Tim Rassbach – Community

I’m writing to say thanks for starting Comics Experience and for working so hard to make it such a vibrant community rich in knowledge and practical application.

This weekend, at long last, I launched ‘Gargoyle By Moonlight’ into the world. I shared a table with my penciller, Brian Atkins (brother of CE’s Robert) at Project Comic Con, the St. Louis convention. I was excited just to be there and to have a book. My goal was to sell 10 books over the weekend. (Truthfully, I thought I’d sell 5, if I was lucky.) But the book did extremely well: over the two-day con, we sold 42 copies of GBM…

To see this thing that I had created out of thin air (and slaved over with an incredible team for more than a year) go out into the world and do so well, find such a great reception, was an awesome feeling. I’m still processing everything, but, man, I feel so good. (This feeling is going to keep me going through all the cons that don’t go great–I know there will be some–and the creative frustrations that are natural to this process.)

The methodology I’ve learned in your classes has helped me organize and harness my creative thoughts. What’s more, the Creators Workshop helped with everything from critiques on the original Gargoyle story to what to take to a con, how to act, and how to pitch/sell. There’s also the networking and personal contacts I’ve gotten from the group: personal recommendations on everything from vendors to colorists. Much credit goes to the creative team on the book: Brian, our inker/letterer, and our colorist. At the same time, I know that GBM is a good book because Comics Experience is great place for creative people to meet and interact. So thanks for that.