Hello, friend! It’s hard to believe, but my trip to Angoulême with the Canadian delegation was a full year ago. With all the news coming out of the 2025 Angoulême International Comics Festival, I’ve been hit with a wave of nostalgia—because wow, that whole adventure was massive. From the sheer energy of the festival to the incredible artists I met,…
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Comics by the Coast: My Voyage to VanCAF
Sunny days, travel gone astray, new experiences in May. Hello friend! As winter draws (painfully) slowly to a close I thought I’d look back at the Spring of 2023, and my wonderful trip to Vancouver for the 12th annual Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. Without a Net Heading into the weekend, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Up to that…

Vancouver in Spring
Hello friend! As I teased in my last post, I’m hoping to add some fun new locations to my list of convention appearances for 2023. The first I’d like to announce is that I’ll be appearing at Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, May 20th and 21st, 2023! I am thrilled to be included at such a prestigious and curated show, especially in Vancouver,…
Don Sparrow’s Guide to Comic-Cons for Artists Part 5: FOOD!
Don Sparrow’s Guide to Comic Cons for Artists Part 5: THE FOOD Welcome to Part FIVE of my five-part Comic Con series. Each comic-con has a different personality, and every experience teaches me something new. So having been doing these for a few years now, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned, or comfortable habits I’ve formed…
Don Sparrow’s Guide to Comic Cons for Artists Part 1: TRAVEL
Hello friend! Any regular reader of this blog knows I spend a lot of time as a guest at comic book conventions. Each one has a different personality, and every experience teaches me something new. So Having been doing these for a few years now, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned, or comfortable habits I’ve formed…