In 2010 C2E2 was the first convention to grant me a Professional Badge… Now to be honest I signed up as a teacher not a cartoonist, but still It was a pro badge. In 2011 I remember sitting the hotel bar that had been taken over by Comic Book Resources, if I recall correctly (but probably not), and they had a special convention beer on tap- one made by one of my favorite breweries, 3 Floyds, it was called Zombie Dust & I had found a new favorite. As part of a collaboration between the brewery and the comic book industry. In later years Revolution Brewing in Chicago (not Indiana) provided the official convention beer “Galaxy Hero” which is good, but nothing compares to Zombie Dust. Since then micro-breweries actually have a panel at C2E2 to discuss comics and beer. I’m not alone in my appreciation for Zombie Dust, since it is a holy grail for some beer snobs. I just like it and as the school year draws to a close it is nice to have around the house after a hard week in the classroom.
Apologies to Tim Seeley for monkeyfying his artwork, but a guy who draws monkeys has to do what a guy who draw monkeys has to do.