The Highs and Lows of the Alternative Press Expo

This year, after the first day of the Alternative Press Expo, Brent and I stood in our hotel's swanky lobby to ponder dinner's potential, and I noticed a refurbished Chutes and Ladders game board embedded in a decorative mirror. I snapped a picture of us in it, and the image stands as a poignant reminder of our history with APE -- one rife with reflection, with ups and downs.

Melodramatic, ain't we?



Thankfully, this year we avoided wayward wine barrels; we also enjoyed the rainy coastal weather and the delicious comfort food at Custom Burger. APE covered greater ground at the Concourse with an expanded exhibit hall, and with so many booths, it's easy for one's little comics to get lost in the crowd, but we're grateful for any chance to connect with fellow creators and attract new fans. For instance, behold the picture above and how gleeful this new fan is to have Brent sign a copy of his latest comic, Space Guy!



K.O. Comix would like to thank Robot 6's J.K. Parkin at Comic Book Resources for mentioning Russ's Amazing Arizona Comics, and Al's Comics for including Karaoke Comics in their APE window display. These opportunities only come once a year, so we're grateful for the exposure. If you picked up an issue of our work, please let us know what you think!

Russ's thoughts on the trip will continue at A Comic A Day, where he'll review his APE swag, and at KaraokeFanboy Weekly, where he'll muse on the urban mistress that is San Francisco.

Poetry

I will be the feature at the Ugly Mug's Two Idiots Peddling Poetry this week, and the guys (who are far from idiots in real life) have agreed to let my reading double as an action figure toy drive for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton. So, if you're in Orange County, California, be a hero on Wednesday night . . . by bringing one! I'll have some good ol' K.O. Comix for sale, too. Here's a flyer with a sample of what to expect.

Our Annual APE-venture, Addendum

A special thanks to John Parkin from the blog Robot 6 for his detailed article about this year's Alternative Press Expo at Comic Book Resources, and for including some quotes from yours truly! Not to brag, but one of my quotes was actually used as the article's headline!

If anyone is checking us out as a result of that article, drop me a line, and I'll happily send you a complimentary copy of my first solo self-published comic, Karaoke Comics #1. Otherwise, check out the rest of this blog for the works and history of K.O. Comix, or the rest of my self-published work at KaraokeFanboy Press, or Brent's new dogs vs. cats apocalyptic western, Dog Town! Plenty of K.O. goodness to go around!

Enter: KaraokeFanboy Press!

I've begun a blog dedicated to my solo self-publishing efforts, which will include my 2009 Poetry Zine Series, my sketchbook, and Karaoke Comics #1! Here's the back page to the fanzine Far & Wee #1 so you can see what I've been working on. I must mention on this blog that without the collaboration and encouragement of my friend Brent, I doubt I would've mustered the courage and patience to produce even piddly projects like these.

So visit the KaraokeFanboy Press blog today -- maybe it'll even have a post or two!