tednaifeh: Cons -n- Stuff

Ted Naifeh (

tednaifeh) wrote,
@ 2007-03-05 14:53:00

Cons -n- Stuff
Last weekend was Wondercon. I want to thank everyone who came by the Oni Press booth to say hello. For you local Bay Area residents that missed it, or didn't get by the Oni booth because you didn't know I was there, don't be disappointed. You can come see me next month at APE on the 21st and 22nd, and I'll happily fill you in on the details on my upcoming projects. APE is my favorite convention in the Bay Area, and well worth seeing. Plus, by buddy Karl Christian will be there as a guest of the show with his new Slave Labor book, Byron. You should check it out.

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	xray_studios 2007-03-05 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	APE is the devil. I seem to be alone in my hate for it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tmcm 2007-03-05 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	why do you hate it? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	xray_studios 2007-03-05 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Mostly for petty and immature reasons. I recognize that for many it's an ideal convention, but for me it's a saleless grind. I really do better at a WonderCon type show. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	tmcm 2007-03-06 12:12 am UTC (link)
	I'm thinking of switching cons myself. My sales are pretty low there. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	tednaifeh 2007-03-06 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Funny, APE used to offer great sales back when it was in Early Feb. Now that they've moved it to a week after tax time, it's not nearly as lucrative. I still do better than at Wondercon, though. I never seem to do that well there. I think my fans associate me with alternative press. Don't ask me why. I'm much more Indy than Alt. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	xray_studios 2007-03-06 12:26 am UTC (link)
	I was wondering how New York was for you. I meant to ask at WonderCon, but you looked busy whenever I walked by. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tmcm 2007-03-06 01:29 am UTC (link)
	I think it has more to do with wondercon than taxes... people go to wondercon, meet all the people, and spend al their money. More indy than alt. That's funny. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Yup... tristan_crane 2007-03-06 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	That's my theory as well, APE is all about the Alt comics, and we're more Indie. It's so 'West Side Story'. ; ) Still, Ape's just fun for how dedicated everyone is. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Yup... tmcm 2007-03-06 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	what is the diff between indy and alt? Is indy self-published and alt is something like Oni? I'm asking because I honestly don't know. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

Re: Yup...

tristan_crane
2007-03-06 05:58 pm UTC (link)

You know, I've never completely understood it either, but to me Alt implies more DIY, homemade shirts and little stickers, that kind of thing. Knitting cute stuffed animals with multiple eyes and bulbous heads. Indie would be more Oni, or even self published work bu† with a certain presence that's established in the comics world. In other words, a fringe of mainstream comics is 'indie' and coming from outside of the comics world is 'alt'.

So perhaps, you and Ted are Indie as you have an established presence, I'm still alt because no one's heard of me. ; )

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	Re: Yup... tednaifeh 2007-03-07 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Indy is Oni and Slave Labor. BW, unusualy, but still pop-culturey. Alt is Top Shelf, all emo and often autobiographical. Hard to say where shannon's work falls. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xray_studios 2007-03-06 12:25 am UTC (link)
	In regards to sales, the best show I've done in a long time was New York Comicon the other week. Small, but I actually sold out of a few things, which is uncommon for me. Though to be fair, I was sitting between Evan and Jhonen. My sales really couldn't be poor in that scenario. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	tmcm 2007-03-06 01:26 am UTC (link)
	that is a pretty good spot. though, I was next to some marvel comics guy once and he ruined my sales. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tednaifeh 2007-03-06 12:25 am UTC (link)
	BTW, it's totally cool to have two awesome creators chatting on my LJ. For you folks watching, this is Landry Walker of Little Gloomy and other awesome titles, and Shannon Wheeler, creator of Too Much Coffee Man. Sorry to have to out you, guys, but I can never resist bragging. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	tmcm 2007-03-06 01:27 am UTC (link)
	this is your journal? I was wondering where I was. Hey Landry. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	xray_studios 2007-03-06 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Hey as well, Shannon. Ted, you should know by now that you are the great nexus of the Bay Area. Everyone I meet already knows you. People I've known since I was 10 already know you. Isn't it natural that we would all be drawn to your journal like so many moths? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	tmcm 2007-03-06 01:45 am UTC (link)
	aaag. the light, the light. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tednaifeh 2007-03-07 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yer freakin' me out, man! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	izzytart 2007-03-06 03:15 am UTC (link)
	brag away. those of us giggling in the corner? we already think this shit's funny. y'all are so cute. and i don't mean that in a teasing way. ps - it was good to see you, even as busy as you were. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tmcm 2007-03-05 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	I'll see you at ape. (Reply to this)

	spooky_lemur 2007-03-05 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	I'll have to see if meh Spawn wants to meet the genius behind Polly and the Pirates! (Reply to this)

aelfsciene
2007-03-06 12:55 am UTC (link)

Hi there! I wanted to thank you again for the gorgeous Polly picture you drew in my sketchbook (which I am still squeeing over, in general) on Saturday afternoon. It was wonderful meeting you, great talking fairy tales, and it all added to an overall fantastic con experience (I've meant to get to WC and APE for years, and have determined that 2007 is finally when it'll happen).

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	tednaifeh 2007-03-07 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	My pleasure. Thanks for chatting. Wondercon was a bit slow. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	moshdaddy 2007-03-06 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ted - sorry didn't get to talk much at the show. But it was good seeing you. Looking forward to the new Courtney. From my unscientific survey those at Wondercon and NYCC sold more at Wondercon. I have been the last two years and really enjoyed it. Of course, now that my book is coming out...that helps! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tednaifeh 2007-03-07 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Hope it helps even more next year. I was good to see you anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	karlchristian 2007-03-06 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks for the plug! Talk to you soon. (Reply to this)

	for_play 2007-03-10 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Good to see you posting, keep it up! We like hearing how the busy busy artists are doing. ;-) Hope your back is doing ok. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2007-03-10 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Bonjour, Angoulême l'an passé, Tours cette année quand est-ce que tu passes à Poitiers ??? Salutations (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tednaifeh 2007-04-07 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Salut! Au sujet de Poitier, il faut d'abord demander a Akileos quand ca va passer. Pour le moment, c'est quoi la specialité (gastronomique) de Poitier? A+ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	studioqt 2007-03-13 08:25 am UTC (link)
	Hey Ted, it was nice seeing you at Wondercon and actually, you know, talk for a whole 10 minutes or so. It was nice seeing Eric too. Take it easy and good luck with the deadline thing. (^_~) (Reply to this)

	Andrew breakdown... (Anonymous) 2007-04-05 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	Shield meter :)) http://eshield.info/andrew (Reply to this)

	Pentagon site was hacked. (Anonymous) 2007-05-16 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Hack-group called "H0PL" just published video-log :) http://xblock.info/rss_feed.php?day=05+14+2007&item=3 Cool work! (Reply to this)

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