If you happen to be in the Seattle area on Saturday, May 19, consider dropping by Artist & Craftsman Supply on 8th Ave.

My pal, Shon Bury, will be the guest speaker at this month’s meeting of Cartoonists Northwest from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The deets are at the link below.

In addition to his freelance writing career, (which includes creating WildStorm’s Black Ops with Jim Lee and Dan Norton; working with Colleen Doran on Marvel’s Power Pack; writing for Superman Adventures and Cable), and his self-publishing career (the original graphic novel Nox) Shon is the founder and pres of Space Goat Productions, the full-service production studio that supplies Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Boom! and many other publishers with art and colors.

According to the event’s organizers, Bury will be speaking about his career as both a freelancer and a freelancer rep, and talking about the “assembly-line process of comics.”

Plus, he’ll answer questions, especially if you have some about how the comics business works.

Past speakers have included Donna Barr, Steve Gallacci, Roberta Gregory, Phil and Kaja Foglio, John Lustig, David Horsey, as well as reps from Fantagraphics and Top Shelf, so you know they’re a serious bunch of cartoonists. Plus, free parking!

[Artwork: Nox, by Shon Bury]