Back from NYCC, aaaaand gone again.

Just so you wouldn't think I wasn't drawing while I was gone...

I am back from NewYork Comic Con and I'm attempting to break a world record by pencilling and inking an entire issue of Darkwing Duck in 2 weeks. All while battling the NYCC-borne nerd-flu. It seems that I, as well as many of my fellow Boom-ers picked up a nasty bug on the way home from New York. I say it was either a nefarious plot to weaken our freelancers or something to do with us all getting no more than 2 hours of sleep a night.

Regardless, this had to be one of the best Con experiences I've ever had. Not only did I meet up with old friends and colleagues like artistic ally Amy Mebberson, Editors Christopher Burns and Aaron Sparrow, Boom-Mistress Kate Hayden and DW writer Ian Brill but I finally got to meet alot of people I've waited a long time to talk to face to face.

First and foremost was DW colorist Andrew Dalhouse and his wife Brandi. We probably spent  2/3rds of the show together at the booth signing. I know I say this alot but Andrew really deserves a lions share of the credit for making each issue look so good. It was great to finally meet the man who's life I've added so many headaches to.

I also had the pleasure of meeting and drinking with "Cars" artist Travis Hill, "Epic Mickey" writer Warren Spector, "Muppet King Arthur" co-conspiritor Paul Benjamin, "Cars" writer Alan J. Porter. And of course who could forget "Toy Story" writer and human blur Jesse Blaze Snider. I hope to work with and have lunch bought by each one of you in the future.

It was also Interview Central in NY. Reporters from MTV, Ain't It Cool News, Newsarama, Tough Pigs and others were asking me everything from my thoughts on DW's place in Disney history to what my favorite pizza was in NY so far. Guess which one I was more qualified to answer.

But the best part was meeting the fans of the book. It was so great hearing all the stories of the people who grew up with Darkwing and how happy they were that we were able to carry on the stories of their hero without missing a beat from the original show. It was also great putting faces to the names of the online folks who have supported us from the beginning. Special big thanks to Sandra (all the way from Germany), Melissa and Angeline for coming to the show. It was also a pleasant surprise to meet the lovely girl who is responsible for all those filthy Negaduck tweets.

But enough of the past. I got Ducks to draw and no time to do it in (Jerry Reed could totally make a song out of that). I'll be headed to the Long Beach Comic Con on Halloween weekend but I'll be back here before I go to give you a breakdown of the happenings including how to score the first ever Darkwing Duck sketch cover and where and when you can meet DW creator Tad Stones.