Hi everyone!
'Let Some Word That Is Heard Be Yours' is at the printers! Here is the cover.
The book ended up being a nice 84 pages (20 pages more than I originally intended!) and comes with a works referenced section as well as a cover gallery featuring many incredible portraits of Fred Rogers in a variety of artistic styles and mediums by artist friends near and far. The book should arrive in mid-May, early June, just in time for the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) where I will be tabling on June 10 and 11. More info here: http://www.cakechicago.com
This book took roughly a year of work including research, writing, drawing, painting, editing, and fundraising. I have to thank some specific people for their help. Mike Freiheit provided countless hours of assistance, both technical and editorial to this project. He provided the attention and detailed eye that every writer/artist hopes to have with an editor. His book design, editing, and not to mention the beautiful portrait of Rogers and his ape-friend, Koko is a credit to his talent and friendship. I'm happy to be working with Print Ninja again (who printed my last book 'Teaching Comics') and more specifically Jeff Zwierk who also helped with the layout and editing process. Matt Davis and Bred Rohloff encouraged this project by allowing me to read at their exciting comics reading series 'Zine Not Dead' last year. I had a lot of fun sharing some pages from an early draft of the book, dressing up as Rogers, and even singing the opening theme song! (Perhaps it's best that no video exists of this performance...)
Finally, one last BIG thank you to all of you have donated, shared, or in your own way, encouraged this project. I'm grateful for your support and look forward to sending out these books!
