This past weekend I had the pleasure of tabling at the Atlanta Science Fiction and Fantasy Expo. This convention is something very special within the Atlanta comic/gaming/nerd stuff scene. For me it has really signifiied the beginning of the convention season allowing me to shake off the cobwebs, show off the new comics I’ve been working on, and actually interact with real-life human beings!

When I was younger it always felt like these smaller conventions were little diamonds in the rough. The larger conventions are their own beasts where many times I’ve felt like I don’t want to spend too much time at any one table or booth. First there is so many things to potentially see, but the second is that you don’t want it to be a case where you cost someone another sale.

But with something like the ASFE, it is a more personal convention. As a creator, we’re all extremely happy when anyone comes up to our tables to look at our works and have a conversation – about anything, honestly. As I mentioned to one such gentleman, being able to chat with someone not only introduces me to new people (and potentially new fans) but also helps to make the time fly by. Plus, I was able to see and talk to some friends that I might not get to see but once or twice a year.

On top of all of that, I shared a table with Robert Jeffrey II which allowed us to catch up on our lives both on the writing side but also some of the personal side of things as well. You’d think after spending the better part of two days chatting we would have run out of things to talk about, but I feel like we really didn’t get into much on story side of things… that might fill another two days!

Finally, the biggest thing is that this is a convention that is FREE to the public. Given its location in Northlake Mall, it made it very easy for people to come in, walk the various areas of the con, and stop by as many tables as they would like. It being FREE is not only a great thing to get people to come in, but I’d like to think that if someone was looking for various activities around Atlanta… it might swing the pendelum to going to the ASFE!

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A reminder that I am currently running a Kickstarter for my latest comic book: You Must Be This Tall To Ride #1.

“You Must Be This Tall To Ride” is the story of a family who inherits a run down amusement park. What they don’t know is that each of the various lands: Cartoon World, Weird West, Space Pirates, etc. are actually portals to another place, another universe!

When a game of Hide n Seek results in the youngest getting lost, they are going to need to find a way to traverse worlds and get their brother back… all before Mom and Dad get home!

“You Must Be This Tall To Ride” is a Young Adult Comic Book for fans of the Old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, The Goonies, The Never Ending Story, or any Kids of Bikes style stories.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioda/you-must-be-this-tall-to-ride-1

The Kickstarter is currently running through April 10, 2026.