I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday break. I KNOW I DID!!!! I needed the break and I took advantage of it. I went shopping with my wife and did NORMAL stuff for a change. I worked in a little time for Charmy, but most of my time was spent with my family. What a relaxing four days!!!

So, tomorrow I go back to work. I love my day job. My day job keeps me grounded, knowing that my real life is and will probably always be working as a graphic designer. The odds of my cartooning career becoming full time are so very slim. As hard as I work at my dream, it is comforting to know I have a day job that pays the bills and nurtures mu need for accomplishment.

Yes, I have an unnatural need to be successful. As great as my comic strip is becoming, I find it a failure until I can make a living doing only cartoon art. I lost so much money this year following my dream that any normal person would pack up the pen and ink and run away screaming. My insane need to succeed at everything I do keeps me working… and working so terribly hard.

My failure this year lies with buying tables at a few extremely bad comic cons. One in Austin saw me losing over 500 bucks! The other two bad shows saw me losing 300 – 400 bucks at each. My other shows were great, but were all “break even” shows. There was no profits to be had at any of them. That means the loses were a hard hit.

Next year, I am dropping the bad shows. I am still taking a risk though because I will do two shows I have never been to. Both shows will be amazing. The first is the Victoria Comic Con of which I have heard nothing but glowing reviews from the artists who have appeared there in the past. The second show is a first year show, Greater Austin Comic Con, which will be ran by an amazing promoter who is a personal friend of mine. He already has a stellar lineup too. I will have more details on all of these shows later.

CHARMY INVADES AUSTIN (ROUND ROCK) DECEMBER 2ND!!!

Are you in Round Rock next weekend? I will be appearing at the Central Texas Teen Comic Con!!! It will be held at the Round Rock High School. I am so looking forward to this show!!!! I actually have another comic con at a high school scheduled for February of 2018. The audience is perfect for my work. Also, this is a redemption show for me. I did so badly last time I was in Austin, This show will hopefully make up for my previous experience. I know there is an audience in Austin that would LOVE Charmy’s Army.

I hope to see you there!