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One year ago, on April 16th 2024, the first page of Peregrine Lake went online. One year since we first met Bev as she drove through a snow storm and said the exact thing most of us have said in that scenario.
It took so long for Peregrine Lake to get off the ground. I first announced it back in December of 2019, and originally I was going to draw it. And then the world fell apart, and I found myself with zero ability to draw it anymore. I kept kicking the idea around, wanting to move it forward when in 2023 I jokingly suggested to my friend Ethan that they could draw the comic for me.
And they said yes, they'd love to, and I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
We then spent almost a year regularly meeting, talking about my plans for the plots, the world, the characters, and all the things that would have otherwise just lived in my head. I started scripting comics, and Ethan got to work on concept art. And for most of 2023 we planned and got ready, and we hit the ground running in 2024.
And now we're here. Honestly, I love everything we've put out over the last year. Ethan's art is incredible, and tells the story in a way that I'm not sure mine would have. I love this comic, I love that you all are reading it, and I'm excited to show you what's coming next.
Because we've only just scratched the surface on how weird this is going to get.
On April 26th I'm going to be at Concinnity in Milwaukee, WI! Stop on by and say hi if you're in town!
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Of course a former vender would know this stuff.
I almost said something of ‘only suckers buy anything before Sunday’… but on the other hand, I’ve missed out on a lot of cool stuff because there weren’t any left by the time I tried to get one.
I have mixed views on this. I often will buy over the weekend but only for stuff I really want because of Vendor apathy.
When I used to be a vendor I would make a big deal on Sundays about how I was slashing my prices so much.
…yeah, I was totally lying. They were the same prices I was offering all weekend. But people like to feel like they’re getting a deal. 😛
Do you do that as an artist alley vender/artist?
No – It isn’t really something you can pull off when a preprinted price list is in front of you. 🙂
Print up a second list. Same list, but with ‘SUNDAY REDUCTION PRICES!’ in big letters at the top. Or laminate the list so can scribble over the top with easy wipe markers.
In some parts of the world this is considered false advertisement, and thus illegal.
Grin – When my daughter was small, she went for a last walk through the dealer’s room and came back with a stuffed toy almost as big as she was from a vendor who had to fly back… 🙂
For me, I only had that work once. I collect figures of magicians. While at RI Comiccon, I found someone selling plushies at a major discount and got a Hinkle the Great plushie at a great price. The wife says; “What are you going to do with that?” I looked over at HER dresser which is covered in Mickey Mouse and Pikachu plushies and just sighed.
Last con i went to was only on sunday this year next year ill be thinking of this