I’m still recovering from whatever con plague was floating around this weekend, so this report might be disjointed and largely full of holes. BUT … here goes!

Our travel party included Shannon (this is what she thinks of flying),

Katy (cosplaying as Grench from Dominic Deegan),

Hawk, and myself (I’m behind the camera >.> ).

We ran into a lot of old friends this weekend,

Briafedewrt454hin Clevinger – 8Bit Theater (Nuklear Power)
Mookie – Dominic Deegan
Ian, Jes, Matt – Machall
Yuko – Fallen
Brian Carroll – Instant Classic
Trish and Damien – Novablade Studios
Shawn Handyside – Staccato
Scott Ramsoomair – VGCats
Dave Cheung and Jamal Joseph Jr.
Dave Lister – Paradox Lost
Beth – Rice Bubbles
Garth and Larom – Comedity
Dan Kim – Clone Army

We also met these guys for the first time,

Gregg and Liz Dean – Real Life Comics

Hawk got a chance to talk to some people that I didn’t have an opportunity to speak to (my brain was fried by Saturday afternoon),

Jennie Breeden – The Devil’s Panties
Jeph Jacques – Questionable Content
Jen Brazas of Mystic Revolution

And there were also a lot of people who I’d wanted to catch up with and just missed the opportunity … hopefully next year, or on the intarwebs (drop me your screenname?),

Liz Greenfield – Stuff Sucks
Queenie – Bizenghast

Tim Buckley, Woody, Josh Mirman also stopped by and talked to us! I didn’t get to talk to Tim or Josh for very long (we’ll catch up on the intarwebs), but Woody hung around and helped us move our stuff at the end of the con, so thanks man! Cons are always so busy, and there’s always a shortage of time for catching up with people.

I’m positive I’ve left people out, and I’m really really sorry, and if you e-mail me I promise I’ll revise what I’ve got. We came back late, late Sunday night and were immediately back to work on Monday, and let’s just say there wasn’t a lot of sleeping and eating involved in the past weekend.

I’m trying to remember what else I was going to mention … ah! Applegeeks had a team assembled for the Webcomics Challenge, and although we lost the overall competition (Saturday was busy and we missed a few events), our team won the Halo 2 tournament and the Soul Calibur III tournament. Hawk won the Webcomics Auction, Beth repped us in the DDR competition, and a very generous and thoughtful reader was our stand-in at the Iron Webcomic Challenge (we had an interview during the time block, I think). However, Comedity took the gold! We bow to you fellas, good job! :) Here’s a picture of the Halo crew (from left to right: Manny, Josh, Shannon, and Greg),

They’re holding Bunny Bling, the official currency of ConnectiCon 2006. Big ups to Team Rockets for graciously lending us some of their young guns. ;) Here’s Josh and Shannon reppin’ for their clan,

I also got to meet some of Shannon’s friends, including Josh and Greg above, and Michael. They’re some totally awesome fookers, ya? Thanks for helping make it a badass weekend.

And finally, here’s a picture of Mookie with his Cosplay Army,

And OF COURSE we want to thank Matt, Brianna, Brian Wilson, George Rohac THE THIRD, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe and all the Connecticon 2006 staff for putting on an awesome show. Thanks so much, and we’ll see you next year! ^__^

Possibly more to come? I don’t know. I need to get started on some other things, but check back later – there might be some changes. Can you tell this is the product of an overstretched mind? >.>

We’re back from Connecticon. It was fun and we’re dead tired. We’ll post a con report once we get a good night sleep.

I did a series of sketches for a group of awesome AG readers (Brian, Katie (above), Kristi, and Suzanne). After I finished drawing the one above, I realized Hawk looks like he’s trying to grab some boobs. >.

Just got back tonight … so tired. Must … sleep … will post later … jtior3o34h1jk24rnnjtewtkr … whaaaaa … i4u90532jioht4wout … niiiiiight

Oh man, I hate this week so much. I still can’t walk without limping. According to the doc, I got a muscle strain on my left foot and I need to keep it relaxed.

Relax. Check.

We’re going to Connecticut tomorrow. I’ll be at the table most of the time since it’s hard for me walk around. While I’m at the table, I’ll be doing free Applegeeks sketches. So if you want a free sketch of one of the AG characters, feel free to ask for one. Also, we’ll be selling our regular merchandise (shirts, posters), plus two new prints. On Friday, I’ll be doing a Photoshop panel from 1pm to 2pm. There is also an Uber webcomic panel we’ll be attending, but I’m not sure the day or time for that.

Ananth mentioned I didn’t have any power at my house, I still don’t. Yesterday, some really strong wind and rain hit my neighborhood. The power went out around 4pm. I hate to say this but I got bored really fast. Though, after the storm, it was amusing to see everyone down the street sitting in the dark but the house in front of us had a generator.

As you can guess, I can’t post a comic tomorrow since I couldn’t use my desktop computer. No power. No computer. No Photoshop. However, I was able to draw the next AG Lite and that’s set to be up on Friday.

Anyway, I’m currently using Ananth’s internet at his house. I should head home soon and pack for the trip before it gets dark.

Hope to see some of you at the convention. Just look for a broken Hawk.

Last Saturday, on my way home, I noticed my left foot started to hurt. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but once I got home, it started to hurt more as I walked. Now I’m sitting in my room with my left foot in a bucket of hot water.

EDIT: Hawk’s power is out – hopefully it’ll be back soon, but depending on that AG Lite might be a little delayed.

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We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries by various means of communication as to how much the banner will cost to buy at Connecticon. Guys, there’s only one. :/ We got the banner for part of our display, and so our table would be easier to find. Sorry guys!

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Went to work, and then went on a bunch of AG related errands. You can see the end result below! Each picture links out to a larger version.

5×2′ vinyl banner:

Standees, cut from 11×17″ paper:

New AG prints are in!

We’ll be selling prints at Connecticon this weekend. =) Speaking of Connecticon, I’m scheduled for a Adobe Photohop Techniques on Friday, from 1-2pm. If you have time, feel free to stop by and watch me screw up.