Well, a good time was had by all. It was a great time to sit and talk shop about webcomics business stuff, especially since I rarely if ever get a chance to do that face to face with people. It was a success I’m told, because more people showed up than expected, comandeering the small cafe of the Fairfaz Border’s.
I was glad to meet everybody there, and feel throroughly ashamed at myself for not retaining a goddamned thing. Honestly, I was just enjoying it too much. We talked about publishing to books, and the pricing and quality to shoot for. We had a special guest appearance by “Captain 20,” who was a beloved local television personality before I was born (Sorry guys, I couldn’t resist taking a shot). And with him we discussed the merits of applying a webcomic business model to a non-webcomic product, which for him is webcasted television. We also spoke briefly on the merit of forming collectives, which is what I’m doing over at Biscuit Press (read: I got a lot of warnings and cautious pieces of advice, as the general concensus is collectives don’t typically accomplish much, and how are we going to afford it). Otherwise, it was very nice and chummy, and I think I learned a bit from it.
We’ll be meeting again in about a month, so if you couldn’t make it to this one you can try the next. We’re trying to have something closer to the center of D.C. I believe to help accomodate the Marylanders that couldn’t make it. I’ll let you all know when the next one will be when it’s decided.
Anyway, here’s some pictures of everyone there, beneath a cut.
Dick Dysel a.k.a. “Count Gore” a.k.a. “Captain 20″ and Chris Impink laughing over one of Dick’s many amusing stories from his Local TV days.
Rob Balder and Ryan DeWalt engaged in conversation.
John “The Gneech” Robey in stitches.
T. Campbell shows up and listens intently as Rob talks shop.
Chirs and Gneech drawn in to Dick’s amazing stories.
Ryan DeWalt and Barb Fischer also drawn to Dick’s tales.
Dick tells us about his experiences in webcasting, while Rachael Richardson listens in.
You know… for a webcartoonist and aspiring writer, I really suck at writing captions for candid photos. Really, really suck. But still, a good time had by all.
Now, do you have any idea if similar communities exist for either Boston or San Francisco? I wouldn’t have much to contribute, admittedly, but I imagine it would be fascinating to listen in.
If there aren’t, why not try and start some?