This past Saturday, June 13, I tabled at South Bend Zine Fest in Indiana. The venue LangLab is an amazing community space that sprawls throughout an industrial building. It includes a performance stage, art studios, a café, two bars, an arcade, an art gallery, and several multi-use areas where zine vendors set up their tables. The show felt a little disorganized at first but quickly settled into a friendly and laid-back hang-out. Sales were slow, but I had many interesting chats and made a lot of trades. Tableneighbors this time included Ransom McCarthy, a familiar face from Flint Zine Fest, and poet Niko Hebron from South Bend, who provided some great recommendations for local restaurants. I stopped at Fatbird for chicken & waffles before the drive home. South Bend was the last of my scheduled shows for now, but stay tuned for Fall event announcements.
In other news, Nib Rot and Adjuster are now available at Wyrd Byrd in Ypsilanti. This is currently the only place to get a copy of Adjuster outside of shows. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend going in to check out Wyrd Byrd’s stock. They’ve got an excellent zine section that recalls the 90s heyday of record shop zine culture. Beyond their main focus on vinyl, they also carry an esoteric selection of used books, CDs, video (including VHS!), and role-playing games. Very cool store!
On Saturday, May 2, I drove up to Flint to table at the first Flint Zine Fest. There was a lot going on, with a full schedule of workshops, several sets of live music, and food trucks, ensuring a continuous flow of attendees throughout the day. This was my fourth zine fest behind the table. Although I didn’t sell much, I enjoyed the strong community vibe. I saw quite a few familiar faces from previous events, and shared a table with Flint native Ransom McCarthy, who told me all about Flint’s art scene.
I’ve got a bit of a break from shows for the next few weeks, so it’s back to the drawing table. I’m aiming to have two new minis ready for South Bend Zine Fest on June 13. Beyond that, I’ve sent a couple applications out and will add any additional events to the schedule as I hear back.
I spent yesterday in Lansing for LICZ, which turned out to be my best fest yet in terms of foot traffic and sales. I sold out of UP and launched the freshly printed Adjuster n.1. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by the table to chat and flip through the comics! It was a fantastic event!
Now that UP is out-of-print, I can reveal the secret stamp: If anyone asked me to sign the comic, I would draw a pasty on a specially printed stamp and stick it to the designated spot on the inside back cover. Only two copies of UP currently have this stamp, but the offer still stands: If you got UP and bring your copy to a future event where I'm tabling, I will draw you a pasty stamp.
Coming up next: Flint Zine Fest in two weeks!
2026-Apr-13Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest (LICZ) is this Saturday, April 18! I'll be hanging out at the Nib Rot table with copies of Nib Rot, both issues of Rimki Comix, a few remaining copies of the UP minicomic, and a brand new mini, Adjuster n.1.
Adjuster is an ongoing experimental zine. The first issue includes sketchbook drawings of singers, which became a recurring motif for some reason. It also includes two short dream comics, Barefoot Omen and Mall Bar. I welcome interpretations, as well as feedback in general. If you get a copy of Adjuster at LICZ and mention that you heard about it from this site, I'll throw in a free sticker printed exclusively for the event.
Hope to see you in Lansing on Saturday!
Zine Jamboree was great fun at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse on Saturday. I had a prime spot near the entrance between tableneighbors @sewer_brats and Madeleine Lyon. The stock of UP that I brought sold out. Thanks everyone who bought one! There are still copies available through Gosh Comics, and I have a few more set aside for the next show, but then it's out-of-print.
And speaking of next shows, I'll be at Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest (LICZ) in three weeks on Saturday, April 18. I'll have the sketchbook zine I've been working on, Adjuster n.1, which unfortunately wasn't finished in time for Zine Jamboree, and hopefully an additional new mini if I can keep the momentum going.
What was intended to be a free minicomic version of the Nib Rot anthology has now fallen by the wayside. Tin Orb was a concept that went through several iterations but never melded into a viable project. Here’s the cover, the last remnant of Tin Orb:
On March 28, come find me at Zine Jamboree at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. I'm debuting a new minicomic: Adjuster n.1, a collection of sketchbook drawings and dream comics. I'll also have UP, Nib Rot n.1, Rimki Comix (including The Garden Cat), and some stickers, bookmarks, and prints. See you there!
Rimki's new comic The Garden Cat has arrived! It's an expansive autobiographical journey through the sights, scents, dreams, and frustrations of a man reluctantly seeking to gain the trust of a feral neighborhood cat while juggling the pressures of the daily grind. Along the way, the artist reflects on the nature of consciousness, takes measure of the ebb and flow of creative engagement, and makes a strong case for the value of making hand-drawn printed comics in opposition to feeding the social media attention-theft algorithms. Copies are available at the link above, and I'll also have copies at my table at upcoming shows (TBA).
The letters column includes a few pages from a comics interview zine I sent to Rimki in response to Rimki Comix v.1: Land of the Dead, in which I left his speech balloons blank for him to fill in his replies. Here are the first and last pages of the interview, which don't appear in The Garden Cat:
2026-Feb-05The new issue of Comics Blogger (n.15) includes a review of UP, as well as dozens of pages of short interviews from Destination Dealers Con and a long interview with Sammy Harkham. Go get it!
Also, a bit of site maintenance: All 2025 updates (including sample pages from UP) have moved to the Archive.
Zine Jamboree
Ypsilanti Freighthouse
Ypsilanti, MI
LICZ (Lansing Independent Comics & Zine Fest)
Grewal Hall
Lansing, MI
Flint Zine Fest
Factory Two
Flint, MI
South Bend Zine Fest
LangLab
South Bend, IN