Balance and order have returned to my studio space. After a couple of weeks of crunching out a mini-comic for S.P.A.C.E, things were wild in here. New creatures made of eraser-shavings and paper fringes sprung up and began to act … began to learn. They soon learned the toughest lesson of all: though it may take an eternity, the broom will eventually come to sweep you away. Don’t fear the broom, but be aware of its eminence.

What was I saying? Oh yeah, SPACE. I finished up the book late Friday night. It didn’t go exactly as planned. Specifically, the silkscreen cover didn’t work out, so I printed the cover on my inkjet. I’m going to try silkscreening again, but not now. The pain is still too near.

I also had to go back to the archives and use an unfinished story for the mini. Just ran out of time to do the new things. This gave me a chance to complete Emet: The Gumshoe Golem, but it left me with a scattered feel to this little self-anthology. It also had a Jhomm the Orc story and a Gweeb comic strip. The book as a whole doesn’t really have a unifying theme.

The Gweeb strip was far and away the story most liked by the folks that stopped by my table.

I ended up selling about 25 books and giving away 6 or 7. I’m pleased with that. More importantly, I got some good direction on where I want to go with this little self-publishing thing next, thanks to the inspiration of some cartoonists who were there.

Huge thanks to Tara and Dave for stopping by, and a love-n-thanks to Jen for hanging out with Steve and I at the table all day.