July 2023 – John Fleskes

Showtime!

San Diego Comic-Con starts today! Terry Dodson will be at our Flesk booth #5019 during the entirety of the show. He will have prints, original art, and will be promoting our upcoming “The Art of Rachel and Terry Dodson” collection coming out late this year.

Vicky and I will not be at this event. We are staying at the Flesk office to focus on new books, plus we are finalizing the Arthur Adams bonus items for our Kickstarter supporters.

Here are the Flesk published artists who will be exhibiting–along with their respective booth locations.

Richard and Wendy Pini are scheduled to do two signings at the Dark Horse booth. The first on Thursday from 12:00 noon to 12:45 PM and the second on Saturday from 1:00 to 1:45 PM. Booth #2615

Arthur Adams (with Joyce Chin) will be at booth #4700

Daniel Warren Johnson will be at the Felix Comic Art booth #4612.

William Stout will be at booth #4803

Frank Cho will be at booth #4901

Have fun everyone!

John

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“go with a good heart”

The literal meaning of Vadeboncoeur.

On Friday evening, July the 7th, my dear friend Jim Vadeboncoeur passed away.

Jim had called me earlier this year to let me know that he was dying. He was told that he had anywhere from two weeks to 10 months. Vicky and I arranged a trip to visit him in Ohio where his sister, Yvonne, was caring for him in her beautiful home with a serene setting. I hope everyone is as lucky as Jim to have someone like Yvonne to care for them on their final days.

The last time that we spent with Jim is something that I will cherish forever. Jim expressed that “knowing” was a blessing. He shared that he was at peace. He expressed how lucky he was to have lived his life as he chose and how fulfilled he was. He was truly happy and we spent our time focusing on the people, moments, and things that we are grateful for. We said everything to each other that we wanted to express. While sad, since I knew that this was most likely the last time I would see Jim, the time together was soothing and warmed my heart. I feel so lucky to have had a friend like Jim. My last mental image of Jim is of him smiling, blowing us a kiss and waving as we left. I miss him dearly.

Jim loved being a part of the fandom community, being a publisher, and a bookseller. He spoke often about how much he appreciated all of the people who he interacted with and made friends with over the years. If you had ever interacted with Jim you know that he thrived in being helpful and appreciated you.

Jim spent his final years living in Paris. He loved walking the streets and sharing meals and wine with people there. He was very happy and grateful up until the end.

On Thursday, July 6th, I had one last chance to tell Jim how much we love him. His reply, his last words that I heard, epitomizes who he is as a person.

“merci beaucoup”

I’m sure Jim is smiling now as he wishes for all of you to “go with a good heart” as you love those around you and extend your help to others.

Peace

John

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Month: July 2023

San Diego Comic-Con 2023 — Flesk Booth #5019

Jim Vadeboncoeur Tribute