Nominated For Life: An Interview With Eisner Nominee and Winner James F. Wright

I had the honor of speaking with James F. Wright at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend. I was supposed to interview him back in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con, but time got away from us. After hearing that he was part of projects nominated for not one but TWO different categories at the Eisner Awards, however, I had to make sure I dedicated time to chat with him. SDCC was a hard con to get interviews done. It was so busy! People were either paneling, signing, or pushing their own work at their own tables. No time was a good time to distract them from exposure, but we made it work!

Morgan: How long have you been coming to San Diego Comic Con? James: This is my 12th year at SDCC. I’ve been here every year since ’07. This is my first time tabling, so it’s a very different vibe. You don’t get to buy much stuff. It’s been weird. Sales are okay. They’re good, but not great. Since it’s my first year (tabling), people don’t know that I’m here. If you do the show you know, like two, three, four years in a row; people will remember you and come back and buy new stuff. It’s been fun, though. It’s been a really good show, and I’ll be back next year hopefully. Morgan: What’s your history with comics? James: I’ve been reading comics since I could read. My father read them to my brother and I as bedtime stories. My mother was a school teacher. She saw that it led us to reading. So I had a lot of support from my parents early on as far as comics go. I didn’t want to make them until I…