blog, this series of minis was the most popular. Bar none.


Though this one came a very close second!


I didn't sell as many copies of Hush Fund than I had hoped. But the people who did were very enthusiastic! I'm hoping to sell some at The Source Comics and Games on Snelling and Larpentuer in Falcon Heights/Roseville, Minnesota. You can buy one if you email me, and we'll discuss shipping.


My workspace. Just thought I'd throw that out there...

Well, now that MIX is over, I need an new obsession. I think a really awesome Halloween costume is the next logical step.

TTYL!

Minneapolis Indie Xpo!

Minneapolis Indie Xpo is happening on August 21st at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis! Come and see me IRL, and see some neat comics!

So this upcoming Saturday is Minneapolis Indie Xpo (MIX). I've got table space, and I'll be selling some mini-comics, a board game, and possibly a music CD. And a slew of prints. It's going to be pretty awesome.

The following is a selection of what I'll be selling. I do plan on adding some prints to the collection, and if I'm lucky, a quick mini or two. So enjoy this preview:



Remember when I had a series of LEGO Mans on this blog? These three minis are collections of these, plus a special non-internet one. Has a full colour cover.


Childhood trauma and drama set against used video game retail.


The silly little comic about solving your problems.


The Burrowed: a story told in pieces of how a monster causes a war in a small rural town.



Back Pages: the journey of self-promotion in a cold and heartless world; collection of my comics I used to advertise my website though a local weekly newspaper.



A linoleum-block printed comic of the reviving effects of art after personal turmoil. Each cover features a unique paper as its cover.



Some old comics from my college days. Not the highest of caliber of my comic work, but hey, someone might be interested. Basically a back-up...



I'm selling an actual board game that I constructed and designed. It's called Hush Fund, and it's like playing Monopoly with nothing but Chance Cards. I've only got ten copies... I'll have a sign-up sheet if anyone's interested, and I've run out...


A shot of what I've got so far...

Whew! That's a lot! So come to MIX! It'll be a hoot!

TTYL!

Baseball? Monsters? Businessmen?

Wow. I've not updated this for a while. Well, I've been working on things for MIX!



I can't go too detailed about some of the things I'm going to be selling at MIX, but I can sure as hell hint at some. This picture's from a board game....



This is from the most recent piece I'm working on. There's a major element I've blurred to keep some of the surprise...



About 2 months ago, I did this illustration for Twincy, a marketing/branding agency. It was a fun project to make their faces work with the Twin's logo.



The last week was a little nightmare-ish. My website appeared to be be clogged with malware. No idea how, but Google put a flag on it, and would alert viewers that looking at my online portfolio might infect their computer with vicious pornography.
I can say with supreme confidence that that's cleared up, and visiting my website is safe.

Well, I'll try to start updating more frequently. It's been a rush, having something to focus on to get an incredible amount of work done. Stimulating to say the least...

TTYL!

Minneapolis Indie Expo

I'm going to be a part of this! It's going to be awesome. Click on the above graphic, and check out the website! See when it's going on, where it's going on, and who's going on in it!



I've been preparing some comics, prints, and even a board game for this event, and last night, I went to the 24-Hour Kinko's on the corner (sort of) of Snelling and Grand Avenues. Here's what I learned:

1) You CAN make a very decent photocopier print on Jack Richardson brand newsprint, as long as it's cut to the appropriate dimensions.

2) Said newsprint can also be photocopy printed double-sided, with very little (if any) bleed.

3) One photocopy costs 10 cents. But for some weird reason, Kinko's/FedEx decided to add sales tax, so on photocopy is actually 11 cents. I find this perplexing and very strange that they'd insist on that extra cent...

4) Kinko's does not provide dark markers. They offer every other office supply under the sun, but if you need a Sharpie, better hope the staff has one of their own that they'd let you borrow! (Thanks to cute lady at Kinko's)



This week's City Pages comic. I'm not sure if I'm going to re-up for another year, but it has been fun.
OHOHOHOH! One of the comics I'm doing for MIX is going to include all of the City Pages comics. "But Steve! You provide them for free on your website! Why should I drop a dollar or two and buy a printed copy?" Because there's going to be an exclusive bit of content, that's why!

TTYL!