WEST COAST OR BUST

So, I'm heading out to the west coast in a few days, for the third and final leg of my Hospital Suite/Root Hog or Die/25th Anniversary Tour.  I'll be traveling via Minneapolis, and, apparently, about 9"-13" worth of snowstorm, so wish me luck.

I don't want to sound alarmist, but if you're on the West Coast and want to see me, have me sign books etc (and you don't make it out to the Midwest or Northeast often), please come out and say hello on this tour.  I really don't know when or if I'll be making it out to the Pacific Coast again anytime soon.  It's just too much travel, and I'm getting old.

Meanwhile, here are my tour dates; PORTLANDERS please note that the venue for my event has recently been changed from the Hollywood Theatre to the Q Center (event time stays the same):

TUES 11/11: MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Boneshaker Books* – 7 PM

SAT 11/15: SEATTLE, WA, Short Run Festival – 11 AM -6 PM

SUN 11/16: SEATTLE, WA, Short Run @ Central Cinema* - NOON

M 11/17: PORTLAND: Reading Frenzy @ Q Center* - 7 PM SHARP

W 11/19 SAN FRANCISCO: Cartoon Art Museum* - 6 PM

TH 11/20: LOS ANGELES, CA, Giant Robot* – 7:30 PM

SUN 11/23: DENVER, CO, Cowtown Comix Fest - 11 AM -5 PM
SUN 11/23: DENVER, CO, Wax Trax/Kilgore Books* - 6:30 PM

M 11/24: LAWRENCE, KS: Wonder Fair* - 6 PM

T 11/25: ST. LOUIS, MO, Enamel Gallery* - 7 PM
SAT 11/29: CLEVELAND OH, Mahall's 20 Lanes* - 7 PM

SUN 11/30: CLEVELAND OH, Genghis Con - 2-7 PM

*Includes screening of Root Hog or Die, the King-Cat documentary 

Thanks everyone!  See you on the road...

John P.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hi everyone,

Twenty-five years ago, on May 17, 1989, I drove over to the tiny little Kinko's copy shop at Golf and Roselle in Schaumburg, and printed 18 copies of my new zine, King-Cat Comics #1.  So happy birthday, King-Cat!

I just want to take a moment and thank everyone who's helped me through these 25 years-- all the friends, family, and readers that have made this possible.  I couldn't, and I wouldn't, have done it without you.

Today I'm in Fort Wayne, Indiana, standing behind my table at the Appleseed Con, an appropriate place to be all these years later, I think.  There are few things I love more than comics, and it's been a privilege to be a part of this world.  Thanks!

John P.

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