What’s one thing that stands out from your first Comic-Con?
Kirkman: My first Comic-Con experience, in 2001, was absolutely horrible. I was a self-publisher doing a book called Battle Pope and I got far too big a booth for the popularity of my book and ended up losing quite a bit of money on that endeavor. In general, it was an amazing experience despite the relatively nerve-wracking loss of money at the time when I had relatively no income.
I met a lot of people that were doing self-publishing at the time. I also got to meet some of the creators of Image Comics and talked to Erik Larsen to for a while, which ended up leading to me becoming a partner at that company. I did all my books there and continue to do all my books there today.
What’s the best thing a fan has said to you at Comic-Con?
Kirkman: Being able to meet my fans and have conversations with them is unique to the experience. It’s something the comic book industry gets to enjoy more than other industries. Novelists have book signings, Hollywood has their events where they get to see some people from the fan base, but Comic-Con is an experience where I can be at a bar sitting in a chair, just hanging out and people can talk to me at night. It’s not just everything that happens on the convention floor. That entire area of San Diego is fans and creators mingling and talking. It’s great to get that kind of interaction and have a conversation with somebody about what you’re doing. It’s much more intimate than fan mail, and you get to have people tell you what they like and what they don’t like. Thankfully, for the most part, they’re telling you what they like.
Full Interview @ Variety
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