When I was a kid I could not tell you a thing about Stan Lee. His creations, on the other hand, I knew well: Spider-man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and many many more. Stan Lee gave the world the gift of his imagination and it's hard to find someone who is not familiar with …
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FandomFest Panel Schedule
Some may come to FandomFest to see Carrie Fisher. I mean, who doesn't love Princess Leia? Or maybe you're a Jay and Silent Bob fan and want to get laid back with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. Hell, you might even be coming to meet the people who play the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Maybe. …
FandomFest Final Thoughts
This past weekend proved an event can be personally rewarding, while being a huge pain in the @&%*. By all measures Hydra Publications had a fantastic weekend. Sales were up and the publishing house managed to make a nice return on investment. Personally, my novel, The Hand of God, did incredibly well, finishing as one of the …
FandomFest Day 3 Recap
The final Sunday of FandomFest started with a church services hosted by Dave Mattingly of Blackwyrm Publishing. No better way to start the last day of a convention than going to church with new friends. Afterwards it was back to the table and selling books. I ended up selling about 34 copies of The Hand of …
FandomFest Day 2 Recap
People. Lots and lots of people. There were so many people at FandomFest today, the fire marshal cut off any more ticket sales. I'm thinking they were all trying to get to the Hydra Publication table, but that's just a guess. The Hydra table was almost as packed at the hall, with wonderful writers from …
FandomFest Day 1
Today is the first day of the FandomFest Comic and Toy Expo, at the Kentucky International Convention Center and Galthouse Hotel. I will be featured at the Hydra Publications table signing The Hand of God. There will be plenty of big name celebs during the weekend. Scheduled guests include William Shatner, Stan Lee, Gillian Anderson, Gene Simmons, Alan …
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