Put this up on my Tumblr, but reblogging it here for posterity.

Some things you should know about what I’ll be doing at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend (and, frankly, just in general about any appearances/signings I do).

I am not scheduled for much in the way of panels, at least as far as I know. This may change.

I’m at table D-13. I will be there with Eric Trautmann, and next to Neal Bailey at D-12. We will probably be sprawling across both tables.

I will have things you can buy. I will have LADY SABRE T-SHIRTS and PRINTS. Shirts are $20, prints are $10. I will have random copies of some of my NOVELS, and trades/individual copies of some of my COMICS.

I will be able to take credit cards. Yes, I will give them back.

I am always happy to sign anything I’ve written (with one sole exception, but I’ll even sign that, though I won’t be happy when I do it).

I DO NOT CHARGE FOR SIGNATURES, EVER.

No, I do not limit the items I sign. If you bring every issue of 52, I will sign every issue of 52. If there is a line, I may ask you to let me break the signing into chunks, so folks don’t have to wait too long.

I am always happy to chat. I can be easily encouraged to chat. The quickest way to shut me down is the way you would shut down anyone you’re meeting for the first time, ie, Wheaton’s Law.

If I’m not signing, I tend to get restless. Sometimes I get out a notebook and start jotting things down. Sometimes I’m reading. Sometimes I’m arguing with Eric. If I’m doing any of these things, but I’m at the table, I’m happy to sign. Just say hello.

If it’s quiet, sometimes the restlessness means I will leave the table and go walkabout. Sometimes I have appointments that take me away from the table, as well. I try to leave a note as to when I’ll be back, but things happen, and I may be late. You have my apologies in advance if I keep you waiting.

Looking forward to seeing you at the show!

I bring you…

THE PULP-O-MIZER!

From Cornelius Zappencackler’s Derange-O-Lab!

Get thee hence and create a cover! (Then share them here!)

I’m reposting from my tumblr here, because, well… it’s how I feel:

It’s a poll over at IGN, and I just learned that Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether was nominated.

Then I looked at the other nominees, and my jaw did that thing where it hangs open and if my mother was here she’d say something about catching flies that way. It’s very, very flattering to even be included with the other nominees listed. It is, genuinely, humbling.

I’m going to take a moment here and just… appreciate that. What Eric, Rick, and I are doing at Lady S. we’ve been doing now for over 18 months, and we’ve been doing it for free. We’ve not made a dime off of it as yet (though we hope to rectify that with the trade, or, at the least, cover our costs thus far). We’ve been doing it because we wanted to just… have some fun making a comic, something that has become more and more difficult to do, frankly.

I’m going to be perfectly honest: I would be gobsmacked if we won. I’d be gobsmacked if we didn’t come in dead last. I am, to tell the truth, gobsmacked when I realize people are actually reading the comic in the first place. The web is a cruel land, and it is easy to believe you’re occupying whatever small portion of real estate you’ve claimed out of sight and out of mind.

It’s nice to get a reminder that such is not always the case. Looking at the other comic-related polls they’re running, almost everything nominated is in the mainstream. I don’t think any of us working on Lady S. would consider what we’re doing “mainstream.” All the more reason I’m surprised, and flattered as hell.

Here’s a link to the poll, and believe me, I’m not going to be hurt if you vote for ANY of the nominees. As I said, we’re in august company.

But, of course, if you vote for us, I’ll absolutely like you best