FYI: I’ll be at Silver Lake Shorts tonight!

Good news: I got an invite to the the Drawn to Life: A Conversation on Graphic Novels panel and signing at the LA Times Festival of Books. It’s taking place at the Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18th. I will join Eagle Valiant Brosi, Anders Brekhus Nilsen, Mimi Pond, and moderator Angie Wang. Mysterious Galaxy Books will have copies of everyone’s work to purchase and we will be signing afterwards.

This is a big deal for me.

I have called Los Angeles home for the last 11 years. I never wanted to leave Tucson, but something had to change. It wasn’t long until I found out that LA is just as small as anywhere. People are connected in mysterious ways. The first time I got connected with a pot dealer (yes, back when it was illegal and might be again) was where Oliver Stone shot the Brad Pitt getting stoned scene in True Romance. A story for another time, but, the point is at any given moment you’re literally six degrees of Kevin Bacon. The people make this place worth a damn. If it weren’t for the friends and professionals in the comic book business that help one another, I wouldn’t be going to LATFOB.

I hope you can make it.

Death to Pachuco Book Party @ The Last Book Store Studio City Friday, April 24th

Last month Death to Pachuco was made available for the direct market i.e. comic book stores. But now the collected trade paperback will be for sale at bookstores and Amazon, all the links to buy are here.

The Last Bookstore Studio City supports me and stories about Los Angeles, so we’re having a release party on Friday, April 24th at 7 p.m. I’m bringing a couple of Costco pizzas and dounts from Kettle Glazed. RSVP here, my dudes!

UPCOMING EVENTS

I do need to emphasize that I’m not traveling outside the state and country this year. I went hard in the paint last year, and I’m paying for it. I will go where I’m invited. If you’re in SoCal, here’s exactly where I’ll be the next month as of now:

Thursday, April 9: 2026 Diversity in Culture @ Ventura College. Professor David Carlander and I will be talking about my work as a comic book creator. Free to attend! More details here.

Saturday, April 18th: LA Times Festival of Books @ Southern California University. See above. Tickets required. All the info here.

HALFOWEEN Double Feature – Creepshow and Haunt Season The VHS Society starting from 5 to 11 p.m. at Brewyard Beer Company Glendale. I’ll be there talking about Creepshow. Buy your tix aqui.

Friday, April 24th: Death to Pachuco Book Party @ The Last Book Store Studio City from 7 to 9 p.m. See above. Free to attend, but TPBs will be for sale. RSVP so I know how many donuts to bring.

Saturday, May 2nd: Free Comic Book Day @ Studio City Library from 2-5 p.m. More details to come.

Latinx Press Podcast: SHOWDOWN with Dave Wielgosz

New episode of my podcast with my friend Dave Wielgosz. He is one of the few editors out there that respect me as a writer and creator. His first creator owned series, SHOWDOWN, is debuting next month with Ignition Press. If you like action and pop-punk, this is the comic for you. You all should pre-order it today.

Click here to listen via wherever you get your podcasts, or watch our interview via Le YouTube below.

TODAY’S GIL THORP

WHAT I’M READING

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO

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WHAT I’M WATCHING

WHAT I’VE SEEN

‎‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ review by Henry • Letterboxd

Incredible.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE READING