Geek Syndicate
Adventures at SDCC 2013 with Corey Brotherson and the Steampunk Syndicate
San Diego Comic Con 2013 took place back in July and GS reporters Shar, Mirjana and Christi were there to bring back all the news from the convention floor and panels. However, we also wanted to get a more personal view from some of the creators who are attending and exhibiting at the show. To achieve this feat we approached UK comic creator Corey Brotherson (Magic of Myths, Clockwork Watch, Unseen Shadows: Stolen, Unseen Shadows: Fight or Flight). Corey kindly agreed to do us a little diary of their time at the San Diego, so I now hand you over to Corey to regale you with his adventures..
Day 0
“That’s so cool!” Funnily enough, it didn’t seem all too cool in prospect the night before. Sleeping in a supermarket car park, that is. Okay, so this may not be quite what you were expecting for a write-up on San Diego Comic-Con. So: context. My name is Corey Brotherson – by day I’m a content producer for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (PlayStation.com primarily). By night, I don a baggy t-shirt and a wild-eyed (read: sleep deprived) disposition to write comic books. In fact, I’ve been writing them since 2006. And despite the redness you see in my eyes, they make me very happy. My girlfriend has seen many of the long nights, sleepwalking, panic attacks, crippling bouts of self-doubt and everything else that comes with being a creator. Yet, when I mentioned the idea of flying half way across the world to San Diego Comic-Con, she pushed me hard to make sure this dream became a reality. When I got talking to my friends/fellow creators Yomi Ayeni and Jennie Gyllblad, we formed a plan of action to bring it all together. Of course, it’s never that easy. Even if you get past the waiting list to get a table at Comic-Con, you still have to contend with payments and the mountains of rules, regulations and paperwork – which is also over half a dozen forms, faxing bank details, and many, many emails if you live outside the US. Not to mention the cost of flights, the logistics of getting your stock over there along with all your essential equipment, accommodation, transport and so on. It’s a large amount of work and stress long before you can even taste the sun-touched Californian air. But it’ll be worth it. Everyone says it will be. We’d be promoting books I’ve spent years working on – primarily fantasy series Magic of Myths and steampunk adventure Clockwork Watch – making valuable contacts within the industry and reaching a wider audience that we’d have little hope of reaching otherwise.
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