2009 is in full effect, which means we’re gearing up for our first 2 conventions of the year.

What are they? What are we doing there? Keep reading.

This weekend, we’ll be heading to New York Comic Con.  Please note, we’re mostly going for fun, so we won’t have any swag with us.  However, if you spot us (we’ll be surrounded by nerds), please feel free to say Hi!

The big mamajama is next weekend, as we make our 3rd consecutive appearance at KATSUCON.  We’ll have comics, we’ll have prints, we’ll have Dead of Summer Vol. 1, we’re gonna make it a good time.

And if us being there wasn’t enough, check out that guest list! It’s practically a who’s-who in the world of nerdy things.

Wait…you need more incentive? HOW ABOUT SOME SUPER ART FIGHT ACTION?  That’s right, Super Art Fight invades Katsucon, as it fuses with Iron Artist to present….IRON ARTIST VIII: TATAKE! SUPER ART FIGHT!. That’s Saturday at 1pm, so get your schedules ready.

All and all, next weekend, Katsucon is THE place to be.  Head to Katsucon.com RIGHT NOW, so you can get registered and not get locked out!

You know, every year since we started attending Katsucon back in ‘07, it’s been a convention we love.

And this year, proved no different.

First things first, coming into the con with a relatively new property in Art Fight High School was quite the risky adventure…but we’re really happy to have met up with so many people excited for what we’re doing here, even those who followed us over from Dead of Summer.  Without you, this would be nothing, so first and formost, I’d like to thank the fans.

Up next…Super Art Fight was an amazing adventure.  Chris Impink gave us the opportunity to take over Iron Artist this year, and I think it’s safe to say it was an solid success.  Thanks again to Jami, Yuko, Jamie, Bryan, Hawk, Garth and Steve for providing their pensmanship; thanks to Ross for being such a great broadcast colleague; and thank you again to the audience for making it such a fun time…even if my stomach is complaining today.  I know some of who you attended may be interested in knowing how the charity auction did…I’m very happy to say Super Art Fight raised over $1200 for the American Cancer Society/Race for the Cure, and we couldn’t be prouder.

Now, to our fellow webcomic warriors who braved 3-days of overpacked crowds to shill our wares and make it a good time, I give you your props, in link form…

• Hawk and Ananth from Applegeeks (along with Yuko from Johnny Wander)
• Mookie from Dominic Deegan
• Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi from Erfworld
• Garth from Comedity and Finders Keepers
• the Dernwerks crew of Darren Gendron and Bryan Prindiville
• Chris “Kilika” Malone of Blue & Blond
• Barb and Chris of Fragile Gravity
• Our own amazing tablemates, Ross Nover of the System and Jamie Baldwin of Sudden Valley
• The fantastic gang from Halfpixel: Dave Kellett, Kris Straub and Brad Guigar
• and last, but far from least, the people without whom we wouldn’t have been at Katsu…Onezumi and Harknell from Stupid & Insane Defenders Of Chaos.

I know that’s a lot to read, but seriously, click all ‘dem links.  I think the world of webcomics is ready for it’s renissance, and those comics linked above are but just a part of it.

More info from the weekend is to come, including photos from Saturday’s Super Art Fight, plus info on how you can buy the new merch we debuted at Katsu, but until then, we’ll see you tomorrow with the start of the next arc in Art Fight High School!

Katuscon 15: How To Make Webcomics: From Sketch to Posting and All Points in Between. from kaiki on Vimeo.

The above video is from this past weekend at Katsucon, and features me among a verifiable group of webcomics superheavyweights on the topic of “How to Create a Webcomic”.

Watch me squirm, and attempt to make funny amongst the awesome crowd of Michael “Mookie” Terracciano, Brad Guigar, Kris Straub, Dave Kellett, Brian Prindiville and Ross Nover.

And hey! Look! Sure, the video quality isn’t as good, but here’s a vid of the panel Nick was on this past weekend: Print, Web, or Both: What Should a Comic Artist Do?

Katsucon 15: Print, Web, or Both: What Should a Comic Artist Do? from kaiki on Vimeo.