I’m often asked from readers/fans which upcoming comic conventions I’ll be at. In fact, only ONE person bought one of everything new from the table.” Whatever else I have, I’m better off selling via online sales.
Money’s tight everywhere, particularly these days, and SWAMP THING is still all folks want from us, and those they’ve got. I’m thankful I went, and thankful Rick, Tom, John, and I have so many folks who came out to see us! Folks & our fans are great-kind, generous in their comments, and all want their SWAMP THINGs signed, but most of ’em sample nothing else, by and large. If I’m going to travel, it’s going to be TRAVEL, with Marge, to see friends/family, not to do cons. Whatever I made at the table, I spent eating during my stay (and spent more). Had I paid for travel/table, I’d have busted my entire fall budget at home to do the one convention. In short, while I met some great people, signed a ton of SWAMP THINGs, and had fun with my cronies, I didn’t get to see/shop/experience the con outside of my table space my being there didn’t sell even ONE World of Strange Bissette t-shirt (and we were just an aisle apart, right NEXT to each other!) I didn’t make a dime on sales (lost $$ after shipping costs) and my add’t commitment to a three-lecture/workshop day following was a wash, at best (again, personally, great to do didn’t earn me a dime). “Professionally, it ratified all the reasons I stopped investing in conventions… The following is an excerpt from a Facebook post of his where he did a comic con post-mortem. Along with the standard touching base with fans and other professionals in the business, I was interviewed for two podcasts – Sidebar and Comics Coast-to-Coast– which was great publicity. What balanced it out for me and made it worthwhile was the networking. I sold more stuff than at any other convention I’ve been at – but still couldn’t break-even after I added up the cost of airfare, hotel and meals. I was a guest at Dragon Con awhile back and had a complimentary table that otherwise would have cost $500 (at that time). One great way to network is comic conventions – but it can get costly. A career in graphic design brings with it the assumption that you have talent, and in isolation, talent will not guarantee success for any designer or design program.”įor more from Debbie Millman, check out her podcast at Design Matters Media. Talent is essentially a given, a point of entry.
#Jim lee cincinnati comic expo professional#
In fact, in the field of professional graphic design, talent is simply what is considered “operational excellence” in business school.
Talent is only one part of the equation for a successful career in graphic design. “The most delusional graphic design belief system is this: becoming a successful graphic designer is all about being an extraordinarily talented designer. The following is from The Essential Principles Of Graphic Design by Debbie Millman. And this is not a matter of “it’s not what you know but who you know.” I know it seems basic but it bears repeating that if an employer is not familiar with you and your work then they won’t hire you. It’s been my experience that networking is the key in getting work in the art field. Many thanks to all the hard working organizers who put on a great show.Īll I can say in closing is that I’m already looking forward to the next one! This is a great show in that it is artist centric and really highlights the talent of the comic art community here in the Twin Cities. So that wraps another fantastic Autoptic Arts Festival. I take it this is the standard vehicle for all artists in attendance.
Scotty Gillmer, Carl Thompson and Bart King Zak Sally with unauthorized Sammy the Mouse™ plushy.Ĭraig Thompson signing and sketching for fans. Melissa Mariko Kieselburg and Marissa Luna Jim Keefe and Amaya Goldsmith with their Spider-Man action figures. Minneapolis’s Premier Comic and Independent Print Festival
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