National Cartoonists Society annual conference and Reuben Awards

Although I didn't win the award for Best Longform Online Comic, I had an amazing week of friendship and funnies

I was in sunny San Diego this past week for the National Cartoonists Society's annual conference and the Reuben Awards ceremony.

 Photo credit: Dave Kellett

Evil Inc was nominated for a Silver Reuben in the Best Online Longform Comic category for the second year in a row. When I ran across Jason Chatfield — nominated in the same category — things got a little tense (as you can see). In the end, Evan Dahm won for his wonderful comic. The Third Voice.

 Photo credit: Kevin Segall. From the left: Maria Scrivan, Hector Cantu, Dana Simpson, Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar

One of the week's major highlights was hosting two live ComicLab stage shows at the Comic-Con Museum! Dave Kellett and I welcomed Maria Scrivan, Hector Cantu, and Dana Simpson in the first show. In the second show, we featured Danesh Mohiuddin, Hilary Price, and Tauhid Bondia. We'll post recordings of both events on the ComicLab podcast (Spotify | Apple Podcasts) very soon!

Photo credit: David Broderick. From the left: Hector Cantu, Dave Kellett, Dana Simpson, Maria Scrivan and Brad Guigar

Most importantly, I got the chance to chat with some truly exceptional cartoonists! Here are a couple of photos. I'm hoping to assemble more in the days to come!

Photo credit: Eileen Blazek. From left: Dave Kellett, Jason Chatfield, Dave Blazek and Brad Guigar 

Photo credit: Dee Fish. From left: Dee Fish, Brad Guigar, and Dave Kellett.