a bummer, I did not know him but I am very greatful for what he did.

This is from the article- I did not write this....
Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76

SAN DIEGO – Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76.

A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure. He had diabetes and had been hospitalized for about a year.

Dorf, a freelance artist and comic strip letterer, founded Comic-Con in San Diego in 1970 after moving from Detroit.

Today, the convention draws 125,000 fans a year and is a major gathering for comic book fans, artists, writers and movie stars.

Koudoulian says Dorf was friends with comic greats such as Marvel artist Jack Kirby and "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz. He says Dorf was also instrumental in helping budding artists find audiences.

New page update- plus a bunch more if you are following
enjoy-

trav

Our mortal journey here on earth, in reality is quite brief. Time passes rather rapidly and is truly not a respecter of person, place or thing. It also seems that the only thing one will be able to take away from this life is that which they learn and the memories they make from the experiences they endure.

My grandfather has lived a good life. He is a talented trumpet player, a faithful husband and kind man devoted to keeping all his family happy. He has reached though the twilight of his life. Time is moving on as his journey in this mortal realm comes slowly to an end. Soon, I know he will rejoin loved ones that have gone on before, embarking on a new journey, that none of us here on earth can truly understand until, we too are called willingly or not, to move on.

So what does that leave for me? What do I choose to remember? How have I chosen to craft that relationship with the man that help start the family that I claim to be a part of? It is a moment of reflection for me and deep thought. One that has been filled with ups and with downs, yet still as I wander the memories I have, I find a sense of wonder and enjoyment. A warm smile and deep tenor voice, that always radiated a sense of affection and love.

"Who's that knocking on my door?" Always poured through the hallways of their home as my siblings and I knocked on their door, for sunday afternoon dinners. His love for music, his love of his faith and his desire that all his family be happy, give me a deep appreciation for what I have been blessed with.

To know him, is to love him. I watched his eyes light up as he talked to my own children. His tale to my son on how he got his first trumpet and the joy in his face as my son played a simple tune for him. He tapped along full of life, even though he seemed very tired at the moment. He was happy.

He never complained to me about his ills, even as time pushes forward, and he moves at a slower pace, he still when we talk asks me how i am doing.

So as his time draws to a close, I do not mourn and I rejoice for him. His life is good, he accomplished things that I am proud of. He believed in us... and lives what he preaches, hoping his children and their children will do the same. I am glad that I was able to take my family to spend a little time with him, to let them hear, those incredible words,"who's that knocking on my door."

I am grateful for the power of music, and I find myself constantly singing to my own children around me.

So as time pushes forward at it's rapid pace, I hope that I use my earthly time wisely. I pray that I take the time to learn and teach my children to practice what they preach. To help others and fill their lives with a song, and an open mind towards one another, and the opportunity to love. I hope that one day they will look at me as well with fond memories, and think of me with a smile.

I do not know when the patriarch of my family, will start his new journey, yet before he goes, he will know that I love him and I appreciate him and all that he does, no matter how small it might seem to him.

Do not waste the time given to you. Mend the fences that need to be mended and create the legacy that your children and your grand children will remember proudly of you. You do not have all the time in the world and one day it will be gone.....

live life wisely
trav

APE INFO

We are on the list Table 465. And APE is this weekend- so if you are in the BAY area stop by- gonna be a lot of cool people up there....
FREE SKETCHES AS USUAL
There will be plenty of FREE Sketching at APE as well this year, so if you want a FREE sketch stop by the table. Buy a comic (well if you buy one anyways from www.beanleafpress.com) I will put a special sketch in the inside cover just for you.

Looking Forward to seeing a bunch of DA'ers there.


Exciting NEWS on ISSUE 2

Issue 2 is here and selling- It is moving very well. so pick up a couple at [link] I'll give you a free sketch in each issue you buy.

Almost 50 pages of webcomic
Ok the new page is up and i hope you are reading- I would love to hear your thoughts. Can you believe it almost 50 pages- well 50 pages on thursday- with a possible bonus to celebrate-

TRAV

Also there is a comic update at new page, new journal fun on the bean and new poll

thanks again
trav

Special Bonus Page

Here is a special page in celebration of issue 2 releasing today! you can pick up issue 2 and issue 1 here(www.beanleafpress.com) and I will put a free sketch on the inside cover of every issue bought through bean leaf press. (www.beanleafpress.com)

new bean page

Also issue 2 is on my desk - big journal on that in a bit- should go on sale tonight


Also issue 2 should be in my hands on tuesday

New Bean page up


Surprise Page because issue 2 went to press!


Hey we just got a call from the people that run the APE con and they found a table for us. We are really jazzed because that gives us another show for the winter and we are really looking for some more westcoast shows to do in the winter.

So we are not named on the list, but we have a table space and our table # is Table 465. We are on the lower level of the hall and near some stairs.

Exciting NEWS on ISSUE 2
We will be debuting Issue 2 at APE this year. I am really jazzed about that, so if you are up in the Bay area stop by and pic up issue 2 from us. I am really jazzed about that as well.

FREE SKETCHES AS USUAL
There will be plenty of FREE Sketching at APE as well this year, so if you want a FREE sketch stop by the table. Buy a comic (well if you buy one anyways from www.beanleafpress.com) I will put a special sketch in the inside cover just for you.

Looking Forward to seeing a bunch of DA'ers there.

Also there is a comic update at new page, new journal fun on the bean and new poll

thanks again
trav