***EDIT: Issue 12 is available NOW!  To find out how to obtain such a thing, scroll to the bottom of the journal!***

Comic Cons!  We love 'em, you love 'em, so what's the problem?  Oh, you didn't have a problem?  I apologize.  Here's some cons we're doing:

Boston Comic Con, April 21-22

Held for the second year in the Hynes Convention Center, this is where we'll be debuting Underburbs #12: Death Rides a Hobby Horse.  As always, we'll be doing sketches, saying hello to all the con regulars, and having an all-around good time.  You should have a good time, too.  This is one of the places where you can do so.

Free Comic Book Day, May 5

We were invited to pull up a table at New England Comics in Harvard Square this year.  They enticed us with promises of food and (maybe) parking.  We in turn shall entice you with our comics and good cheer.  One of those items is free; can you guess which one?  Maybe I'll even knock out some black-and-white bonus sketches in the spirit of the event.

Maine Comic Arts Festival, May 20

This one was a close call.  We kinda didn't quite remember to register for this show right away, and got put on a waiting list for a table.  But one rainy Palm Sunday, I got an email stating that we were moved to the top of said list.  So now we have a table, and unlike the starving grasshopper of fable, we will never have to learn our lesson about procrastination.  But I did learn one thing: if it's that hard to grab table space in Maine, then this show is getting wildly popular, as well it should.  If you don't know about MECAF, then let me lay it on you: it's held in a fancy new convention center in downtown Portland, and it's filled with indie comic artists.  No dealers.  It's always a good time, and I was going to spend all year being really bummed if we were to miss it.  So don't miss it, or you'll be bummed too.

Philadelphia Comic Con, June 1-3

As of the typing of this journal, we only just sent the check to the fine people at Wizard.  But you and I both know that Wizard puts on humongous shows with sprawling Artist Alleys, so getting in shouldn't be a problem.  It's this kind of premature action and glaring hubris that got us where we are today!  So come down to the Philadelphia Convention Center on the first weekend in June, and justify our arrogance!  Hm.  Not sure if that's the angle I wanted to go with this.  Oh well, I'm just shooting from the hip here.  Typing whatever comes to mind.  Anyway, on to the next con which is

GraniteCon, June 10

In 2012, we hit New Hampshire later than ever before!  Seriously, this one's always been in May.  But this year, May is just our big running start to back-to-back weekends in June apparently.  Anyway, GraniteCon, held at the Radisson in Downtown Manchester, is a small show with a big heart.  No other show packs as many different forms of entertainment in such a small space and lives to tell the tale.

And that's it until the fall shows!  Hope to see you at one or some of those!


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How to order Underburbs issues of your very own:

•Either send us a note here or email us (the_underburbs@yahoo.com) telling us which issue(s) you'd like to order.

•Because of shipping costs, we add an extra dollar to the cover price ($4 regular issues, $11 trades) plus a $2 S&H fee.

•Because nobody likes to pay extra fees, I'll throw in a bonus sketch with every order.

•T-shirts are available to order!  They come in two styles: Angela (black graphic on light purple) and Winifred (red graphic on navy blue)

•T-shirt sizes are men's S, M, L, and XL.

•T-shirts are an extra $3 a pop because they require even bigger envelopes.  $13 still isn't bad for a T-shirt and a sketch, though.

•Be sure to include your mailing address in the PayPal message

•If for some reason, you can't/don't wanna use PayPal, we accept checks/money orders.  It'll just take a little longer since we'll be waiting for your payment to come in the mail.

•Since The Underburbs is not our full-time job yet, those of you who are caught up with the series may find there's a wait between issues.  We'll do everything in our power to shorten that wait.  As always, we'll keep you posted right here whenever there's a new issue or any other developments.

•Thanks for reading our comic and supporting us! We wouldn't still be doing this without all of you.