I’ll be appearing at the upcoming Tronto Comic Con this weekend. I can’t make it Friday, but I will be set up at table AA32 all day Saturday and Sunday.

Stop on by and say “Hi” and get a copy of the Free Comic Book Day book. I’ll have original art for sale, copies of the Wahoo Morris trade paperback for sale, and I’ll be doing quick sketches for those who buy something as well as longer sketches for those who want to commission one.

See you there!

Well, the post says it all.

I was reading Comics Worth Reading this morning and came across the Harvey Awards nominations list. I was only casually skimming the list when I came to the On Line Comics Work category.I had assumed that nominees got a heads up about their nominations, so it was a bit of a pleasant surprise to see The Chelation Kid nominated.

The full list of nominations follows:

The 2007 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented September 8, 2007 in Baltimore , MD , in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.

BEST WRITER
* Ed Brubaker | DAREDEVIL | Marvel Comics
* Grant Morrison | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN | DC Comics
* Steve Murphy | UMBRA | Image Comics
* Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
* William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing
* Brian K. Vaughn | Y: THE LAST MAN | DC/Vertigo

BEST ARTIST
* Brian Fies | MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
* Renee French | THE TICKING | Top Shelf
* Stuart Immonen | NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF HATE | Marvel Comics
* Frank Quitely | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN | DC Comics
* Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
* William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST CARTOONIST
* Jaime Hernandez | LOVE & ROCKETS | Fantagraphics
* Kevin Huizenga | CURSES | Drawn & Quarterly
* Bryan Lee O’Malley | SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Oni Press
* Don Piraro | BIZARRO | King Features Syndicate
* Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
* William Van Horn | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST LETTERER
* Jon Babcock | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Comics
* Chris Eliopoulos | FRANKLIN RICHARDS | Marvel Comics
* Hope Larson | GRAY HORSES | Oni Press
* Troy Peteri | NECROMANCER | Marvel Comics
* Stan Sakai | USAGI YOJIMBO | Dark Horse Comics
* Willie Schubert | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST INKER
* Jaime Hernandez | LOVE & ROCKETS | Fantagraphics
* Ryan Kelly | LOCAL | Oni Press
* Steve Leialoha | FABLES | DC/Vertigo
* Danny Miki | ETERNALS | Marvel Comics
* Joe Weems | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image

BEST COLORIST
* Susan Daigle-Leach | WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing
* Steve Firchow | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image
* Jamison Services | WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT, VOLUME 19 | DC Comics
* Lark Pien | AMERICAN BORN CHINESE | First Second
* Scott Rockwell | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing

BEST COVER ARTIST
* John Cassaday | ASTONISHING X-MEN | Marvel Comics
* James Jean | FABLES | DC/Vertigo
* J.G. Jones | 52 | DC Comics
* Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing
* Marc Silvestri | HUNTER-KILLER | Top Cow / Image

BEST NEW TALENT (Representative work listed)
* Lilli Carré | TALES OF WOODSMAN PETE | Top Shelf
* Brian Fies | MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
* Alexa Kitchen | DRAWING COMICS IS EASY! (EXCEPT WHEN IT’S HARD) | DKP
* Matthew Loux | SIDESCROLLERS | Oni Press
* Stjepan Sejic | WITCHBLADE | Top Cow / Image

BEST NEW SERIES
* CIVIL WAR | Marvel Comics
* 52 | DC Comics
* NECROMANCER | Top Cow / Image
* THE SPIRIT | DC Comics
* WASTELAND | Oni Press

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
* DAREDEVIL | Marvel Comics
* LOCAL | Oni Press
* THE SPIRIT | DC Comics
* UMBRA | Image Comics
* WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST SYNDICATED STRIP OR PANEL
* ANTIQUES: THE COMIC STRIP | J.C. Vaughn, Brendan Fraim & Brian Fraim | Hero Initiative
* DOONESBURY | Garry Trudeau | Universal Press Syndicate
* THE K CHRONICLES | Keith Knight | United Comics / Salon.com
* MAAKIES | Tony Millionaire | Self-syndicated
* MUTTS | Patrick McDonnell | King Features Syndicate

BEST ANTHOLOGY
* THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS | Houghton Mifflin
* FLIGHT, VOL. 3 | Ballantine Books
* HOTWIRE COMIX AND CAPERS | Fantagraphics
* MOME | Fantagraphics
* WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES | Gemstone Publishing

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
* ABSOLUTE NEW FRONTIER | DC
* CASTLE WAITING | Fantagraphics
* THE EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE | Gemstone Publishing
* GHOST OF HOPPERS | Fantagraphics
* POLLY & THE PIRATES | Oni Press

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY
* CIVIL WAR # 1 | Marvel Comics
* FUN HOME : A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC | Houghton Mifflin
* GANGES # 1 | Fantagraphics
* MOM’S CANCER | Abrams
* PRIDE OF BAGHDAD | DC/Vertigo
* SCHIZO #4 | Fantagraphics
* SOLO #11 | DC Comics

BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL
* ABANDON THE OLD IN TOKYO | Yoshihiro Tatsumi | Drawn and Quarterly
* KAMPUNG BOY | Lat | First Second
* KLEZMER: BOOK ONE: TALES OF THE WILD EAST | Joann Sfar | First Second
* MOOMIN | Tove Jansson | Drawn and Quarterly
* ODE TO KIRIHITO | Osamu Tezuka | Vertical

BEST ONLINE COMICS WORK
* AMERICAN ELF | James Kochalka | americanelf.com
* THE CHELATION KID | Robert Tinnell & Craig A. Taillefer | webcomicsnation.com/taillefer/chelation_kid/series.php
* GIRL GENIUS | Phil & Kaja Foglio | www.girlgeniusonline.com
* PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.thepbf.com
* PVP | Scott Kurtz | www.pvponline.com

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION
* THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN | DC Comics
* CARTOON AMERICA : COMIC ART IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | Abrams
* THE EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD SCIENCE and SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES | Gemstone Publishing
* THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK COMPANION | Gemstone Publishing
* LOST GIRLS | Top Shelf
* POPEYE : I YAM WHAT I YAM | Fantagraphics

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM – ORIGINAL
* AMERICAN BORN CHINESE | Gene Luen Yang | First Second
* BILLY HAZELNUTS | Tony Millionaire | Fantagraphics
* FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC | Alison Bechdel | Houghton Mifflin
* PRIDE OF BAGHDAD | Brian K. Vaughn & Nino Henrichon | DC/Vertigo
* SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Bryan Lee O’Malley | Oni Press

BEST DOMESTIC REPRINT PROJECT
* COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD’S DICK TRACY | IDW Press
* COMPLETE PEANUTS | Fantagraphics
* EC ARCHIVES | Gemstone Publishing
* POPEYE: I YAM WHAT I YAM | Fantagraphics
* WALT & SKEEZIX | Drawn and Quarterly

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
* Evan Dorkin | DORK | SLG Publishing
* Michael Kupperman | TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE | Fantagraphics
* Bryan Lee O’Malley | SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS | Oni Press
* Don Piraro | BIZARRO | King Features Syndicate
* Don Rosa | UNCLE SCROOGE | Gemstone Publishing

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, OR JOURNALISTIC PRESENTATION
* ART OUT OF TIME: UNKNOWN COMIC VISIONARIES 1900-1969 | Abrams
* COMIC ART | Buenaventura Press
* THE COMICS JOURNAL | Fantagraphics
* MAKING COMICS | HarperCollins
* OVERSTREET COMICS BOOK PRICE GUIDE | Gemstone Publishing

Congratulations to all the nominees!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is right around the corner, and on the day I will be setting up shop at THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE 2 (228 Bank Street Ottawa, Ontario) from 11-5.

I will be signing copies of the WAHOO MORRIS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Edition 2007 to anyone who shows up. There will be plenty of copies to go around, so do drop on by, say hi, get a free copy, and get it signed.

I will be joined by 3 other local comics creators; Tom Fowler (Mad Magazine, Caper, Green Arrow), Jack Briglio (Growing Up Enchanted), and Kevin Mason (Sleeping Dragons).

So drop by THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE 2 on Saturday May 5th to see what the Ottawa comics community has to offer.

I received the proofs for the Wahoo Morris Free Comic Book today. Everything looks good, so I gave the go ahead to the printer to print the final comics.

I also set the final print run at 12000 copies. I know for a FCBD book that that is on the low side, but it is the largest single print run I have ever done of any book I have published, so I’m a little mind-boggled by the number.

In a few weeks those comics will be handed out free to Free Comic Book Day patrons in several countries. Here’s hoping a good percentage of those readers come back for more of the story! A five percent return will make me more than happy with the results of the promotion.

Look for the book at participating comic shops on May 5th!

Free Comic Book Day this year is saturday May 5th, and WAHOO MORRIS is one of the participating comics.

WAHOO MORRIS FCBD edition ’07 is a 32 page re-print of the original Wahoo Morris #1, and is the perfect teaser introduction to the WAHOO MORRIS tradepaperback series. There is also a 2 page Butternut Squash short and a selection of advertising from small indie publishers.

If you want to give WAHOO MORRIS a try, and would like a copy of the Free WAHOO MORRIS FCBD edtion, please let your favorite retailer know you want a copy before the end of this week. It can be easily ordered with the order code FEB07 0048.