Checked out your friend's site. It feels... weird... the longer one is into comics, the smaller the world gets (the more you keep seeing the same comics/artists mentioned, the more you say "hey I know that guy/gal," the more you say, "hey, I wonder if they know so-and-so who's in the same state...).
My writer (for Lawn Darts) lives in Minnesota. Josh Lesnick (Girly) lives near me, I think, or at least he's got close ties to Radio Comix, and they're here. I'm friends with the editor.