shirtlifters

Happy 2008 everybody!

I have just completed an update of the website with a list of retailers who carry my series SHIRTLIFTER. Many of these are traditional comics outlsets, some are gay and lesbian bookstores; a few are more general booksellers and progressive media outlets. if you’re in any of the cities listed and have not yet picked up a copy of my work, doing so through one of the retailers on this list will help me keep my work in the public eye by encouraging them to reorder my books. You’ll be helping to support both me AND the in danger of dissappearing independent retailer.

Also, if you know of store that you think should be carrying my work but isn’t, please get in touch. I can deal with retailers directly, or put them in touch with one of the distributors that carries my work.

Happy holidays! New year’s resolution is to be increasing the frequency / quantity of updates both here and over at my online strip Roughs. So you’ll be hearing from me more frequently.

Just a reminder that I will be exhibiting at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD this weekend, October 12 - 13.The show takes place at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852. If you live in the area, come on by - I’m in locaton H14. The show runs from 2:00 - 800 on Friday, and 10:00 - 7:00 on Saturday.

I will be appearing at the Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair September 21 - 23 at the West Hollywood Auditorium, 647 N. San Vincente Blvd. I’ll have lots of copies of the new issue of SHIRTLIFTER, plus copies of older work. I will also be selling original archival prints and cards, as usual. There will be over 75 artists from around the world displaying their work.

The festival runs Saturday from 12 - 7 pm, and on Sunday from 12 - 6. Admission is $12 and is good for both days.

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I will also be at the Folsom Street Fair On Sunday, September 30. This is a leather/fetish/ kink event, and I will be sharing booth space with Drub, Demonic Sexers Chuck and Sean, and Justin Hall.

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Finally, going to be making the trip to Bethesda. Maryland for my first SPX. Heard a lot of good things about this show, hoping its as good as they say.

This Saturday I will be returning for my second year at the Los Angeles iteration of Bazaar Bizarre. BazBiz is an alternative craft fair started by Greg Der Ananian in Boston six years ago, and which now has four locations around the country. “This ain’t your granny’s craft show” is one way that the show has been described, but its more about reinterpretation and reclamation than it is about rejection. There’s lots of goodies to be had — there’s a high amount of homemade jewelry and clothing, but lots of other things going on as well.

As for me, in addition to the decidely non-crafty things such as books and comics, I will have my usually assortment of greeting cards (including a few new ones); my infamous “Well Hung” Christmas ornaments (some repeating from lst year, in addition to a couple new ones), art prints, and a few hand painted t-shirts. Fun starts at 11 AM and runs until 7 PM. Note: the LA show is pretty popular, and the ATM ran out of cash last year, so I would be prepared.

I’m going to be doing another signing at A Different Light, only this one will be at the San Francisco location (489 Castro Street if you’ve never been). This won’t be a solo event — I’m signing along with Justin Hall, who will be premiering the second issue of HARD TO SWALLOW, the porn comic anthology that he splits with Dave Davenport — they both do their own stories, but share the title. They also invite a guest artist to participate in each issue, and that’s going to be me in the second issue. and the copies at the signing will be hot off the press. I’ll also be signing copies of SHIRTLIFTER and STICKY, while Justin will also likely be selling/signing copies of his very good series True Travel Tales.

Copies of HARD TO SWALLOW #1 are available at fine LGBT and comic bookstores nationwide, as well as various places online, and come highly recommended. I shared a table with both these guys at APE, and they’re good folks — I’m happy to be in such fine company.

Lene Taylor decided she wanted to interview my long-winded, cyclical self for her Podcast I Read Comics , and the result is now online. Obviously, there is no straightforward question in existance I cannot prevaricate into oblivion. Actually, I guess I wasn’t that bad — I’ve certainly got worse examples on tape from my Campus/Community radio days. Very conversational, and perhaps informative. I suggest doling it out in small portions though, so click and save it onto your desktop.