Con Artists #09 - CrockerCon Artists

A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

This year is a big year with the local show, CrockerCon, reaching its 10th show in the Sacramento region. Being ten shows in, our hosts––D. Bethel of Long John and Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics––get a bit reflective, especially since Kyrun has moved from being an exhibitor to a co-coordinator, giving us a look behind the curtain, beyond our normal look behind the table.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:

• Find Kyrun's work through Taurus Comics at:
  • Taurus Comics website
  • 4 Tales Podcast
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• D. Bethel's webcomic, Long John.
  • Instagram
  • Long John Facebook
  • A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes
  • Podcast Facebook

OTHER EPISODES:

• Con Artists #01 - StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
• Con Artists #02 - StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan's strange reading habits growing up.
• Con Artists #03 - StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
• Con Artists #04 - StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon's inaugural Winter show...with mixed results.
• Con Artists #05 - No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.
• Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun continue to ponder life without incomes and how the industry has tried to fill that void.
• Con Artists #07 - Return of the Con: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun hit the con circuit after over a year away from it.
• Con Artists #08 - The Madness of Marketing: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun talk about marketing new books during the middle of a pandemic.