I had the good fortune to attend the
Jet City Comic Show last weekend in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Exhibition Hall. My friend, author James Shipman, was kind enough to share his booth space with me.
James is the author of the brilliant new comedy fantasy novel
Willie Washer's Local No.38. I have read the book and can attest that it's truly funny. I got a lot of laughs out of reading it, and I know that if you like fantasy novels and a good laugh, his book will do the trick.
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| Unboxing posters of LifeBringer by David Hudnut |
If you've ever been to the Jet City Comic Show, or the Seattle Exhibition Hall, then you will remember how much the space is reminiscent of several 1970s era low budget sci-fi movies. The moment I walked in the front door, I was thinking about both versions of THX 1138, a scene from the original Death Race 2000 in a similarly white and linoleum covered industrial space, and every other episode of either the Six Million Dollar Man or The Bionic Woman. To me, you couldn't pick a better space for a comic convention.
A new addition for me at the show was selling a print of one of my digital fantasy paintings, shown on the left. I was pleasantly surprised at the response it got from people. I will definitely be selling more prints at future shows, and if anyone has any specific requests for prints from my past art which you can find on my art website at
https://www.hudnutart.com/ please let me know.
A high point of the show was when I learned that Kibiri Foxx, a Brigade CO of the Outer Rim Brigade
http://outer-rim-brigade.com/, was a big fan of my new horror novel
Night Walk. You can see him posing with my book.
For those of you who don't know, it is my understanding that Kibiri Foxx is Boba Fett's older, hipper brother. Long before Boba Fett was cool, Kibiri Foxx was traveling the galaxy, making mayhem wherever he went, and generally paving the way for future generations of bounty hunters like his little brother Boba. I think you'll all agree that Kibiri is 1,000 times cooler than his li'l bro Boba, who is after all, named after a tapioca tea drink that requires kiddie-sized drinking straws to suck up the boba balls. And seriously, who wants to suck Boba Fett's balls through a drinking straw?
I don't.
Kibiri also told me that he tried to get Boba Fett to read my book, but Boba was too scared. Want a wimp.
Another show attendee I met was Lilith Faire, a regular contributor at
Geek News Network and fiction writer in her own right. Check out her ongoing story
Book of Souls at her blog. It is dark, grandly Lovecraftian, and creepy as hell. Lilith proves that books really are dangerous, and that she's a writer brimming with fantastic ideas, one to keep your eye on.
While we chatted, I took a moment to draw a sketch of Lilith in a freshly minted copy of
Night Walk. I think you will agree that Lilith is a dangerous and witchy woman capable of casting all manner of elaborate eldritch magicks to satisfy her every whim. Do not mess with her or else you might find your soul eternally lost in a dark extra-dimensional abyss. Your mind will be torn asunder by the loneliness and sensory deprivation. The only thing you will be aware of is your own eternal pain, and Lilith's taunting evil laughter.
During the show, I talked to a lot of people, and a common theme was a love of zombies. We can all thank The Walking Dead for bringing some much needed love to the world of zombie fandom.
I decided to draw sketches of zombies for some of my new readers who purchased
Night Walk at the show, in honor of zombies everywhere. You can see some satisfied zombie lovers in the photo below.
By the end of the day I was wiped out from selling copies of the horrifically frightening Night Walk to the hordes of rabid fans.
I had a great time, and look forward to attending the show next year. In the mean time, if you want to purchase a copy of
Night Walk, it's available on the Kindle for a bargain at $2.99.
It will scare you to death, or should I say it will scare you to undeath, because I will wager that if you read the book all the way to the end, you will in fact turn into a zombie. For some, I know this is a deterrent, but for most of you, it will be a bonus.
