Unpopular Comics: Won't you take me to Stumpy Town?

A few weeks ago I had dinner with Joe Lambert and his wife Becca. After an excellent dinner by Dennis (collard greens with dill and black eyes peas) we played card games. One of those games was Shortstack, created mini-comics mad genius Jon Chadurjian!

Then it was screen print, fold, staple and Stumptown!

I know I said there's no reason I couldn't get the next issue of Sourpuss out for Stumptown. Well, here are a few (unfortunately):

I moderated a Stumptown panel on Anthologies. I didn't want to drop the ball on this, so I worked hard to prepare.

CCS responsibilities are getting heavy, with graduation, thesis reviews, summer workshops and the incoming class looming in the future.

So, while the issue is almost completely drawn, it wasn't done for Stumptown. Bummer.

Dennis couldn't come along, he's saving money for our big New York move. I missed him, but it was nice to have some alone time.

I arrived a few days early in Portland to wander and relax. With my handy Zinester's Guide to Portland (the best guide book ever!) a walked and biked around town. It was nice to have some alone time.

Stumptown was nice, not too large, not to small. The quality of work and people was remarkably high for a comic convention. The highlight of my trip was seeing friends I rarely get visit (including west-coast AWP members and friends from New York).

The panel went well, though the audience was on the small side.
We had a great group of panelist, and think we covered a lot of ground.

Here was the line-up:

Moderator: Robyn Chapman (editor: True Porn, Hey, 4-Eyes!)

T. Edward Bak (contributor: Orchid, Drawn and Quarterly Showcase)
Greg Means (editor: Papercutter)
Jason Miles (Fantagraphics Submissions Editor, Kramer’s Ergot contributor)
Diana Schutz (editor: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Autobiographix)
Francois Vigneault (editor: Elfworld, Family Style Jamboree)

Here's a little slideshow from my trip. Enjoy!