Tomorrow is your chance to see me and a distinguished panel of colleagues (including Axe Cop cartoonist Ethan Nicolle, who drew the above image) speculate on The Future of Comics at WebVisions Portland, the annual conference on all things Web (spoiler alert: The Future Of Comics is probably going to involve the Web). Here’s copy from the Website:

While blockbuster films based on comic book characters have been a box office bonanza, the comic book industry as a whole has experienced radical change. Industry powerhouses like Marvel have diversified their non-print offerings by unveiling Infinite Comics, a new digital format targeting mobile devices. For smaller publishers and independent artists, the future of comics will be built on the shifting sands of change, but opportunities abound for self publishing, crowd sourced funding and digital distribution.

The Future of Comics Panel
Speakers: Arnold Pander, Richard Bruning, Jacob Pander, David Chelsea, Ethan Nicolle, Rachel Nabors

Thursday, May 23 2013 at 10 am
Room D139/140

WebVisions Portland at the Oregon Convention Center.
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland, OR 97232
(503) 235-7575

Caricature for the New York Observer, 1990s

David Chelsea is listening to:
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer

Just in time for today’s 24 Hour Comics session at TFAW, an interview with Henry Chamberlain (with a nice shout-out to my latest, ARE YOU BEING WATCHED?) on Comics Grinder:

http://comicsgrinder.com/2013/05/18/24-hour-comics-interview-david-chelsea/

David Chelsea is listening to:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
by Edmund Morris