Mushroom World Comics

We’ve brought on a Marketing Strategist to help with content planning and posting consistency. One of the challenges I keep running into is trying to balance creating comic books with everything else that comes with running Mushroom World as a studio. Making the comics is obviously the heart of all this, but even sharing the behind‑the‑scenes work; the events, the progress, the planning, the day‑to‑day, has become its own full‑time job. I have been trying to grow the studio a lot over the...

This past weekend was my first large convention of the year, and honestly, I’m proud I pulled it off. Conventions take a lot of work, and this one landed right as I started working with a Marketing Specialist, so my focus was split between preparing for the show and getting my studio systems ready for our strategy meetings. Even with all that going on, the event still came together. I handled the full setup and breakdown solo, which was exhausting. I definitely took longer than most vendors,...

This was the second First Fridays of the year, and thankfully the conditions were a bit more favorable. There was still some wind, but not nearly as much as last time. There was more daylight, more warmth, and I was able to put out more of my stuff. The event also seemed to be better attended, and there was definitely more engagement throughout the night. Even though that did not translate into higher sales, it still felt like a step forward. Same as last time, I made sure to pack my car...