Hey peeps! Tuesday was super nice at Carmine Street Comics. The picture above shows more of what their little studio set up is like. The artist sits on that elevated platform in the front window of the store. I was actually successful at luring some curious new people into the store! (well, "luring" may not be the best word, but you know what I mean). The desk space is just big enough for me to work on my comic pages. That day I worked on drawing and inking the weekly comic I do for the Dysautonomia Foundation - No Tears: Life With FD. It was super great and super chill drawing at that space. I had a nice big window, the door was open and let in the fresh spring air, but best of all - I got to talk with comic peeps every so often! Saw some friends, met some new people, talked about comic stuff. MUCH better than just working on stuff alone at home and going stir crazy (and more productive too, since it's not easy to climb up and down from there all the time, I'm not distracted). And hey, I even sold a book, so that was a nice extra bonus!

Each day Carmine St. Comics has rotating artists drawing in the window. Today (Thursday) is Ellen Stedfeld's turn. Friday is Sean Von Gorman's turn, and he's having a special party event. He has a book out: The Secret Adventures of Houdini. Sean usually does an escape act of some kind during his events. In his own words: "When I crash a party ANYTHING CAN AND WILL HAPPEN!" So stop by Carmine St. Comics this Friday May 10th anytime from 2pm to 10pm to witness the insanity. I may or may not be there (gotta prep for Kids Comic Con THIS WEEKEND).

Also, Carmine St. Comics Community Showcase is going on next Wednesday May 15th 11am-10pm! ALL of the daily window artists will be there at some point of the day sketching, signing, partying, having an all-around good time! Special prizes available to customers of the store!

All this awesome stuff going on at 34 Carmine St. in Manhattan off the West 4th stop. Look for the big green awning that says Imperialist Bookstore, and the Carmine St. Comics sign will be underneath it. GOOD TIMES!

The economic aftermath of hurricane Sandy was felt at King Con. With most subways not running this weekend, people scrambling for gas, and the fact that it was the first really cold weekend this fall, hardly any customers showed up. On top of that, the Lyceum had no heat!

It was hard to draw with my hands being so cold, and hard to even see the colors of my markers with little light (where my table was). But I kept thinking of all the people who are still without power and heat, and that's what kept me going.

2 years ago the last King Con saw many tables lining the center as well as the perimeter of the Lyceum, and so many people you could barely walk the aisles. This year with so many vendors unable to get there, some people got a table last minute for $25. Despite difficulties of low attendance, other artists and I still made a bit of money. During the slow times, it was super great to meet lots of creators and writers! I talked a lot with Jason Quinones, who was at the table next to me. I was even able (through the power of twitter!) to get my friends Sean Von Gorman and Josh Gorfain to exhibit.

I made my table money back with one sketch! An anime called "One Piece" features a character called Luffy that can stretch his body like rubber. The guy that wanted the sketch saw similarities between Luffy and Plastic Man.

Since many families with small kids came, I drew some of my favorite cartoon characters like Finn & Jake from Adventure Time and Sponge Bob.

After the con, I got some creators together for an after-party at The Rock Shop. It was so nice to get to know other cartoonists and writers! Jason said it best: "You all helped to make what should have been a disaster of a con into something special." It's also noteworthy that this convention still went on despite many events in Manhattan and Brooklyn being cancelled or postponed (even the New York Marathon!). It took very passionate people to make King Con happen. Cheers to getting NYC going again!