ME AND MY BEST FRIEND, DAVE GIBBONS!
“A fantastic hoot! Great pin-ups too…” – Dave Gibbons
“I’ve had a full read now, rather than just a quick skim-through, and the opinion still stands.” – Dave Gibbons
I met Dave Gibbons at the Bristol Con UK in 2005! He was on my list of British comics creators I was eager to meet, hence the reason for traveling out to this show! I hunted him down and asked if he would draw me a giant monster pin-up that I could publish in my Doris Danger Comics! To my delight, he said yes.
That night, everyone was out at the bar of the hotel we were all staying at, and I timidly yearned to mingle with all these idols of mine. And my wife, Elizabeth, said, “C’mon, Chris, it’s no big deal to just say hi!” And since she didn’t read comics or know anyone and therefore felt no anxieties of “star-struckness,” she just jumped in and started talking with Dave, Brian Bolland, Liam Sharp, or Simon Bisley – about things besides comics! What a powerful tool I had in having her with me!
Above: My wife, Elizabeth, my best friend, Dave Gibbons, and I at San Diego Comic-Con 2005! Shortly after Bristol Con (in May), Dave scheduled to meet me here, where he found me at my table and handed me his spectacular pin-up!
Above: My best friend, Dave Gibbons and I, after his signing at a DC booth, San Diego Comic-Con 2008.
Above: With my best friend, Dave Gibbons, at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.
Dave later gave me a kind quote of endorsement for promotion, which I wrote about on page 000a Back Cover – Commentary: