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Thomas Williams on SPACE Panels (PR)
posted April 15, 2007
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The following panels will run during the 2007 S.P.A.C.E. con in Columbus,Ohio. April 21st thru the 22nd. For more information go to backporchcomics.com.

Saturday & Sunday

On Going: Mike Roden Benefit Auction and Raffle hosted by Matt Dembicki Table 70 (Matt if you want to schedule specific times for things let me know)

Saturday, April 21

11:30 How not to drive women away from your comics hosted by Adie Victor with Pam Bliss, Molly Durst and Max Ink

12:30 Day Prize Presentations Hosted by Dave Sim

2:00 ComicSpace Hosted by Max Ink with ComicSpace founder, Josh Roberts and ComicSpace members Max, Matt Dembicki, and Tom Williams.

ComicSpace is only a few months old but it's membership has swelled to almost 15,000 with about 65,000 pages of comics posted.

3:00 Grand Comic-Book Database (GCD) Hosted by Tim Stroup

4:00 Carol Tyler's Bloomerland

Sunday, April 22

12:00 Comics101: Printing and Distribution Hosted by Tim Stroup with Paul Hornschemeier, Rafer Roberts, Joe Biel and Ray Scott.

Who are the good comic book printers if you want to distribute through Diamond? What software and formats are accepted by most printers. What do you need to be aware of when your art is a different size than the final, printed book.

You've finished your book, now how do you get it out to readers. What resources are there for the small creator. How much of a discount does the distributor want?


1:00 Cartoon Carnival Hosted by Bob Corby with Matt Feazell, and Kel M. Crum. Matt, Kel and Bob are back again narrating their comics on the big screen. Kel starts off with Ed Thud and Cornelia; Bob provides a bathroom break with Why I'm Not Musical, Stars and Bunny Blues and Matt finishes up with the Amazing Cynicalman.

2:00 On-line Comics : Ray Tomczak , Ryan Holgersen, Andrea McEnaney, Greg Carter

3:00 Old Timers Rant: Hosted by Tim Stroup.

What was so good about the good old days in the 70s and 80s of small press publishing. What's changed for good or bad. Who were the talents that have left comics and left the field poorer. - Matt Feazell, Larry Blake, Allen Freeman