The comic-convention season is almost over, but I have two big ones before the end of the year -- one of which is coming this weekend!

Baltimore Comic Con: Saturday and Sunday. Appearing with my How To Make Webcomics co-authors, Kris Straub, Scott Kurtz and Dave Kellett.

This is going to be the only east-coast appearance for the four of us, so if you live on the right-hand side of the country and if you listen to the Webcomics Weekly podcast and/or if you want to get your copy of HTMW signed by all four of us, this is your last chance this year.

After that, I'll be appearing in PhilCon in Cherry Hill, NJ, on November 21-23.

Since the buzz created by the upcoming How To Make Webcomics book, I've been e-mailed the same question over and over: "When are you coming *here*?" The answer is: As soon as I get invited to a convention near your town. Write the promoters of your favorite comic con and let them know!

I'm currently making plans for 2009, so if you're a convention promoter and/or if you help organize a comic convention please get in touch and we can discuss how to make that happen.

The International Society of Super-villains open up the mailbag to find the following:

I have my one year review coming up. At this time my bosseseses will offer me a raise [or not, or fire me, one of the three]. I know that if they offer me a raise it will not be big enough. What are some good ways to negotiate a higher raise?

Go to ISS and read their super-villain tips for an employee review.