Comics By Request: People, Projects In Need Of Funding By Tom Spurgeon
* there are several left to support the Kenosha Festival Of Cartooning, one of the few significant small-city shows we have, and one that's made use of crowd-funding throughout its short history.
* the cartoonist Dan Wright has a Patreon up for his educational Paint By Monster series. I worked with Wright in the early 2000s and I don't know anyone more talented. I've enjoyed his video series so far, and I think it could really make use of an old-fashioned patron if there's one out there.
* you know one thing I found interesting about CAKE? I made a point to notice if anyone pointed me personally in the direction of their Patreon. No one did. In fact, I don't remember this at any show since that service has started. I don't know that that means, but I can imagine a way that part of culture developing where it would be something someone might mention to people. I'm also a little bit at a disadvantage in a fact-finding mission like that, as I only interact with about half of any show's tables as an unknown quantity.
* finally, it's done funding, but I totally missed this Jack Katz project reaching fruition. It's great to see someone of Katz's age taking on new projects at a time when some artists hedge their bets about their ability to complete work and others retire altogether.
