Kyle Gets Con-Ed.

Comic Conroe (Strikes Back) 2022 is a smaller con being held at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, TX this weekend August 26 - 28.https://comicconroe.com/

I'm spending my day, and my wife and oldest daughter are spending the whole weekend, at the JUMP dance convention at the Houston Galleria. Slogan: break the floor

Thank you so much to everyone at this event who talked to me on this podcast, thank you to everyone who attended this event, and thank you to Alex and the team that hosted this event.Please like, share, rate, review, and subscribe!https://thetalkinggeek.com

Jay has already released eight of the tweleve "Severed Souls" books. He also did a panel about being an independent publisher. https://www.patreon.com/jdgillespiehttps://instagram.com/dimension_comics

Zane talked in one panel and had a booth showcasing the first four issues of his "The Elemental Balance" series.http://inzanecomics.com/https://instagram.com/inzanecomics

Sandy has created several books with strong, female protagonists.https://www.boundlessbard.com/https://www.instagram.com/boundlessbard/https://facebook.com/boundlessbardhttps://twitter.com/boundlessbard

Milton has two titles, one about a interstellar detective, and the other "Roger Ebert & Me" was a 2017 Ghost City Comics Competition finalist!http://miltonlawson.com/https://twitter.com/citizenmiltonhttps://citizenmilton.tumblr.com/

Alex wanted to attend an event like Comic Indie Con, but couldn't find anything, so he put one together! It two years it has grown quite a bit.http://comicindie.com/con/https://instagram.com/comicindie

Jennifer had the brightest comic, Belma, at the event.Girl Foal / Winged Boy.https://kieshar.com/https://instagram.com/kiesharemehttps://twitter.com/kiesharemehttps://kieshareme.tumblr.com/

Know for Strangers in Paradise, Rachel Rising, and others, Terry Moore is a veteran of the independent comic scene. His panel was great! What is he working on next? https://abstractstudiocomics.com/https://twitter.com/TerryMooreArt

This retired HPD officer has put a real-life unsolved crime into a comic book, so that you can actually help the main character catch an actual bad guy!https://www.hovermancop.com/ https://facebook.com/HovermanCop/https://twitter.com/HovermanCophttps://www.instagram.com/hovermancop/

If you're looking for a simple tabletop role playing game that is not genre specific, then Everyverse RPG by Parden Us Gaming might be what you're looking for.https://www.pardenusgaming.com/https://www.instagram.com/everyverse.rpg/

Candace Ford not only has her own books, but also heads up a collective of comic creators that promote minorities of all kinds in the industry and to the public.https://woolwolfcomics.com/https://woolwolfcomics.tumblr.com/https://twitter.com/WoolWolfComics

Have you ever wondered "Is The Santa going too easy on kids these days?" and "What happens to the children on the naughty list?"? South Pole Santa is here to answer those questions.https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732971900/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_ee7VDbZJ7M3DM

Pulp 21 handles the "business side" of comics for several local creators. A lot of people want to write, a lot of people want to draw, not a lot of people want to arrange printing, continually promote, and ship sales. Pulp 21 wants to do those things.http://www.pulp21comics.com/https://facebook.com/pulp21comicshttps://twitter.com/pulp21comicshttps://www.instagram.com/pulp_21_comics/

Chawn_E_Mac is here to see if people like his art enough for him to really get into this space.https://instagram.com/chawn_e_mac

I love this art! Guildmaster Phil has created a webcomic in the classic video game RPG style.https://adventurersguildcomic.com/https://facebook.com/adventurersguildcomic/https://twitter.com/GuildmasterPhil

Jarrod Parez has been doing this for a while and has several books, his most popular title is "Screw Comics".http://www.toonzday.com/https://instagram.com/toonzday

Ruslan has really cool idea, he had one book that you read with music. Listen to the short episode for the details!http://mirchek.com/https://instagram.com/mirchek.comics

Chantee has a few books available. She hosted the first panel of the day, and it was a good one! Her "Dying Light" comic is also available to read on her website.http://chanteehale.com/https://www.facebook.com/chanteehaleofficial/https://twitter.com/chanteehalehttps://instagram.com/chantee_hale

JP Baldez has some great, kid-friendly books, and a unique art style for the medium.http://jphistudio.com/https://www.facebook.com/JPhistudio-847323058754323/https://instagram.com/jphistudiohttps://twitter.com/jphistudio

Joe is a director, producer, and actor who specializes in Houston-based productions. He has done several comedy, horror, and mixed-genre films, both feature length and short. Check them out on Amazon Prime!http://joegrisaffi.com/http://starshipfilms.com/https://instagram.com/joegrisaffihttps://twitter.com/JoeGrisaffihttps://www.facebook.com/joegrisaffi/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003784/

Kenneth has created a modern, less campy than usual, spaghetti western with his "Hearts Full of Sand" story.https://www.patreon.com/Kennethjwagnonhttps://facebook.com/heartsfullofsandhttps://www.instagram.com/kennethjwagnonhttps://kennethjwagnon.tumblr.com/

Adam King to Comic Indie Con 2019, is very first convention, to share his very first book!https://instagram.com/adam.kibler.art

Comic book writer and creator Joey Pineda has created a new kind of hero who battles evils in the music industry. One unique thing that Mr. Pineda does that many other independent craters have trouble doing is that he releases variant covers for each issue.BE YOU. BE GREAT.https://www.facebook.com/officialtroublesback/https://instagram.com/troublesback01https://twitter.com/troublesback01

Mark Nasso's "Land of the Rats" tells the story of Jack Natari, a hybrid rat-human from the nation of Raelak in his adventures after being exiled from Rat City. Wandering deep into the desolate Vastness of Blask, Jack meets many friends and foes, encounters strange beings, and befriends the dragon Mephiliaxus who may hold the secret to Jack's quest.GastrolithicusThe Woman from IltharraEncounter in the Vastness - Part IEncounter in the Vastness - Part IIhttps://www.nassodesign.net/http://www.theundergroundforest.com/https://instagram.com/mark_nassohttps://twitter.com/MarkNassohttps://facebook.com/theundergroundforest

Oops, I forgot to post this the other day. I do have one more episode of an interview from the event to post, but I need to edit it a little some first (The reason we'll be evident after it goes live).

A really cool installation is here with the Pizza Planet delivery truck from Toy Story and a Jurassic Park tour Jeep from that franchise that you can take pictures of and even sit in (for a price).

There's is a deaignated sword finding area four people to have some fun with foam swords.

Ben Harvey is an illustrator and sequential artist with some really cool artwork! https://instagram.com/benharveyart?igshid=3w9qhv668xio

Shane Michael Lassetter has written a few books, he likes the zombie genre. https://kaotikcow.com/

Jacqueline Smith has written several books, mostly romance or at least a romance hybrid. http://www.windtrailpublishing.com/

James Peercy has several books, including some fun stories about the misadventures of an it guy in outer space working on alien computer systems. https://www.jameswilliampeercy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/authorjameswilliampeercy/

Kaety Ochoa-Sanchez has been signing most of her life, and has been providing American Sign Language interpretation services for events for a couple years now. https://twitter.com/kaetynerdterp?s=09

Mr. Brooks new comic book has a parental advisory on it.

Devin Richard has been working on comics for almost 25 years now. https://facebook.com/pg/badcog/about/

Maurice Terry, Jr. has created the comic book "Graffiti". http://mauriceterryart.blogspot.com/?m=1

Nate Michaels is an impressionist painter that has created a lot of cool pop culture artwork.

Pollyanna McIntosh and Cooper Andrews spent almost an hour talking with fans from Stage 1 about The Walking Dead and Darlin'. Call Anna McIntosh was also raising awareness and funds (through merchandise sales) for the Joshua Nolan Foundation, an organization focused on helping those with mental health issues. https://twitter.com/PollyAMcIntosh?s=09 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2415276/ https://www.joshuanolanfoundation.org/

I got to see the real green/white ranger!! Since then he's also been res, black, and Lord Drakkon. He's also done other things, like his karate schools, independent films, and (another personal favorite of mine) his portrayal of Bloodshot for Ninjak Vs. from the Valiant Comics universe. His talk was very motivating and inspirational. I especially loved how he remembered some of the fans from prior events! https://www.youtube.com/user/JDFOfficialVideoPage https://instagram.com/jdfffn?igshid=1q1opo4xvllbj

Sean Astin was Mikey in Goonies, Sam in The Lord of The Rings, Bob in Stranger things and a host of other people in other movies ranging from Rudy to 50 First Dates; and is currently starting in the Netflix original "No Good Nick". http://www.seanastin.com/

R. M. Hicks is a comic crater who both writes and illustrates his books. Right now he is working on a five-part miniseries about the origin stories of different Mayan deities. http://vermilionroot.com/

Aurthur Suydam is a classically trained artist intimately familiar with the human body, who has made a huge mark on the comics industry and is know as "The Zombie King". https://www.arthursuydam.com/

Events like this often look for people to volunteer in exchange for free attendance.