As we approach the new year, my thoughts are drawn to the long friendships that I've made in comics circles. Sure, I've lost touch with a number of folks throughout the years — especially since I all but dropped out of the comics scene for quite a while. That said, I've just had a great holiday visit with my Velvet collaborator Mark Runyan, and my Dai Kamikaze buddy Rob Davis and his family will be at our house January 5th for our annual "new year's" visit. I'll meet up with other friends including Phil Hester and Ande Parks as convention season hits up. In particular, I'm looking forward to Kansas City's Planet Comicon this Spring.
As you work to break into the comics market, I encourage you to take the time to make as many true friends in the business as possible. Not every friendship will survive the decades ahead, but those that do will mean more to you can realize at the time.
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Agreed, Kirk. Your art comes first. Working on it, improving it, getting better and faster at it. The only thing second to your craft is the friends you make. Some folks would probably reverse the order on those...and that fine!
Mark
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