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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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Is this the disaster con you’ve been talking about doing or is that still coming?
I’m saving that particular storyline for Chapter Seven.
I saw this kind of train wreck happen at TWO conventions in Los Angeles. One of them rented a big chunk of the same space that Anime Expo uses, but barely promoted the con. The big draws were celebrity concerts and a film festival, but they didn’t actually make sure their tech worked for the film festival, or that they had an audience for the concerts. It was painful to watch, but I got my admission for half-price through an online coupon, so I got my money’s worth and more.
The other con, the convention chair insisted on doing the publicity himself, then had a family emergency, so nothing got into the media until the first day of the con. At THAT con, the registration system didn’t work, and they had no backup plan, not even lined paper. So they let the few people who showed up in for free on the first day of the con, which turned out to be the only day I could go.
Reminds me of one that occured here in Omaha not more than 3 or 4 years ago.
Advertised this one huge guest and a whole lot of little guests no one cared or knew about in the Omaha Metro, decided to host at THE biggest venue in the state, stated that they had over 3,000 attendees where seasoned staffers of other cons estimated that it was probably closer to 600…
Yep, me knows the feels.
I’ve just spent the last two days or so reading through the archive and I’ve really enjoyed the story so far. Looking forward to adding this to my regular reads.
This reminds me of how, in the Eighties, Spirt Of Light would rely primarily on word of mouth to promote their conventions. Never mind that by the time word of mouth reaches anyone in regards to a three day event, said event tends to be over, especially in those pre-internet days.