destroyerzooey

This was my third time at SPX, the Small Press Expo.

The first time (2004) I was just a guy with a book few people had ever heard of. The second time (2005) was Hope's debut with Salamander Dream. Then we took a few years off for various reasons. Then we came back.

This year we were some of the "bigger names" at the show, but you know what? It's not about that. I think Hope and I felt a little jaded going in to SPX this year, but after a couple hours on the floor, the energy there made us remember why we started doing these things in the first place.

There are tons of interesting people doing interesting work. We filled multiple boxes with books and minicomics that we seriously can't wait to read. We got to spend time with old established friends and with hugely talented up-and-comers.

People come from far and wide to completely take over one hotel for a couple of days. You can't walk ten feet without meeting someone you know, or someone who knows you, or someone whose name and work it's clear you're going to know in a year's time.

Anyway, we had a good time, we remembered the true meaning of comics, and our hearts swelled.

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