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*BACK FROM AUSTIN!! THE STAPLE 2006 WRAP-UP!!
Well..I gotta hand it to the folks who put on Staple (Gary Bartos and Chris Nicholas), they put on one helluva good little show…

I was a bit worried, cuz it was in the back of a strip mall, but folks came out!! There were a lot of great creators that I knew (Global Hobo, Jim Mahfood, Paige Braddock) and other great creators that I was meeting for the first time (Tony Millionaire, Michael La Riccia). There were a lot mre, but I’m spacing on names.

I did one of my world’famous slideshows and it slayed! A really nice crowd o’ folks. Good questions. Lots o’ laffs.

My selling spot was located next to Tony Millionaire. It was a pleasure meeting him. He does the strip “Maakies” and his drawing style is an homage to old, old school stuff like George Herriman. Plus, he grew up in Boston, so he’s got that attitude.

Anyhoo..Tony had no books for sale, just some original art and a brief little clip previewing the “Maakies” animated cartoon show he’s pitching to Cartoon Network. It was computer animated, but it brilliantly retains his line style. It looked great!! AND it was hilarious!! It’s gonna be big.

Of course, I had to purchase some original art (It was an investment :). I bought a “Maakies”, but he had these pages from a Batman comic he did for the Bizarro anthology. It was amazing. This is the most fanboyish I’ve ever been about an artist. http://www.maakies.com

My favorite book that I walked away with was “Black Mane” by Michael LaRiccia. This Xeric grant winning book is about his experiences of racism and sexism whilst working at a t-shirt cart in Boston. He really managed to capture the attitude of the proper oily Bo-Hunk Bostonian. And the drawings are HILARIOUS!! http://www.michaellariccia.com

I also met this one dude named Don Tate. He’s a children’s book illustrator who was interested in getting into doing comics. He showed me his stuff and it was amazing!! I told him not to quit his day job. http://www.dontate.com
Anyway..he bought some books with a $50 bill, and I tried to short change him, but he caught me :) …You can check out his blog about the show at:
http://devast.blogspot.com/

After the show, I hung out with Fredo of Global Hobo. We were at the Mahfood after-party and then hit the streets of Austin. It’s freakin’ crazy out there. Buttloads of drunk-ass college students and southerners who guzzle beers like nobody else. I was impressed and frightened at the same time.

As far as returning next year, I may come back if I have a new book. But Staple needs to go to two days for me to make it worth it. This probably won’t happen for a few years, because Gary and Chris want to grow the event slowly ( and that is a smart thing).

Shout outs to Leo at Anti-Gravity, Keisha, Meghann, Ismael, and everyone came by!!

*ARE YOU COMING TO MY “CARTOONING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS CLASS” THIS SATURDAY?!!

Saturday, March 11, 2006
1:00-3:30pm

655 Mission St. San Francisco Ca.

Cost per individual class:  $50; $40 for CAM members

On Saturday, March 11, 2006, the Cartoon Art Museum is offering another installment in its ongoing series of  workshops for aspiring comic artists, writers and fans of all ages.  Each class is taught by a professional cartoonist focusing on an area of his or her expertise, ranging from character creation and story development to writing and drawing comic books and strips.

Keith Knight, creator of the syndicated comics the ‘K’ Chronicles and (th)ink, will be teaching the next workshop, Cartoons Are Serious Business.

Mr. Knight will be drawing upon his 12 years as a self-syndicated cartoonist for this intensive workshop, which is an advanced class for people looking to make cartooning a viable money-making career.  This workshop will focus on the business side of comics, from marketing and promotions to dealing with syndicates and negotiating publishing contracts.  In the past decade, Knight’s work has appeared in self-published ‘zines, major newspapers, alternative newsweeklies, professional comic anthologies and major nationally-distributed publications including ESPN:  The Magazine and Mad, he has promoted his work at more than 100 comic conventions and trade shows, and he has delivered lectures on cartooning at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

*SPECIAL NOTE: Those students who attended Keith’s December 3, 2005 workshop may attend this class FREE OF CHARGE.  Please contact the Cartoon Art Museum for details.