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January 13th, 2007 3:11 PM

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Hey everyone! My name is Jim Coon and I am a small press comic creator from Cortland NY. I've been writing drawing and producing my own books my whole life. My first book was a rip off of a Japanese monster movie I saw called YOG! Monster from Space! After seeing the movie in the local theatre I ran home (actually, my grandpa took me to the movie and brought me back to his house) and with my trusty pencil I created MONSTER ISLAND! I was all of 6 years old! I'm gonna be 40 this year and I've been producing comics ever since. After creating such memorable characters as Lighting Bolt and Treeman I went on to a fantastic 15 issue run of my own Batman comic in 4th grade. That was followed by a 36 issue run of the Avengerkids that last well into the seventh grade! By the time I reached my senior year in high school Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns was shaping the way comics were written and drawn and I too found my comics taking a darker turn. My book about a blue skinned misfit called Suicide Club ran for 8 issues. The man character Davey (Williams) Stonebridge would appear in several comics over the next decade. Probably some of my best work in mini comics is my 25 issue run on my self published DEAD END. For the past few years I've been producing the classic " done in one" mini comics and those books can be found at my website at www.jim8ball.etsy.com. I'm also a regular exhibitor at Bob Corby's S.P,A.C.E. in Columbus Ohio and at SPX in Bethesda Maryland. MOCCA won't let me come to there show. I also set up shop at the Pittsburghcomicon. So I guess that's all you really need to know about me, if you wanted to know that much. I have a lot of experience printing mini comics so if you have questions please drop me a line and I'll do my best to help. Take Care! Jim

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