I’ve been in Hell for more than five years now, and I like it. In this case, my Hell is working on the Diablo franchise for Blizzard Entertainment, and my time in Hell has been pretty great.

I can remember buying Super Powers action figures as a kid, including the Green Lantern/Hal Jordan figure, in the toy department of the Caldor store in Kingston, NY, not far from my house. If you had told that kid that someday he’d help create a character who gets his own Super Powers variant, it would’ve seemed like absolute crazy talk.

Since I’m often asked how appearing at a convention works for creators, here’s a glimpse what’s it like on my side of the table at a show. While I can tell you how things work for me, keep in mind that everyone has different needs, different deals.