The convention season kicks off this weekend right here in San Francisco with WonderCon!

As has been the case in 2008, I'll be wearing all of my hats during the show: comic book creator, retailer, and educator. If you are in town for the festivities, here's where you can find me throughout the weekend:


Writers Old Fashioned

I'll be selling copies of my work at the very first Writers Old Fashioned convention booth. I'll be hanging out at the table periodically throughout the weekend. Make sure to check out books by all the Writers Old Fashioned creators. I'm sure you'll find something that will pique your interest. They will also have my cell number and can help you find me wherever I am on the show floor. The Writers Old Fashioned booth will be easy to find too. Just look for our brand new six foot banner!



California College of the Arts

Your best chance to catch me Friday during the day is to look around the show floor for me and sixteen of the industry's brightest future comic book stars. In a wonderful coincidence, my CCA graphic novel workshop meets on Fridays. So, this week we're going on a field trip to WonderCon! We'll be checking out artist alley looking for inspiration and innovation. Note to editors: get in on the ground floor. A couple of my students may be dragging their portfolios around with them as we tour the show floor.


Comics Podcasting Extravaganza!

For Saturday, WonderCon was kind enough to ask me to moderate the comics podcasting panel. Stop by to find out the inside scoop from some of today's most popular comic industry podcasters. Get tips on starting your own on-line radio and video programs and meet the personalities behind your favorite internet shows.

Click on the panel poster below to check out all the additional WonderCon panels that you can attend. Special note: it is our understanding that the the X-Files panel staring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson that runs concurrently to ours will be happy to accept our overflow if we run out of seating. We like to help out the less popular panels whenever we can.




Isotope After-Parties

I'll be donning my retailer hat after the convention closes its doors and playing host along side of James Sime and Kirsten Baldock at the Isotope Comic Book Lounge both Friday and Saturday nights. Stop by and enjoy some cocktails as we celebrate the work of artist Ben Templesmith and writer Antony Johnston on Friday night and the world premier of the New Frontier animated movie with creator Darwyn Cooke on Saturday.

Just click on the party posters for all the details!







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So, that's where I'll be this weekend!

If you won't be in town for the festivities, here's some good reading to keep you occupied. Writer Russell Burlingame takes a politically oriented look at The Homeless Channel and does a really nice write-up of what he finds in his new column Conscientious Sequentials.

All the best,

Matt