SPX - The sentimental recap
Wow. What an amazing time. For every person in the past few years who
has urged me to go to SPX, I thank you. Never have I been surrounded
by such an amazing group of people just oozing with talent. I'm not
sure if it has been like this every year but the level of quality and
diversity was just so great. SPX is everything that San Diego is not
-- social in a genuine, non-pissing contest sort of way and truly
community based. No loud booming booths, no costumes, no bullshit. If
one comes away from San Diego thinking "I hate comics," SPX will make
you think "I really love comics." There is not one person who needs
this kind of message every so often, everyone from the guy who makes
fun mini-comics for himself to the bigshot editor at one of the major
companies to the casual fan. It's important to be reminded that, fan
or pro, this is what we love.
Of course for me, it was equally great to see the enthusiasm for and
the amount of kid-related material at the show. Talking with newcomers
like Jef Czekaj and Andy Runton and of course, Jeff Smith give me hope
that comics are moving in the right direction in bringing in a new
generation of fans that will love comics as much as we all do.
I'm going to stop there before I really get going -- but all in all,
this show was truly an inspiring and amazing experience and I will be
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