Don’t fight. Agreeable Man is here!

So, this past Sunday (4/16/26) I attended my first Cod Con which took place in Hyannis, MA (yes, that’s out on the cape). It was not only my first Cape Cod comic con, but it was my first time back on the cape in some 25 years. I had a great time at the show, meeting up with some old friends (Len Mihlalovich, Ian Chase Nichols, as well as Colin Devonshire—whom I never actually met, but have been backing and promoting his way-cool Kickstarter, By the Time I Get to Dallas).

Before I get too far into this post, let me say that I had a most amazing time at the show, and hope to be back again next year.

Well, the reason for this post is that while at the show, I became aware of a couple of young lads who not only created their own comicbook, but actually produced it, and printed up a few copies which they were selling at the show. The comic’s title is The Amazing Feats of the Agreeable Man. I was so impressed with the comic, that I bought a copy, and man-o-man, was it a fun read.

The comic itself was nine pages long, plus a cover. It was printed on 8½ x 11 white photocopy paper, printed double sided in black and white with the pages stapled together. The comic came with a cover price of $2.00 but was selling at the show for $10.00, which I happily paid. I believe that the boys had around a dozen copies, which they completely sold out of long before the end of the show.

The comic had a visually engaging layout (indicating that these kids clearly had read their fair share of comics before sitting down to create this one). Both the drawing and the lettering are crud, but in an entertaining, kid sort of way, which by no means detracts from the book but, in fact, adds to its charm.

The story starts out with an explosion, a car crash, and a mugging, all before we are introduced to Agreeable Man, who comes swooping into the story on page three. From there we meet a gang of well-armed thugs, followed by Agreeable Man crash-landing into his fortress of solitude, the Agreeable tower. This is followed by a short origin story for our hero. Next up is some random ultraviolence, the arrival on the scene by Agreeable Man, and—on the final page—the arrival of a very large baby-faced individual carrying a large sledgehammer and a long gun, with a “To be continued” caption at the bottom of the page.

Again, the story is entertainingly engaging, and we hope that the boys who created this continue creating comics, and that their skill in production (and production) improves as they continue to do so. Personally, I remember my older brother and I drawing stick-figure comic strips when we were around that age. While Ron grew out of comics I never did, and—as it turns out—his younger son is not only a comics fan, but so is Ron’s grandson. So I guess some of that love comics was passed down.