A relationship built on trust sounds great in theory — until you realize your “honest thoughts” and your “honest words” might not exactly match. Now that Dr. Muskiday’s emotion-broadcasting clouds are gone, Miss Match is ready to have a very honest conversation with Captain Heroic… for better or worse.
Moore College Comics Expo: A Full-Circle Moment
The Moore College Comics Expo was an absolute blast — I had a fantastic time talking comics with students, sharing ideas, and soaking in the energy of a new generation of creators.
But the highlight?
Seeing my former intern, Asia Simone, absolutely thriving.
Her latest sequential work includes projects like Baby Garfield and Adventure Time — and you can check it out here:
https://www.asiaillustration.com/home/sequentials
Even better, she’s already paying it forward — mentoring another rising talent, Jules, who was also at the show assisting her. Watching that kind of creative lineage take root? That’s the good stuff.
Quick Check-In
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Transcript
Panel 1
Lightning Lady: (To Miss Match as she hustles out of the office) Hey! Where are you going? Now that Muskiday’[s invention isn’t broadcasting our inner thoughts… this is the PERFECT time to tell Iron Dragon that we were close to accepting his inner-office orgy suggestion! (Hee hee!)
Panel 2
Miss Match: I gotta call Cap so we can discuss that waitress.
Panel 3
Lightning Lady: You haven’t discussed her yet?
Miss Match: No
Panel 4
Miss Match: No, but our relationship is built on trust and honesty. We should address this.
Panel 5
Lightning Lady: Why did you wait so long?
Miss Match: What —? And talk to him with that PINK CLOUD over my head?!
Panel 6
Lightning Lady (gently puts her hand on Miss Match’s shoulder): So… you’re worried your honest thoughts might contradict your honest words?
Alt Text (Detailed)
A six-panel comic set in the Evil Inc office.
Panel 1: Lightning Lady, a blonde supervillain in a blue-and-yellow costume, calls out to Miss Match, who is rushing out of the office. Lightning Lady excitedly says that now that Dr. Muskiday’s invention is no longer broadcasting their inner thoughts, it’s the perfect time to tell Iron Dragon they were close to accepting his “inner-office orgy” suggestion. Miss Match runs past, looking determined.
Panel 2: Close-up of Miss Match, a brunette in a red-and-orange costume, saying she needs to call Captain Heroic to discuss “that waitress.” A small inset shows a blue-tinted imagined scene of Captain Heroic interacting with a waitress.
Panel 3: Lightning Lady asks if Miss Match hasn’t talked to him about it yet. Miss Match replies, “No.”
Panel 4: Miss Match explains that their relationship is built on trust and honesty, and that they should address the issue.
Panel 5: Lightning Lady asks why she waited so long. Miss Match reacts defensively, saying she couldn’t talk to him while a pink emotion cloud was hovering over her head broadcasting her thoughts.
Panel 6: Lightning Lady gently places a hand on Miss Match’s shoulder and points out the contradiction: Miss Match is worried her honest thoughts might contradict her honest words. Miss Match looks surprised and slightly flustered.
Wizard World Philadelphia 2006 Report, Part OneBetter late than never, eh? Wizard World Philadelphia in June was my very best solo appearance ever, thanks to all of you who showed up to say hi and talk comics.
As always, click on the photos to see full-size, uncropped images. 
Here’s a look at my booth. I was lucky to be sitting next to a really great guy, John Hebert, and his girlfriend. Hebert is an incredibly gifted draftsman who worked for Marvel on both the X-men Adventures and the Punisher titles. People were really excited to see him. His table was beset by X-Fans the entire weekend.
Hebert was a blast to exhibit next to. He’s a really classy guy and he has the best stories. I always dreamed of working for Marvel when I was a kid and here was a guy who lived that dream and didn’y mind my living vicariously through his memories.
If I remember correctly, the beautiful girl in the ShadowCat costume won and award for her handiwork. Her and her charming beau stopped by the table. I may have talked them into checking out the Evil Inc
book or they may have already been regular readers. My memory is somewhat fuzzy on that point. But I do remember having an enjoyable chat with them both.
WWPhilly was also where I kicked up my solo appearance presentation a notch or two. I invested in a vertical banner for the back and a horizontal banner for the front. The vertical banner is sweet and amazingly affordable. I’ll probably add two more and build a little wall of banners behind me when I’m doing Artist’s Alley next.
I mentioned it before, but I have to say it again. This was an incredible con for me. A few dedicated readers stopped by each day and bought multiple books and commissioned sketches. They inspired me to start bringing giftbags to say thank you to the people who go above and beyond in their support of me and my comic.
Of course, there was the usual parade of costumed conventioneers. I have to admit a real fondness for this part of comic-con culture. I love to see grown-ups playing dress-up. It makes me happy that I’m not the only one who’s sad that Halloween only comes once a year.
If you follow the forums, you’ll recall a guy who posts under the handle “MadKalnod.” I don’t know if he wants his real name used, so I’ll simple refer to him as “Mad.” I met Mad at WWPhilly and had a really great conversation with him about everything from comics to politics. mad gave me a CD that he had an extra copy of: “Mike’s Superhero Music Mix” or something to that effect. It’s a lot of the orchestral arrangements to superhero moveis like “Superman” and “Batman” as well as some instrumental TV Themes like Teen Titans and even The Tick. I started playing it for my four-year-old on our trips to school. It actually became his introduction to orchestral music. I took the opportunity to use the music to talk to him about different instruments, different arangements, basic music theory, etc. It was one of those nice gestures that turned out to be something marvelous for my son and I.
And I swear to goodness, you’ve never seen two people laugh such heaving laugh as my son and I as we sing the “lyrics” to The Tick. The first time we started singing along, I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. That parlayed itself into a fascination with the character. Needless to say, when I returned from Comic Con, I brought home a Tick action figure and a DVD.
SPOON!
Anyway, forum-readers will remember Mad
posting about his quest for a Giganta HeroClix. Now the awful truth can be told. He did, indeed, find the object of his desire.
You people are weird.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Wizard World Philadelphia 2006 Report, Part OneBetter late than never, eh? Wizard World Philadelphia in June was my very best solo appearance ever, thanks to all of you who showed up to say hi and talk comics. As always, click on the photos to see full-size, uncropped images. 
Here’s a look at my booth. I was lucky to be sitting next to a really great guy, John Hebert, and his girlfriend. Hebert is an incredibly gifted draftsman who worked for Marvel on both the X-men Adventures and the Punisher titles. People were really excited to see him. His table was beset by X-Fans the entire weekend. 
If I remember correctly, the beautiful girl in the ShadowCat costume won and award for her handiwork. Her and her charming beau stopped by the table. I may have talked them into checking out the Evil Inc book or they may have already been regular readers. My memory is somewhat fuzzy on that point. But I do remember having an enjoyable chat with them both. 
WWPhilly was also where I kicked up my solo appearance presentation a notch or two. I invested in a vertical banner for the back and a horizontal banner for the front. The vertical banner is sweet and amazingly affordable. I’ll probably add two more and build a little wall of banners behind me when I’m doing Artist’s Alley next. 
I mentioned it before, but I have to say it again. This was an incredible con for me. A few dedicated readers stopped by each day and bought multiple books and commissioned sketches. They inspired me to start bringing giftbags to say thank you to the people who go above and beyond in their support of me and my comic. 
Of course, there was the usual parade of costumed conventioneers. I have to admit a real fondness for this part of comic-con culture. I love to see grown-ups playing dress-up. It makes me happy that I’m not the only one who’s sad that Halloween only comes once a year. 
If you follow the forums, you’ll recall a guy who posts under the handle “MadKalnod.” I don’t know if he wants his real name used, so I’ll simple refer to him as “Mad.” I met Mad at WWPhilly and had a really great conversation with him about everything from comics to politics. mad gave me a CD that he had an extra copy of: “Mike’s Superhero Music Mix” or something to that effect. It’s a lot of the orchestral arrangements to superhero moveis like “Superman” and “Batman” as well as some instrumental TV Themes like Teen Titans and even The Tick. I started playing it for my four-year-old on our trips to school. It actually became his introduction to orchestral music. I took the opportunity to use the music to talk to him about different instruments, different arangements, basic music theory, etc. It was one of those nice gestures that turned out to be something marvelous for my son and I. 
Anyway, forum-readers will remember Mad posting about his quest for a Giganta HeroClix. Now the awful truth can be told. He did, indeed, find the object of his desire. 
