A comic book guy named Bill Kartalopoulos compiles a list of best comics every year and puts them in a book. Along with this compilation, he solicits open submissions from anyone who wants to show him something. In early 2015 I sent him issue number eight of Richy Vegas Comics. He put my comics in a list of notable comics of 2015. http://www.on-panel.com/BAC2016/index.html
I found out about it when he ordered two more issues last week. Another guy ordered an issue, but that's all. Still, it's a great honor. It's as if I sent an indie film to a film festival and won a prize. Someone bought all four of my comics at Austin Books and Comics last week. Maybe they saw the list and recognized my book. I handed out flyers on Red River on Thursday. I only got one taker, but I was only out there for sixteen minutes. It seemed like a lot of square john types were out that night.
I played the open mike at New World Deli on Monday. It seems like I could go up onstage again after everyone's through, especially if they continue to have a light turnout. That would help me get a set down. I bought an interface for my computer, so I could get my home studio going again and do demos. I could do a set's worth of demos and give then to people for booking purposes.
I found out about it when he ordered two more issues last week. Another guy ordered an issue, but that's all. Still, it's a great honor. It's as if I sent an indie film to a film festival and won a prize. Someone bought all four of my comics at Austin Books and Comics last week. Maybe they saw the list and recognized my book. I handed out flyers on Red River on Thursday. I only got one taker, but I was only out there for sixteen minutes. It seemed like a lot of square john types were out that night.
I played the open mike at New World Deli on Monday. It seems like I could go up onstage again after everyone's through, especially if they continue to have a light turnout. That would help me get a set down. I bought an interface for my computer, so I could get my home studio going again and do demos. I could do a set's worth of demos and give then to people for booking purposes.
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