Upcoming conventions!
- Fan Expo Vancouver, April 20-21 (Table #54)
- Calgary Entertainment Expo, April 26-28 (Table #G 07)
- Ottawa Comic Con, May 10-11
- Hal-con, November 8-10
The Future of Publishing after the Random House/Penguin Group Merger
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I feel like everyone who read the news today imagined this at some point. I just wanted to draw it. Clearly this is mean to be silly but...
...with Random House, Inc. and The Penguin Group merging, over one quarter of the global publishing market will be under the control of one company (with, I hope, an awesome silly-sounding name), which isn't evil or anything, but it is worrying, both as a forecast for the collapse of independence in the industry as well as a consolidation of diverse publishing venues into single entities. Obviously the companies will remain autonomous(ish), but they'll both be selecting future books based on economic mandates from a single source, and I can't imagine this is a good thing for promoting diversity in writing.
Then again, a single, stable publishing entity will publish a greater diversity of work than two dead companies, so there's always that to be grateful for.
Anyway, the House of Random Penguins will be in my nightmares tonight.
April 22, 2013
The aftermath of the Fan Expo Vancouver zombie outbreak: 1250+ bitten, 341 turned, 542 pieces of free art given out and more gory details on Tumblr.
April 17, 2013
Okay, so I'm trying a weird zombie outbreak social experiment at Vancouver Fan Expo this weekend, and it would be awesome if you could help out!
Basically, I want to see how fast a zombie infection could spread at a convention, and because everything is more fun when there's a score attached, I'm turning the experiment into a bit of a minigame and giving away free stuff.
April 8, 2013
This weekend at an art show I decided to try a social experiment and run my table on a "pay whatever the hell you feel like" policy.
It was a small, fun, quirky show, so it was a controlled venue for trying this out. I honestly didn't know what to expect, but it had always been something I wanted to try, so I figured I'd go for it and reap the consequences.
Reader and Volunteer in Need of Help
April 7, 2013
Ravyn Crescent is a volunteer and anti-human tracking activist who also happens to be a long-time reader of the comic. She recently suffered a serious accident and broke her hip, racking up $17,000 in medical bills and sustaining a debilitating injury right after being offered paid work in the charitable sector. That position is now in jeopardy.
A friend of hers arranged an Indiegogo campaign to help cover the cost of her surgery and hospitalization and help her get back on her feet. While I haven't personally met her, her record of volunteerism and activism are inspiring, and I hope we can do something to help her out.
Thanks guys!
April 4, 2013
So last night I got to play a game of Drinking Quest with the game's creator, Jason Anarchy, while recording a podcast with The Bitter Guy. To make sure this post is written in proper spirit, I'll be drinking my favourite maple-mellowed whiskey...
New Site, New Philosophy
March 6, 2013
Rock, Paper, Cynic has developed a lot over the years, and I'm so stoked that you guys have been such a huge part of it. I want to start involving you more in the comic and gearing the website to be able to do things that make the world a more exciting place to live.
That's why I'm going to be rolling out some new ideas during 2013.