Eisner, Opera, bees
Sunday, April 10th, 2011 by Shannon Wheeler
I’m still in shock that I’m up for an Eisner. The competition is stiff – and what’s worse – I like them and their books. My odds of winning are slim but it’s helped that I’ve been posting comics on the act-i-vate website. Most of the book is up to read there:
http://act-i-vate.com/96-30-3.comic
I hope to get the opera to happen again this summer in Austoria. They want us there – it’s just a matter of crossing my eyes and dotting my teas. 
The bee cartoon I sold to the New Yorker continues to sell. A bee magazine wants to use it now. I love it when a cartoon can stay alive. I just got bees yesterday – spent half the day setting them up in a hive. 
Stumptown is starting next weekend. I’m not doing much with it except to be on a panel or two. They canceled my little award ceremony which left me smarting. I have a few ideas on moving it elsewhere. I like an inclusive award that is self-nominated and voted on by the attendees. Of course, I like the Eisners a lot too. Holy crap am I liking the Eisners right now.
The www.tmcm.com website is going through a massive re-do. I hope to re-configure TMCM partially a web comic. Blood from a stone as far as making money though.
I’m on the last pages of the Oil and Water (Fantagraphics) graphic novel I’m drawing. Which means I have too much to do in too little time. The end is in sight which makes me happy. Keep an eye out for it.
“Let’s start a committee because committees get things done.”
-Berkeley Wheeler
