CON & ON (2023)

Writer Paul Cornell (Doctor Who) and artist Marika Cresta (Captain Carter) follow an ensemble cast of media pros and fans down through the decades of America's most colossal comic book convention! Meet Eddie and Deja-aspiring comics talents whose ambitions threaten to tear their friendship apart; Anthony, Don & Finn-brilliant, boozy, bombastic British creators; and all of the crusty editors, forgotten TV stars, and enthusiastic fans who make the convention experience memorable, year after year. This book kicks off the fifth anniversary of AHOY Comics, featuring the company's usual assortment of extra prose stories and illustrations!

Continuing the "comics history-infused tale loaded with heart" (Alex Segura)! Another year, another comic con: Eddie's writing career brings him money and fame while his ex-friend Deja still struggles to get her artwork seen. All around them, British creators pound Guinesses, a TV actor dons a disguise, editors sneer at portfolios, and fans hold on to their places in epically endless lines! Featuring the usual AHOY assortment of extra prose stories and illustrations.

It's a new decade and a new comicon in the series that's "affectionate, pin-sharp and wickedly funny" about fans and creators (Mike Carey). As the bubble threatens to burst on Eddie's mainstream comics-writing stardom, Deja might be getting her first big break as an indie artist. Can changing fortunes revive their friendship? With bonus features, including a new chapter of the AHOY fifth anniversary prose serial.

Continuing the tale of pros and cons at the world's biggest comics convention! 2015: Careers are, as ever, made and lost, important relationships maintained and destroyed-but an apparition of the greatest superhero heralds the most tragic change. Featuring the usual AHOY extra features, including a new chapter of the 5th anniversary prose serial.

Grand finale! The "profoundly well-observed waltz through the heart, soul and timeline of a comic convention" (Si Spurrier) concludes in the pandemic year 2022. Deja Drummond accepts a prestigious cartooning award and reflects on the often-painful path that brought her success, while her ex-friend Eddie finds a new level of self-awareness in the ashes of a spent comics career.