I've had a tough week. You know when you're trying to get things done, but the things to do keep piling up so you end up getting nothing done? Yeah that's pretty much it. I just got hosting (bye bye MCAD) so now www.evanpalmercomics.com is a real thing and won't look all freaky in the address bar, hooray! also, a google search of myself brings up my site as the second article. totally B.A. because I'm lame, I also googled the titles of my last two comics and got a few mentions on blogs and stuff. My favorite was a twitter tweet that said The Ashen Cat has very good art. I did this a while back, but i cracks me up...

These past few weeks have been crazy busy for me in all sorts of different ways. Luckily, though, I'm finally getting it together. First and foremost, if you aren't already reading it there, my journal is now displayed on the main page of my website, , which was a whole lot of work. Keep in mind, the site is still heavily under construction. Eventually, the whole thing will have a hand-drawn feel similar to the background.

I've also been working at MCAD on a few things including comic TA-ing for their Summer Expressions Sessions where teenagers experience college life for two weeks. I have to say that I was seriously impressed by my students. They went above and beyond any of the past classes and could really teach some of the actual MCAD students a thing or two.

I also just got done moving after my internship ended and I really love my new space. Its very cozy, but extremely comfortable.



Aside from that, I've been working on some art, but not too much. Still just sketching and working on my project proposal, which is proving to be quite a challenge to write. On other horizons, though, you may be delighted to hear that a certain someone's senior project may have a chance of getting published for reals. Not saying who though.



These first two images are some colored sketches of the two main characters from Radical Physics. As it turns out, the first guy, as yet unnamed, has a high school experience much like mine, just replace art with math and science.
Finally, this last drawing may just be the cover of an anthology if it so happens to make any dear readers excited enough to do a one or two page story.

Ok, as promised. Here are the names and links of all the cool people I met while at Heroes Convention in Charlotte last weekend. This is as much for me as it is for you. Also, I guess I met more people there than at MoCCA, but that was probably because I was so busy and overwhelmed there. In the order they appear in my stack of stuff:

Paul Maybury - really nice guy seems to be exploding at the moment. Check out Aqua Leung.
David Malki - didn't talk too much to this guy, but we sure did spend some time accidentally snubbing him.
Tender Loving Empire - these guys were like screenprinting masters and they had a record label. I picked up their compilation CD and gawked at all the things I wanted to buy.
Alec Longstreth - I traded with him for 2 parts of a 3 part adventure story. Silly me, now I'm involved.
Matthew Bernier - I can't actually recall meeting him, but I have his mini Antoine and I love it.
Sparkplug - These guys had a ton of comics and I wanted almost every one. I felt bad only discovering them on the last day when I had no money.
Buenaventura Press - on the other side of Sparkplug. They publish a lot of great arty things that I can't afford, but this is where I met...
Sammy Harham - He had the best beard around and spent like 15 minutes signing my copy of Crickets #2.
Kaz Strzepek, - aside from the boss name, I sat next to him briefly and he's super nice, PLUS all his drawings are drawn life-size. NUTS! I bought his book Mourning Star and I highly recommend, even if it did start to fall apart in my hands.
Maris Wicks - funny and talented to the max. She makes these one-of-a-kind superhero dolls and I really want one! I won't spoil it, but Everybody Has One is one of the funniest comics. Ever.
Liz Prince - Equally as great as Maris, it makes sense that they teamed up for the mini, Duddits and I guess apparently live(d) together.
MK Reed - I already liked her at Mocca, but when she returned to her table with a Danboard (Cardbo) action figure the deal was sealed.
Jeremy Tinder - I gobble this stuff up. Now we're LJ friends.
Partyka - I met Shawn and Matt at their table and didn't know which book to buy so I got one from each of them.
Laura Park - I guess one of the first people I met there. She was totally the leader of the pack that included most of the people above as well as...
Julia Wertz - who I didn't talk to much, but I love her spunk and attitude. Also, fart party. YES!
Marc Arsenault - This guy gets props because he gave me a mix-tape.
Chris Schweizer - his table was next to ours and he was great. He teaches at SCADatlanta and had a band of groupies/minions who were a little much. He has an unbelievable 16 book deal with Oni.


...and that about wraps it up. I did meet a ton more people, but I either didn't get a hardcopy of their info or I can't find it. Whew. Like I said, it was a lot of fun and if the guest list is this great next year, I'm gonna try to come out again (on my own this time).