Ten years ago I headed down to San Diego Comic-Con for the first time to announce* my published debut, Holy F*ck. A decade later, I'm headed back again (not sure if it's for the 9th or 10th time [???] it's hard to keep track because of the pandemic) for what is now an annual ritual for myself and my friends.

Naturally, I'll be joined by my stellar wife Rosie Knight and the talented Oliver Ono, both in attendance to celebrate next month's release of Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp, an OGN where I assisted on colors. They'll be signing (with a stealthy appearance by yours truly) at IDW booth #2729 on Friday, July 26th at 2:15pm. Fingers crossed that IDW will have early copies! Otherwise, we'll have some free homemade preview zines for you.

Last month was the ALA Annual Conference, also held in the San Diego Convention Center. It was an alternate utopian vision of a comic convention. My time was filled with intriguing conversations with incredible librarians and fantastic people from across the business of publishing, pics of which are scattered throughout this post. Exhibiting at the Zine Pavilion was an unbelievable experience and I look forward to being there again next year for ALA Annual in the city where my family hails from, Philadelphia.

Unrelated, I need to mention that I had a fantastic time recording a new episode of Frankenstein's Podcast with Rosie about my beloved beast, Biollante. Joe and Khalid were terrific hosts, discussing the classic Godzilla film with us alongside other fun topics. Listen to find out which niche interest is my top obsession at the moment (you'll never guess).

*I was hoping for a big announcement or two this year at SDCC but those projects aren't ready to be revealed just yet! Stay tuned because I anticipate news of at least one to get out by the end of the year. In the meantime, find me at SDCC to check out new printings of KUTE Crew and my deranged Baby Shrek zine, both debuting this weekend.

It was an honor to be a guest at Godzilla vs. Music Box, a film festival that was a massive gathering of fantastic G-Fans in the Windy City. I flew out to Chicago with the legend Rosie Knight, where we met up with the amazing Oliver Ono and his super cool partner, Chadwick.

We were thrilled to share previews of Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp with filmgoers and exhibit our other comics and zines. We also held a zine making workshop for families, which went super well. Big thanks to Katie, Kyle, Kiyan, and the rest of the Music Box staff, who were all terrific.

I also got to meet up with my Transformers: Beast Wars collaborator, Andy Bell, and my Godzilla Rivals collaborator, Sean Dove. I've been working with a lot of Chicagoans lately! It was wonderful to see them both and talk shop.

Rosie and I had a great time signing at Things from Another World in Universal City for Free Comic Book Day 2024. Lots of fantastic Godzilla fans stopped by and we had some great convos about the Big G. And to make it even better, our buddies Bianca Xunise, James F Wright, Amanda Meadows, Geoffrey Golden, and Esther Kim came out to visit. It's always a wonderful time when we're at TFAW and we can't wait to be back there again soon with Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp.