The 2023 Cincinnati Comic Expo went very well this year. I think the attendance was down from 2021 & 2022 but there were still a lot of people there on Saturday!
This year (2023) marks my third time at The Cincinnati Comic Expo. It’s one of the best 3-day cons in Ohio.
This is what the crowd was like on Saturday. I could hardly get away to go to the bathroom. This is what ALL comic cons should strive to look like!
Kara Kelly from Yellow Springs, OH bought all 7 Tercona comics for her niece and she bought 2 copies of The Taming Of April. This was by best sale all weekend. Plus, she LOVES The Taming Of April, made fan art of April and she’s already posted a review on Goodgread.com!
People in Cincinnati love Tercona and I love going to the Cincinnati Comic Expo.
Next year, the Cincinnati Comic Expo is going to move the date and the location because the Duke Energy Center will be under renovation. I probably won’t go back until the construction is complete.
For those of you who backed my Kickstarter back in April/May – the packages have been shipped! You should receive them in about a week or less. The digital PDF copies have been sent out too. Thank you once again for supporting my Kickstarter.
This was my first successful Kickstarter. It was a lot of work getting people to follow it, going on different podcasts to get the word out, making memes, and making sure everyone was in the loop with up-to-date information once it was over.
Once I have the script written and my artist Ujval draws comic #8 I’ll do it again in 2024.
If you missed out on the Kickstarter you can come see me at The Gem City Comic Con July 22 & 23 and get comics #1 – #7! Don’t forget you can also get my romantic comedy novel The Taming Of April too.
So as you can see, I have all the printed comics in my house and I’m in the process of getting them ready to mail out soon.
I’m spending most of my 4th of July holiday getting packages ready to mail out.
I sent out messages to the backers who bought a physical copy and asked them if they wanted their comics signed or not sighed. Most people like to have a comic signed, but I have had a few people in the past NOT want it signed because they believe it brings the value down. Some of these backers have gotten back to me while others have not…yet. Now, I’m just waiting to hear back from the rest of them.
This is one of the biggest reasons I made the delivery date of my comics (for the Kickstarter) as farahead as October! Small delays can pop up. MyKickstarter ended in May but I gave myself 5 months to make sure I had everything.
With any luck, I’ll have all the packages sent out sometime in August or sooner.
A really short simple blog. If you backed my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7, I wanted to let you know the comics have been ordered. As soon as I receive them I’ll send them out.
Now that Kickstarter is done with their part the rest is up to me.
Most of my backers from my Kickstarter have gotten back to me with emails and addresses but not all of them. I’m currently working hard on getting the comics ready.
First, the digital ones should be easy. After that, I’ll place the order for the physical copies and when I receive them I’ll send them out.
I woke up to see my Kickstarter for Tercona comic#7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – was OVER 100% funded and it was a success. This means I now have my FIRST successful Kickstarter!
Today I celebrate that I have my FIRST successful Kickstarter.
Youheard me right, this is my first successful Kickstarter.Some of you might not know this but I tried Kickstarter with 2 other books in 2020 and in 2022and they failed.With this campaign being a success it has given me hope for the future.
ThisKickstarter looked better, it had a smaller goal and I’m surebacking a few Kickstarters and helping other people on Kickstarter made a big difference too.
Now since this is my FIRST successful Kickstarter I have to do a few things next.
But before I get to all that other stuff I wanted to say…thank you!
Expect to hear from me again soon about the comic. Again…I can’t thank you enough.
My Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone is 100 % fully funded!
On one end, I’m very grateful that it’s finally fully funded but onthe other end,I’m not going to get too overly excited just yet….here’swhy!
I only have a few days left. My funding goal is $500. Right now I have just a little bit over that. ($533)
My worse fear is that someone pulls their funding at the last minute, right before it ends on May 14th, Mother’s Day, and BOOM…I’m no longer fully funded.
So right now I’m putting all my efforts into hitting the first stretch goal at $1000. I know I only have a few days left but I’ve come this far and if I can get it 100% fully funded in the last few days it’s possible to hit the first stretch goal before it ends.
To back the Kickstarter and to help unlock the first stretch goal at $1000 CLICK ON THE PICTURE!
My Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 has less than 5 days left!
Less than 5 days to go and it’s still not fully funded yet. If you want to fund my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 click on the picture.
I have to admit, I’m a little worried I won’t reach my funding goal of $500 but I’m not going to give up yet. I’m going to take this all the way until it’s over. My Kickstarter ends on Mother’s Day May 14th.
Happy Birthday to Maya Rose in the Tercona comics. Her birthday is May 1st. She’s the hippie, vegetarian girl who loves to meditate. See what powers she has in comics #4 & #6.
There are only 2 weeks left in the Kickstarter for comic #7.
If you want to support the Kickstarter and back it CLICK on the pictures!
In the past 2 weeks, my Kickstarter has NOT been a “Projects We Love” but I’m hoping it reaches this before it ends.
Again, if you want to back it, click on the picture.
Here is an update on my Kickstarter after 2 weeks.
I got my first 10 backers! As of today, I have 11 backers now however I still haven’t reached the 1/2 way point to my funding target. My goal is $500, so far I only have around $200.
If you want to back my Kickstarter click on the picture.
After two weeks into my Kickstarter, I was hoping to be fully funded by now but I’m not and that’s okay. I know it’s a lot more challenging to get an all-ages comic fully funded on Kickstarter so I want to take a moment and say, thanks.
Here is a progress report of my Kickstarter after 1 week!
After 1 week I have 7 backers and a total of $152 dollars. I’m 30% toward my goal. With 27 days to go, I have a long road ahead of me!
I had really high hopes it would be fully funded by this past weekend (my birthday weekend)…but it wasn’t. 🙁
Just because it wasn’t fully funded by my birthday doesn’t mean I’m going to give up. I still have 27 days to go to reach my $500 goal and I know I can do this.
To back my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 click on this picture!
Would you like to see a sample? Here are the first 3 pages of Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.
I would love to reach my funding goal within the next few weeks so I can start looking forward to the stretch goals.
I just launched my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.
This Kickstarter is to help me get funding for the printed copies of Tercona comic #7. The comic is fully done and ready. I just don’t have the money to have printed copies made. My goal is just $500. I’m really hoping to go OVER that amount and maybe hit $1000 but I’d be happy if this Kickstarter gets fully funded.
To back my Kickstarter click on the picture.
In case you didn’t know, most of the time, hard copy comics (the physical copies) are usually double the price of a regular comic because the creator is trying to make money for his Kickstarter.
On my birthday (April 15) you can get ALL 7 comics, the physical hard copy comic, for only $35. That’s the same price as it is when you buy it at a con.
This past weekend I had my most successful show ever and I believe the biggest reason why was because of my new book The Taming Of April.
Like I’ve said before, Cleveland is my hometown. My friends came to visit and buy stuff. I had dinner with my mom and Clevelander’s came up and talked to me about voice acting, radio, my comics (Tercona), and my new book.
If you want a copy of my new book The Taming Of April but you missed out this past weekend you can order it on Amazon.com OR you can order it right from me too.
This is the REGULAR cover of the book. It’s not as ‘fan service’ and revealing as the other cover. This one will ALWAYS be available. Right now, there are only hard copies available, NO digital copies…yet!
** REMEMBER: if this book was a movie it would be rated R. It’s NOT for kids. **
This one is $15.
To order this copy of The Taming Of April click on the picture.
This is the SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION cover! This cover will only be available for a limited time. It’s the same book as the other cover it only has a different cover.
** REMEMBER: if this book was a movie it would be rated R. It’s NOT for kids. **
This one is $25.
To order this copy of The Taming Of April click on the picture.
Now that you know I’m also writing OTHER stuff besides Tercona I need to let you know I’m not giving up on Tercona. Matter of fact, my Kickstarter for comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – will launch in April.
My Kickstarter will launch in 2 weeks! I hope to reach 100 followers before I start. To follow the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – click on the picture!
Join me at Fan Expo Cleveland March 24 – 25. My Artist Alley booth number is – A815. Let’s talk about voice acting, comics, cartoons, superheroes, and of course Tercona!
Cleveland, Ohio is where I grew up. I graduated from Maple Heights High School in the late 80’s. I got my first radio job at 92Q – WRQC in 1988 and I also worked at Lite Rock 106 & 1/2 for a little while too.
I still have family and friends that live in the area as well.
Fan Expo Cleveland is also the place where you can get my romantic comedy novel The Taming Of April for the very first time!
** This is a NOVEL not a comic and it’s for a mature audience only. If this book was a movie it would be rated R. **
Finally, don’t forget, I’m launching a Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 it’s called – You Can’t Save Everyone. I’m just looking for followers right now. This Kickstarter will launch on April 11. To follow my Kickstarter click the picture.
In the month of March, I’ll be going to 2 of them.
I’ll be at Fantasticon in Toledo, OH on Sat. & Sun. March 11th & 12th.
Come see me at Artist Alley table A22. I’ll have all 6 Tercona comics with me.
On Fri. Sat & Sun. March 24, 25 & 26 I’ll be at Fan Expo Cleveland. My radio career started at Cleveland radio stations. Cleveland will always be my – home town!
I’ll be at artist alley table A815.
PLUS, you can get my NEW romantic comedy novel – The Taming Of Apriltoo.
Finally, don’t forget I’ll be launching a Kickstarter really soon!
The Kickstarter for comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – will launch in April. I hope to reach 100 followers before I start. Right now, I’m over 50, so I’m 1/2 way there.
The very first anime shows I watched as a kid in the early 80’s were Battle Of The Planets and Starblazzers. I loved how these shows had an overarching story (a serialized storyline) where all the episodes connected like one big story.
Anime today does this too. Shows like Demon Slayer and my favorite My Hero Academia.
My Hero Academia is a fantastic anime show that has 6 seasons and counting! My favorite character is All Might!
I would consider MHA for kids 13+. Not ‘Mature rated‘ but defiantly not for younger kids either.
On the other hand, Amazon Prime has 2 shows that are also very cool, and action-packed. One of them is a superhero show too.Invincible & The Legend Of Vox Machina.
These two shows are definitely full of action, fight scenes, and more. There is a lot of blood, gore, and a few sex scenes too. I don’t want Tercona to be this mature-rated but I want my stories to be full of action, drama, and suspense and tackle some tough subjects too.
Currently, there are 6 comics with no. #7 on the way. As the series continues, I feel the comics are still for all ages but if I ever get the chance to turn it into a cartoon, I know I want this to be more than just a simple ‘kids show’ like Amphibia, The Owl House or Gravity Falls.
However, I also don’t want it to be as ‘adult‘ or ‘mature rated‘ as Invincible or The Legend Of Vox either. If Tercona ever becomes a cartoon (No, scratch that – WHEN it becomes a cartoon) I hope it will be an action-packed, character-driven, serialized story show like an anime show.
#1 – Every character in the Tercona world has a birthday. 2 characters in Tercona have birthdays in February.
Happy Birthday Tiffany Caldwell. (Feb. 2nd) Tiffany is the cheerleading captain at Bayville Heights High School. Wish Tiffany Caldwell a Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday, Samantha Stern. (Feb. 11th) Samantha is a cheerleader at Bayville Heights High School. She’s stuck up and very selfish. Her parents own 6 businesses in town so she’ll probably get whatever she wants for her birthday. Wish Samantha a Happy Birthday!!
And #2 – we are 2 months away from launching the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone!
I now have 2 months to get at least 100 followers for my Kickstarter. Click the picture to follow the Kickstarter and be ready when it launches on April. 11th.
As you know, I’m giving Kickstarter one more try. My newest comic is Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.
After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.
The good news is, I’ve hit my first 10 followers already! Thank you for the first 10 followers on my Kickstarter.
Yes, I know 10 followers are not very much but the counter doesn’t even register until you hit 10 so I crossed one small goal. Now to bring this number up more.
To follow my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – CLICK on the picture to the left.
As you know I had 2 failed Kickstarters. My first one in 2020 for Terconba comic number #3 failed. I was asking for $2000 and I only got $190. Last year, in 2022, I tried doing a Kickstarter for my book The Taming Of April. I was asking for $1000 and I only managed to raise $400 something by the last week so it failed too.
Now I’m giving Kickstarter one more try. (They say the third time’s a charm, right?) My newest comic is Tercona comic #7 – You can’t save everyone.
After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.
The comic is fully done I just don’t have the money to get copies printed off so this is where the Kickstarter comes in. This time I’m hoping to raise the minimum of $500 so I can get the find to print off copies of this comic.
This Kickstarter will launch in April so right now I just need followers! In 2020 I just launched without any followers. In 2022 I took 2 months to get followers and only got 45. This time I’m taking 3 months! From now (January 2023 – April 2023) That should give me plenty of time to get enough followers so I can have a successful Kickstarter this time. This time I’m really hoping to get fully funded within a few days. With enough followers, I can do that!
Click the picture below to FOLLOW my Kickstarter!
Click the picture to go to the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone and then FOLLOW it. The Kickstarter will launch in April!
Thank you for your support. With your help, the Tercona comics can continue for many years to come.
Here it is, the middle of December and I’m still undecided if I should try Kickstarter one more time or not.
Comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – is fully done but at this time, I don’t have the money to have it printed. This is why I’m thinking of doing another Kickstarter.
As most of you know, I’ve had 2 failed Kickstarters. One for Tercona comic #3 in 2020 and recently for The Taming Of April.
In 2020 for comic #3 I was asking for $2000 I only got $150 and for The Taming Of April I was asking for $1000 and I only got $400 something.
If I did a Kickstarter again, since the comic is already done, I would only need around $500 or less to get the money to get copies printed.Anything OVER $500 would be extra and it would also help me fund comic #8 too.
I’m really leaning in this direction. I want to give Kickstarter one more try but…I’m scared I’ll fail again!
I made a few memes to get people excited…if I do this. lol
If I did do another Kickstarter I wouldn’t start getting followers until January or February and I probably won’t launch until April or May.
I’ll make a final decision by the end of December. If I did a Kickstarter for comic #7 would you help fund it?
My book The Taming Of April will be published in March of 2023. This is a rated-R romantic comedy novel. Sex ‘talk’ but nothing too over-the-top spicy.
Can a wild girl find true love? Find out in The Taming Of April coming in March of 2023!
I’m slowly looking for ARC readers. In case you’re unaware, an ARC reader is Advanced Review Copy. Generally, I send you an advanced copy of the book and YOU post a review of it on Amazon, GoodReads or where ever else books are sold.
REMEMBER: The book doesn’t come out until March so I need to get a list of a few people now who might want to read this book and leave a review of it before it goes on sale.
My only requirements are: You must be OVER 18 to read this. (As I said, rated R!) and you must have an Amazon or Goodreads account. Or, if you don’t have either, you need to have a good following on social media so if you leave your own personal review on social media I can share your review with others.
If you want to be an ARC reader, send me an email or contact me via social media. I look forward to hearing from you.
This blog might seem like an odd thing to post on my Tercona website but there’s a big reason for it, I promise.
In the past few weeks, I’ve been watching YouTube videos where someone voices / narrates a brief outline of a movie. Mystery Recapped is one. There are also Movie Recaps, Story Recaped, and a bunch more. I saw how many views these videos were getting and figured out there were probably making a LOT of money just from the views alone. We’re talking between $5,000 – 10,000 dollars a video or MORE! So I made a NEW channel for my version called Movie Rundown.
First, I posted 2 shorts, which didn’t take me very long to make and then I posted my first video called “2 Girls Get High Together” about the movie Fall. It took me a LONG time to voice and edit that 8-minute video! On Friday, Nov. 4th I voiced another video that took me hours to record. This video would probably be 12-14 minutes long! It took me over 2 hours just to record the audio and I didn’t even edit the video yet!
When I woke up the next morning I thought…
What am I doing?I’m chasing money again!
So on Saturday, Nov. 5, I decided to scrap the Movie Rundown idea…for now.
Listen, I know I NEED money to make a living. I would love for all of you to buy my comics. (hint, hint…lol ) and I hate giving up on things but, I have a gut feeling this Movie Rundown is NOT the path I’m supposed to take.
November is National Writing Month! I should be writing!!!
In the summer of 2022, I wrote a LOT of outlines and summaries for different stories. There are so many more stories I could be working on besides making videos. The Molock Powers, Vita: Villmark (Part 1) Vita: Earth (part 2) Vita: War (part 3) Vita: Invasion (part 4), The Legend Of Zelta Dusana, Yami: Kim Sweet and (believe it or not) there’s more…
I’m not a religious man but if I can come up with ALL these ideas in one summer God, the universe, SOMETHING, or SOMEONE is telling me…I’m a writer and I need to be writing.
So for most of November, I’m going to take a break from making YouTube & TitTok videos. I need to put all my focus and energy into what I absolutely LOVE to do. Writing!
As you know, I try to write a newsletter about once a week or once every other week. This week I decided to add something different. A blog. The blog is NOT going to promote my comics or books but instead give YOU some friendly writing advice and tips.
This week’s writing tip…
Know your target audience!
My first 3 Tercona books –
Tercona: Book 1 – Our New Home,
Tercona: Book 2 – Dr. Q & The Banana Gun and
Tercona: Book 3 – Trinity’s Traps
These bookswere targeted toward girls 8 – 12 years old.
My first comic book was published in 2019. It was called Tercona comic #1 – Who is Thea Baymon? It was targeted toward teens but generally, I like to say – all ages. Comics 2 – 6 also target the same age group.
My romantic comedy novel The Taming Of April is targeted toward adults. If it was a movie it would be rated R. Sex “talk” and teasing but defiantly not pornographic or what some people call “spicy”. The Taming Of April is sent to be published in March of 2023.
As you can see, books, comics, and novels can all target different audiences and different age groups. If you want to sell your books to that age group you have to know who your target audience is.
Here it is, November of 2022, and I’m already starting to book comic cons for 2023.
My first show of 2023 will be Fan Expo Cleveland. I grew up in Cleveland in the 80’s & 90’s. I moved out of the area in the late 90’s but I always came back to see my family and friends. It’ll be nice to see them again. Fan Expo Cleveland is a fantastic show!
Jim & Dan put on about 4 – 5 small shows every year. This flyer was from the one I attended in Aug. of this year (2022) I’m already booked for one show next year (2023) but I don’t know when that will be cause they don’t have the schedule made for 2023 yet. As soon as I know, I’ll let you know.
In 2015 I went to my first comic con. The Gem City Comic Con. In 2016 I bought a table to sell my books and I’ve been going to the Gem City Comic Con every year! Join me at the Gem City Comic Con in Dayton, OH in 2023!
I went to the Cincinnati Comic Expo in 2021 and it was one of the best shows I ever went to. 2022 was a fantastic year too. I will return to the Cincinnati Comic Expo in Sept. of 2023!
There are also a few smaller library shows I plan on attending in 2023 but I haven’t booked them yet because the people running those shows haven’t scheduled them yet. As soon as I know, I’ll let you know.
As most of you know I was running a Kickstarter for my book The Taming Of April. However, my Kickstarter failed.
For the past few weeks, I’m been a little depressed and feeling down. I felt like a failure. As of today, I’m done feeling that way. It’s time to move forward.
My first comic con of 2023 is Fan Expo Cleveland in March of 2023 so as of right now, my new publishing date for The Taming Of April is March of 2023.
Finally, the Taming Of April will have over 60 chapters. If you want to read the first 3 chapters click –HERE.
After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.
There are still a few minor changes to be made to this comic (making sure everything is spelled right for one. lol) Along with some color changes and a few more things too but…I wanted to let you guys know that Comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone will be ready by 2023!
When I go to comic cons and bookstores I always tell people I offer 2 comics as a FREE READ webcomic. Comic #1 and comic #5. Comic #1 is called – “Who is Thea Baymont?” This is the comic that started the “Thea Baymont.” storyline. You can read that entire comic (like a webcomic) by clicking the cover below.
After a local barber shop is robbed, Tercona and Britney return the money to the store only to be attacked by a sniper with a unique slime gun. Who is the new villain with a unique weapon? Who does he work for? Most importantly, will Britney ever dye her hair blue?
The next free webcomic is comic #5. This comic has nothing to do with the Thea Baymont storyline. However, it’s an LGBT+ comic so I felt the need to make sure anyone around the world count read it. If you know anyone in the LGBT community and you think they’re afraid to talk to anyone, this comic will show you how they feel. Yes, I know some people in the LGBT community are proud of who they are and they should be but for those people who are afraid to tell anyone, this is why! To read comic #5 – Coming Out To A Friend – for FREE click the cover below.
Tercona and Britney help stop an 80-year-old woman named Madge from being robbed. When the fight is over Madge mistakes Tercona & Britney for being a couple. This doesn’t sit well with Britney. As the girls walk home, Britney opens up about her sexuality, her home life, and how she doesn’t like being called a ‘sidekick’. She tells Paige that she needs more friends she can talk to because it’s hard for her to open up to just anyone. We soon find out why she shows so much anger, rage, and anonymously when she fights.
Remember: There are 6 comics in the series with #7 on the way next year. You can ONLY read #1 & #5 as FREE READ webcomics. The rest will only have the first few pages as a sample.
Some of you might be asking why I didn’t make these webcomics as a free download. It’s simple. I want you to read it on the website because it keeps you here on the site. After reading the webcomics you might want to order them or find out more about the characters.
My Kickstarter for The Taming Of April has FAILED!
Ok…truth be told, with only 6 days left I canceled it. I canceled it because I only had $350 (which is only about a 1/4 of the way to my goal.) and I knew that I would never in a million years be able to get the rest of the funding ($650) in only 6 days!
For the record, the book was going to be published in June of this year but I listened to everyone’s advice and put the book on the Kickstarter instead to make the backers feel special that they go it first. But now that the Kickstarter has failed, I’m kicking myself for not having copies of the book to sell at comic cons this year.
My plan now is to publish this book in March of 2023 and make it available for the first time at my first comic con in 2023, Fan Expo Cleveland.
Thank you to everyone who funded the Kickstarter and helped me out. Even though it failed, I really appreciate what you did. Thanks!
My last comic con in 2022 was The Cincinnati Comic Expo this past weekend!
I went to this comic con in 2021 and it was fantastic. I couldn’t wait to go back and it did NOT disappoint!
The crowd was so busy on Saturday that I hardly got a chance to talk to anyone because they just kept walking by. It was kind of like the “herd” mentality.
Even though I did sell a lot of comics I didn’t make a profit because my hotel cost was high. I assume the more books I have on my table the more people will have to choose from and the better chances I’ll have at making MORE money by selling more books.
Nonetheless, this is one my my favorite comic cons of the year because I always do well. I can’t wait to go back next year to The Cincinnati Comic Expo.
This past weekend I went to The Monroe Pop Fest in Monroe, MI. I hadn’t been to this con since 2019!
I’ve been going to The Monroe Pop Fest since 2016. Back then it was called The Monore Comic Con. In those years this con has always brought in lots of people. Lots of foot traffic.
On another note, since 2017 I’ve always wanted to go to the Cincinnati Comic Expo. The bad thing was, every year both of these cons were on the same weekend.
In 2020 I bought an Artist Alley table for The Moroe Pop Fest AND the Cincinnati Comic Expo because this was the first year they were not on the same weekend. Sadly, we all know how 2020 went.
In 2021, both cons were on the same weekend – again. So I decided to go to the Cincinnati Comic Expo this time. My AA table for the 2022 Monroe Pop Fest was my rollover from 2020.
Now that you know a little backstory, here’s what I think is the 2022 Monroe Pop Fest. It was…OK. First off, they added a “preview” day on Friday from 5-9. I didn’t want to go because this con is about a 1 hour and 45-minute drive from my house and this meant I would have to drive up there….twice! But I went. I thought the Friday hours were unnecessary. Every 3-day con that I went to had there Friday hours usually from 3-9 or 2-8. In any case, Friday is usually 6 hours. For Monroe, it was only 4.
I also believe the attendance was down a little too. There was still lots of foot traffic and people were happy to be there but It just seemed a little slower than in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Finally, I only sold 1 comic too.
I want to make this very clear. Gary puts on a great show. I still love The Monroe Pop Fest and I will return to this show again in the future it’s just that…I think I’ll skip next year and try again in 2024.
Again, it’s a great show. I like it but I felt the attendance was down from previous years. It’s also possible that the people that were there just weren’t buying. lol
This Fri. & Sat. I’ll be at the Monroe Pop Fest in Monroe, MI.
Join me at the Monroe Pop Fest Fri. & Sat. Sept. 16 & 17. I’ll have all 6 comics with me and the first 3 original books as well. Plus I’ll be part of the panel – Indapended Comic Creators Circle at 4:15 on Saturday. It all starts on Friday at 5 pm!
And the very next weekend I’ll be at The Cincinnati Comic Expo.
I’ll be at the Cincinnati Comic Expo on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23, 24 & 25. Come by my booth and let’s talk about superheroes, comics, cartoons, and of course…Tercona.
It’s going to be a busy few weeks. I hope to see you soon!
The Kickstarter for my NEW romance novel called The Taming Of April is now in the pre-launch phase! (click the picture!)
Adam King must pick up the pieces from a hard breakup. He’s overweight, working as a farm hand and he knows his life doesn’t have a destination. As he slowly makes some changes to better his career goals and move forward with his dating life, he gets a haircut and encounters a hairdresser named April Bender.
Adam slowly finds out that April has a bit of a wild streak. She enters wet t-shirt contests, loves to skinny dip, and has sex with men on the first date.
Shocked and yet also thrilled by April’s erotic zest for life Adam realizes she doesn’t need a boyfriend; she needs a true friend. April is tormented by the demons of her past. Bad breakups, being raised by a single biker mom who loves to party, and having too many sexual partners before the age of 25. She has a very tough time letting go of her carefree promiscuous lifestyle. When her sexual outlook on life finally catches up with her, she realizes she must also make changes to better herself but is it too late? April fears she might lose the only man that has ever truly treated her with respect and dignity.
Entertaining, funny, and deeply moving, with just a pinch of sensual erotic fun The Taming of April is a romantic comedy story of how a man who was once a cowboy uses his skills to tame a wild woman.
The Taming Of April is a romance novel. If it was a movie it would be a rated R romantic comedy. Not Young Adult (not for kids) but it’s also not a spicy sexy romance novel either.
There will be a special variant cover that is ONLY available on Kickstarter. This special cover will have pictures inside the book.
The Kickstarter campaign launches on September 5th. I’m hoping to get 100 followers before then.
PLEASE follow my Kickstarter for The Taming Of April by clicking on the picture above!
For the next 3 weekends I’ll be very busy on the road going to comic cons!
On Saturday & Sunday July 23 & 24 I’ll be at the Gem City Comic Con in Dayton, OH.
I’ve been going to the Gem City Comic Con since 2016! It’s the very first con I had a table at to sell my books. I never miss The Gem City Comic Con! I’ll also be doing a panel on voice acting too!
On Saturday July 30th I’ll be at Defcom 7 at the Northtowne Mall in Defiance, OH. This show is from 10am – 4pm.
And finally on Sunday Aug. 7th I’ll be at the Jim & Dan Comic + Toy Show. Jim & Dan have about 4 small shows a year and I end up going to at least 2 of them a year. This time they even put MY NAME on the flyer! 🙂
So I hope to see YOU at a show in the next few weeks.
The Kickstarter for my NEW romance novel called The Taming Of April is now in it’s pre-launch! (click the picture!)
The Taming Of April is a romance novel. If it was a movie it would be a rated R romantic comedy. Not Young Adult (not for kids) but it’s also not a spicy sexy romance novel either.
There will be a special variant cover that is ONLY available on the Kickstarter. This special cover will have pictures inside the book.
The Kickstarter campaign launches in September. I’m hoping to get 100 followers before then. PLEASE follow my Kickstarter for The Taming Of April my clicking on the picture above!
There are currently 6 comics in the Tercona comic book series. No. #6 is the newest one. You can read the first 5 pages as a “sneak peek” to see how it starts. To read the sample pages click on the cover to comic #6 below.
In this story we get to know a lot more about Maya Rose. First, before Britney goes to bed Maya communicates with her as she’s crushing on Tiffany. The next day Maya warns Paige and Britney their van is about to be carjacked. Maya is very powerful and can see a lot but she can’t see everything. It’s a big world. As Maya meditates with Britney they leave Paige to talk to a crazy old woman with a bizarre philosophy on life. There might be more to this old woman then meets the eye.
Now for the FREE stuff….
I offer 2 comics as a FREE READ web comic. Comic #1 and comic #5. Comic #1 is called – Who is Thea Baymont? This is the comic that started the “Thea Baymont.” story line. You can read that entire comic (like a web comic) by clicking the cover below.
After a local barber shop is robbed, Tercona and Britney return the money to the store only to be attacked by a sniper with a unique slime gun. Who is the new villain with a unique weapon? Who does he work for? Most importantly, will Britney ever dye her hair blue?
Next is comic #5. This comic has nothing to do with the Thea Baymont story line. However, it’s a an LGBT+ comic so I felt the need to make sure anyone around the world count read it. If you know anyone in the LGBT community and you think they’re afraid to talk to anyone, this comic will show you how they feel. Yes, I know some people in the LGBT community are proud of who they are and they should be but for those people who are afraid to tell anyone, this is why! To read comic #5 – Coming Out To A Friend – for FREE click the cover below.
Tercona and Britney help stop an 80 year old woman named Madge from being robbed. When the fight is over Madge mistakes Tercona & Britney for being a couple. This doesn’t sit well with Britney. As the girls walk home, Britney opens up about her sexuality, her home life and how she doesn’t like being called a ‘side-kick’. She tells Paige that she needs more friends she can talk to because it’s hard for her to open up to just anyone. We soon find out why she shows so much anger, rage and anonymously when she fights.
Tercona Comic #6 – Maya Knows Everything – NOW AVAILABLE!
In this story we get to know a lot more about Maya Rose. First, before Britney goes to bed Maya communicates with her as she’s crushing on Tiffany. The next day Maya warns Paige and Britney their van is about to be carjacked. Maya is very powerful and can see a lot but she can’t see everything. It’s a big world. As Maya meditates with Britney they leave Paige to talk to a crazy old woman with a bizarre philosophy on life. There might be more to this old woman then meets the eye.
To place your order for Tercona Comic #6 – Maya Knows Everything…
In this story we get to know a lot more about Maya Rose. First, before Britney goes to bed Maya communicates with her as she’s crushing on Tiffany. The next day Maya warns Paige and Britney their van is about to be carjacked. Maya is very powerful and can see a lot but she can’t see everything. It’s a big world. As Maya meditates with Britney they leave Paige to talk to a crazy old woman with a bizarre philosophy on life. There might be more to this old woman then meets the eye.
You can get Tercona comic #6 for the very first time at Fantasticon in Toledo, OH.
Join me at my first comic con for 2022! Fantasticon in Toledo, OH March 12 & 13 at the Seagate Center. I’ll also be doing a panel on voice acting too.
My first comic con for my 2022 schedule is Fantasticon in Toledo, OH!
I’ve been going to this comic con every year since 2016. It’s always a fun show. This year, I make the leap to the big boys table. I wont be in Artist Alley I’ll be a guest!
This year I’ll be doing a panel on voice acting.
Come see me on Saturday March 12th & Sunday March 13th at the Seagate Center in Toledo, OH. I’ll have my Tercona comics, novels and I’ll do my panel on voice acting too.
Back in June I published my latest comic, #5 Coming Out To A Friend. This is the cover to that comic.
Tercona and Britney help stop an 80 year old woman named Madge from being robbed. When the fight is over Madge mistakes Tercona & Britney for being a couple. This doesn’t sit well with Britney. As the girls walk home, Britney opens up about her sexuality, her home life and how she doesn’t like being called a ‘side-kick’. She tells Paige that she needs more friends she can talk to because it’s hard for her to open up to just anyone. We soon find out why she shows so much anger, rage and anonymously when she fights.
June was Pride month so I made it a FREE READ (like a web comic) because this is an LGBT comic.
We are past June now.After carful thought, I decided it would be best to make sure anyone could read this – anywhere in the world! So as of today, you can read this comic all the time as a FREE READ web comic on this website. All you have to do to read comic #5 –Coming Out To A Friend – for free – is click on the rainbow below.
Now please keep in mind, I do want to make money by selling this comic and if you’re a comic book collector I can’t “sign” a web comic.
I just thought the message of this comic would bebetter received if anyone could read it.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, not all my comics are a FREE READ web comic. With comics #2, #3 & #4 you can read small a sample (the first 5 or 6 pages) of those comics.
You can only read comics #1 and #5 for free , like a web comic on Tercona.com.
Tercona and Britney help stop an 80 year old woman named Madge from being robbed. When the fight is over Madge mistakes Tercona & Britney for being a couple. This doesn’t sit well with Britney. As the girls walk home, Britney opens up about her sexuality, her home life and how she doesn’t like being called a ‘side-kick’. She tells Paige that she needs more friends she can talk to because it’s hard for her to open up to just anyone. We soon find out why she shows so much anger, rage and anonymously when she fights.
This is an LGBT comic.
For the month of June (Pride month) you can read Comic #5 FOR FREE – as a web comic. Click the rainbow flag below.
Do I want you to buy the comic? Of course! You can buy 3 different covers to this comic in the SHOP page.
But since this is an LGBT comic, it is Pride Month and I since also believe that message is more
valuable if more people read it, for the month of June, it’s a FREE READ!
Tercona and Britney help stop an 80 year old woman named Madge from being robbed. When the fight is over Madge mistakes Tercona & Britney for being a couple. This doesn’t sit well with Britney. As the girls walk home, Britney opens up about her sexuality, her home life and how she doesn’t like being called a ‘side-kick’. She tells Paige that she needs more friends she can talk to because it’s hard for her to open up to just anyone. We soon find out why she shows so much anger, rage and anonymously when she fights.
Hi. My name is Frank James Bailey. I’m a voice actor and the creator of the Tercona book series. There are now 3 novels and 3 comic books in the series with more comic books on the way.
I created Tercona as a “nod” to my daughter Paige. When she was 7 (many years ago) she told me “Daddy, I don’t like princesses anymore. I like superheros!” So that’s how the seed of Tercona was planted in my head. In return, I named Tercona’s alter ego after her.
Browse the “Books and Comics” section to find out about each novel and comic book in the series.
Read about all the characters on the “Characters” page and you can also read a “sneak peek” of each comic book too.
If you like what you see, head over to the “Shop” page to purchase the comics, books and prints that are for sale.
FYI…there is a VERY limited run of the variant covers for comics # 1, # 2 & # 3. Only 50, and I’ve already sold a few. Once their gone, their gone for good.
The newest comic book is comic #3 Tercona: Burmese.
As Tercona and her sidekick – oops, sorry – her friend Britney are patrolling the streets of Bayville Heights they encounter a new villain named Burmese. He’s 7 feet tall, 300 lbs and he’s after one thing, Tercona. They find out the hard way that he has the ability to mind control people. He forces Britney to fight Tercona! One question remains, is he working alone or does he work for someone?
To purchase the regular cover of this comic click HERE:
** For the Limited-edition Special cover click HERE:
Read a small sample of this comic HERE:
Finally, I want to send a shout out to the artist of my Tercona comics, Ujval Purabiya. He’s from India and we’ve worked together since 2015. Check out all his other work on his social media.
