C2E2 2016

Hello Internet!

This weekend is C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) and I couldn't be more excited. C2E2 is one of my favorite conventions and always has interesting panels, creators, and exhibitors for new and old fans.

Taken from c2e2.com

Here are some things you must do if you go to C2E2 this year:

1. Support independent comic creators
2. Buy original art from artists
3. Buy comics and stories from writers
4. Party hard
5. Be safe

Taken from enmnetwork.com

I'm not tabling this year, but I will be walking around with a Pro Pass. Feel free to say hello and chat if you see me on the floor.

I look forward to seeing you all there!


Keep it wizard,

Kenny

Bluster #1 - Project Update

Bluster Update

Andy Budnick and I are working hard to get the first issue of Bluster done and ready for digital release. While we do plan on doing some pitching with the story, the main goal is to put all four issues online for consumption on our own. After talking about the project we’ve decided we want complete creative control and would rather get the comic out there for people to read than wait for someone to pick it up.

Before we release the first issue we want to have a minimum of two issues in the can. That’s just because we don’t want any delays and want to make sure that, once the first issue comes out, we’ll be able to release one each month until it’s finished.

We’ve discussed a release schedule, and I’d expect a first issue somewhere in September or October based on my writing speed and Andy’s ability to crank out incredible pages. After the four issues are released we plan on doing a collected print version, which will more than likely be achieved through a Kickstarter.

Thank you to everyone for supporting the project so far! We’re excited to get it out there and into the world ASAP!

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

The 2013 Fall semester has started and I'm already knee deep homework. I've got a full load of classes combined with the work up at the cottage that constantly needs to be done. Throw in the fact that I'm becoming the neighborhood dog walker and the chances of me ever taking an afternoon nap again get slimmer and slimmer.

The good news is that I'm still working on comic projects, as well as a few prose pieces.

In the comics department I've got a project cooking with Andy Budnick, a Michigan artist and dear friend of mine.It's my take on a superhuman prison and a story that looks at the prisons we build for ourselves inside of our work, family, friends, and minds.

Also there's a lot of explosions, so it's got that going for it.

I've also got some pitches I'm working on with other artists, but those are going to take a bit more time to get ready. Of course I'll share everything and keep people posted as things develop.

In other news, Cincy Comicon is almost here! This convention sounds like it's going to be one of the better events I've attended. If you haven't seen the guest list you should really check it out. The artists and writers attending are all stand-up ladies and gentlemen.

I would like to let everyone know that I'll be posting some writing services here with prices (varied) for different freelance projects. If you know someone that needs content written, edited, or even just critiqued, I'm going to be available for a multitude of different mediums and genres.

Hope all is well out there in internet land! And make sure to check out my new Alternative Comics Beat column on CosmicBookNews.com.

The World at Large

It's been a really long time since I updated on here, so I thought I should start using this blog a little bit more. Con season is upon me and I need to keep this site fresh and new so that my business cards don't direct people who a whole lot of nothing.

I've been working really hard for Visionary Comics as a Social Media Marketing Associate (fancy title). It's an aspect of the business I never really saw myself in, but it has some advantages in mixing creativity with business.

They say don't mix business with pleasure, but that always worked out well for James Bond.

Writing has been slow going. School has taken up way too much of my time to the point where I'm starting to get mad at it a little bit. I like the idea of having a Bachelor's Degree from GVSU, but I don't like the idea of my time being wasted so much with extra general education classes.

The actual stories I've gotten to write lately have been shorts that I plan on submitting to anthologies. Let's hope and pray that goes somewhere.

Meanwhile there's been some great progress with creators that I've seen come up in the world of comics in the past year. Mainly writer Justin Jordan (of Luther Strode fame), who is now killing it as a writer for DC. It was just announced that he'll be taking the new Deathstroke title, which I think will work well with his edgy writing style.

Congrats to him and anyone else who has progressed in the past year. If so, I'd love to hear with you and swap stories. I know I never would have guessed my resume would grow so much in twelve months. Let's have a beer sometime and talk it over.

Sincerely,

James Bo -- er . . .

Ken Porter.