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Eleven years and three months after going live with the first page of Long John, I officially wrapped in the late evening of September 23, 2025.
I’ve already started uploading pages to the website and writing their accompanying posts. Of course, this happened right when a huge pile of essays came in from my day job which immediately demanded my attention.
This was only a few days after this year’s CrockerCon, the first in the show’s history to be an all-day event and, from what I’ve heard from the folks involved, was a wild success. Over 7000 people came out for the show, which blows any previous numbers out of the water.
Personally, it was an incredible show, as always. Those of us who have been attending for years often describe it as a class reunion or something similar––getting to see old friends and local creatives all in one place is always a treat.
So, once I get these essays graded (I’m almost done!) the plan going forward for chapter 6 is planning. Figuring out the release schedule, finishing up the book side of things (cover, extra material, etc.) and getting that all set up for preorders (I’m thinking around November or early December).
A lot of people have been asking about Kickstarting a collection. I’m not against it, but I am terrified of running a Kickstarter campaign, especially on my own. We’ll see! For now, I’m more concerned about getting Chapter 6 updating on the site and getting this final volume put together. Then I can worry about the bigger stuff.
Keep an eye out for future updates! We’re almost there!
Crocker Con returns and this time it’s bigger and better!
For the first time, the show has been moved out of the ArtMix program the Crocker Art Museum holds every month. What this means is that instead of being a four hour show on a Thursday evening, it is now and all day event that will be held at the Crocker this Sunday, 9/21, from 10 to 4pm. The other thing that this brings with it is that Crocker Con 2025 is FREE to enter. So, there’s NO reason not to go and check out all the costumes, games, activities, and––of course––local talent that will be there.
From what I’ve heard from behind the scenes, it’s already on pace to be the biggest Crocker Con ever, so I’m really excited for the sheer amount of people that will not only be introduced to the talent of Sacramento, but also the Crocker as a museum in its own right.
Unfortunately, I won’t have Volume 6 of Long John at the show, though I’m very close to wrapping up the art on it and will likely start posting to the website soon.
However, I will have all my normal wares and, more than anything, I am up for discussing art and comics as always since the crowd the show brings in is always so diverse and eclectic.
I hope to see you there!