The Infinite Wait

A bit of a back story: The main story in this book is about being diagnosed with systemic lupus in 2003, a story that I originally started almost 10 years ago and then put on the back burner while I went and made a buncha trouble in real life. When I was done with that racket, I revisited the story and decided to flesh it out and do a book. By that time, I was working with a big publisher and I approached them and others with the idea, and was promptly told it was not mass marketable and that I should try doing something else more appealing. I don’t think that satisfying creativity is made in the confines of “mass marketability” unless that’s already an avenue the creator has pursued or easily falls into and I had no interest in working like that, so I took my book idea to Annie Koyama of Koyama Press and she enthusiastically agreed to publish it. I’m grateful for my time with a big publisher but I’m incredibly happy to be back with “my people” who’s work and passion (what a gross word, sorry) lay in comics, whether they’re a hit or not.And so, kind reader, I’m appealing to you now to buy this book either from me or from Secret Acres and prove those industry folks wrong. The publication of this book was done in the regular comics way (read, no money involved) until the book goes on sale. Although it’s not a lucrative way to make money on a project, it is satisfying to know I’m seeing money from what I sell, not from what people it suits think I might sell. There’s been a lot of talk about how comics were briefly swept up into big publishing and are now going back to their roots with small/boutique presses, and I’m happy to say I’m one of them. Many thanks to Annie Koyama for making it possible.That was a lot of text, lets show some pictures now! Here’s the back of the book and some things people said about it:

Here’s the full cover (french flaps out) designed by the formidable Matthew Forsythe, and Annie picked a lovely woven texture paper with french flaps. You know, if you’re into nerd stuff like that.

Note: there is a printing error in this book- page 94 is a double. Here is the missing page 93. Please see the events page for all upcoming book release parties, readings and comic conventions.