I remember. I'm happy and surprised that you do!
That was 93. I was 20. It was my first Chicago con ever, and I've attended every year since.
Bendis and I met at that con too. He was also in that card set you mentioned.
The card set was called Comics Future Stars. His character Zora from Powers was in the set too. Our characters, and our names are the only characters and names from that set that I still recognize or see in the industry these 11 years later
Technically that was the first professionally printed/published Kabuki image (aside from my self-made prints and mini-comics).
Thanks for sticking around!
If you are in Chicago this year, stop by and introduce yourself!
DM
: I just posted this on the Bendis Board because I noticed
: that Mack posts there sometimes and he is talked about
: there alot. But then I thought about it and realized
: Mack must have a board of his own. (I'm pretty new to
: this message boarding stuff): I’ve got a pretty good
: story about meeting David Mack years ago, before he
: was doing Kabuki. I meet him at a Chicago Comic-con, I
: think it was ’93, but not sure of the year.
: It was my first convention. I spent most of my time in
: the creator alley, talking to all the small press
: guys. I was really impressed by how friendly most of
: the creators were, and was making my way from table to
: table checking out books and talking.
: Out in the middle of the room I ran across David Mack’s
: table. He was doing a Vampire comic, I don’t remember
: the name. I’m not big on Vampires, so I was just kind
: of looking as I walked past. But Mack starts talking
: to me, telling me about the story line, ect. He was
: really into the book, so I stopped to talk a bit.
: We ended up talking for at least a half an hour. No-one
: else stopped at the table, and I think he was just
: happy to have someone to talk to. But since I don’t
: like Vampires, I asked if he had done anything else I
: could buy off him. He said no, he was just starting
: out. But he did have a new project coming out soon.
: He pulled a trading card out of his jacket and showed it
: to me. It was Kabuki. The card was some kind of small
: press creator series. I really liked the character
: design, and asked if I could buy the card off him and
: get him to sign it. He said sure, if I want to, and
: asked if $1.00 would be good.
: So I bought the card, and after trying to sign it in ink
: (which wouldn’t stick and kept smearing), he finally
: took out his pencil and carved ‘Mack’ into the surface
: at the top. Worked for me. We talked a bit more, then
: I moved on to the other tables.
: I hung onto the card all these years and still have it
: because Mack was such a cool guy. I think I may be the
: first guy to ever get a Kabuki autograph, it was
: before the comic even came out.
: Mack, if you read this and actually remember this at all,
: could you tell me? I’ve always wondered about that.
: If you are reading this, I just wanted to let you know
: how happy I am for you that you doing so well. Your
: work is absolutely amazing, and the success couldn’t
: have happened to a cooler or more deserving guy