| Best thing to come out of Lubbock since Buddy Holly |
[Mar. 21st, 2008|12:28 pm] |
My ol' pal Will Terrell is organizing a comics show in Lubbock, Texas to coincide with Free Comic Book Day:
http://elsketchoclubo.com/expo
You folks down in the area, show up and give Will a wedgie for me, 'kay? :-) |
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| SPACE stuff |
[Mar. 3rd, 2008|01:30 pm] |
A couple of SPACE con reports:
Frank Santoro:
http://comicscomicsmag.blogspot.com/2008/03/space-report_02.html
Max Ink:
http://avltheatre.info/MaxBlog/?p=44
http://avltheatre.info/MaxBlog/?p=45
Jim Rugg:
http://jimrugg.livejournal.com/8704.html
Lots of coverage and pictures:
http://comicrelated.com/
(You can see me in my stylin' new Justice League shirt here: http://comicrelated.com/news/space08_009.html )
Not much to add to what they said. I wasn't expecting to move many books, since I didn't have anything new, but I actually did ok. There did seem to be a bit of a malaise around the room, which many attributed to the show being in March instead of April this year. The weather was actually pretty nice, but I was still feeling a bit of the "winter blahs", and I suspect I wasn't alone.
Still, it's always a pleasure to see old friends and meet some new folks. Rickey Gonzales, who was set up next to me, seemed impressed by the number of people coming by my table to say hi. Well, kiddo, when you do the same show for 9 years in a row... ;-)
Perhaps the best surprise was when Tim Fischer came by and gifted me the original artwork from his Capella story. Neat!
I picked up Jay Hosler's new book while he was away from his table. A few minutes later, he actually chased me down to make sure I got it signed before he had to leave. Now that's service!
It was a bummer that Living Small Press Legends Tim Corrigan and Jim Main weren't able to make it out. I was supposed to be sitting on a panel with Main, and I was looking forward to finally meeting him. Maybe next year!
The panel itself, on small press APA groups, went all right I guess. At least the audience outnumbered the panelists this time. Barely. ;-) I kind of hate doing these things, although once you get me wound up I tend to babble on and on. Hopefully between me, Ian Shires, Ray Tomczak, and Mike Carroll we managed to convey some useful information.
Max Ink drew a sketch of his characters Blink and Sam dressed as Lady Spectra & Sparky. As he handed it to me, he paused and said, "I did this joke already, didn't I?". He did do a similar sketch last year, but I'm sure not complaining!
Special thanks to Rafer and Nan Roberts, who insisted that I not drive home on an empty stomach and invited me along to a nearby mexican place after the show. Good eatin'! Rafer helpfully pointed out that with so much cheese and beans inside me, the resulting flatulence would help me stay awake on the long drive home. And so it did.
The list of books and stuff I picked up after the cut:
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| SPACE between my ears |
[Feb. 29th, 2008|06:59 pm] |
Totally forgot to post about this:
I will be at the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus this weekend. Drop by if you're in the area! |
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| Konichi-Blah |
[Nov. 18th, 2007|10:06 am] |
SugoiCon ended up being kind of a let-down. It was a pretty tiny show and there just wasn't much going on that I was interested in. Alarm bells probably should've gone off when the website didn't list any events, or even tell you what hours the show was open. Once you got there, the program guide listed events, but not where or when they would be held. The only way to know what was actually going on when was to read the whiteboards outside the various meeting rooms. I didn't notice until after the fact that there were going to be panels on webcomics and self-publishing, or I might've tried to hit one of those.
(I was also a little put off by the fact that you had to fill out a registration form -- name, address, phone #, etc. -- just to get in the door. What was up with that? Or maybe I was just irritated because the check-off boxes for "age" ended at "41+". Way to make me feel old, SugoiCon. :P )
The dealers' room was small -- one dealer had several tables of manga volumes and anime DVDs, plus there were a number of smaller dealers selling toys and knickknacks (and yes, Pocky). Karen found a couple of Final Fantasy figures she liked, and a few manga volumes she was missing (though she pointed out that it wasn't anything she couldn't have gotten at Border's). John grabbed a copy of something called My Dead Girlfriend, just because he liked the title (I worry about that boy sometimes). I picked up a copy of Dramacon (something I've been meaning to try since the first volume came out, but kept forgetting to look for *hangs head in shame*), and a copy of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie (ditto).
Artists' Alley was a real disappointment. I see so many manga-influenced artists on the web, I figured this section would be packed, and I was looking forward to seeing what kind of homegrown minicoimcs/doujinshi they were doing. But there were maybe 5 people there (plus 1 or 2 others who had set up in the dealers' section instead), and most of them were doing either pin-up drawings, or artsy-craftsy things like crocheted dolls. Dirk Tiede had copies of Jane Irwin's new Vogelein book, so I snagged that and a volume of his Paradigm Shift.
The cosplayers were out in force, with efforts ranging from "pretty darn good" to "well, points for enthusiasm". Didn't get any pictures, but there was a trio of FLCL characters that I thought were really well-done. Luckily, I didn't see a lot of the "Holy cow, I can't believe her parents let her leave the house dressed like that" type of outfits, but I admit my eyes probably lingered longer than was proper at one attractive lady's Winry Rockbell costume.
We ducked into one of the video rooms at random, and ended up watching most of an InuYasha movie, which was pretty good. I'd seen bits and pieces of the show on Cartoon Network, but Karen and John had never seen it; Karen was impressed by the way InuYasha would just haul off and slug anyone who gave him any lip. And of course, she dug Sesshomaru because he was evil and pretty and had long hair.
After a couple of hours of wandering around, we all pretty much said "bored now" and decided to call it a day. To be fair, a show like this seems to be aimed at people who are really enamoured of the whole "anime culture", and are happy just to be able to hang out with a bunch of fellow fans. If you were there the entire weekend, you probably could see and do some fun stuff (concerts, costume contest, etc.), but just doing a one-day "drive-by" like we did, it wasn't really worth the trip. |
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| Konichi-Wha? |
[Nov. 16th, 2007|10:09 am] |
After being pretty underwhelmed by the last few Mid-Ohio Cons, my pals Karen and John suggested that we try one of the local anime shows instead. So it looks like we'll be wandering around at SugoiCon this Saturday. This'll be my first anime con, I'm curious to see how it compares to the comic book shows I'm used to. If you don't hear from me again, it'll probably mean I've been glomped to death by crazed otaku hopped up on too much pocky. '^_^ |
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| JKC's Wizard World Non-Adventure |
[Aug. 14th, 2007|08:06 pm] |
Standard disclaimer: I spent most of the con either parked behind my table or wandering around Artists Alley. If you're interested in DC/Marvel news, movie previews, or other such mainstream stuff, these are not the droids you're looking for.
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| On the move |
[Jul. 29th, 2007|08:58 pm] |
Just to let everyone know, I'm in the process of moving. As of August 1st, my new address will be:
J. Kevin Carrier
1800 Leven Lane
Milford, OH 45150
Unfortunately, my phone and internet won't be hooked up until August 5th, so I'll be out of touch from the 1st to the 5th. If you need my new phone #, just drop me a line. Email will remain the same.
The Glorianna strips are all uploaded, so you should see the updates on Monday and Friday as normal. I probably won't be able to do my usual non-sequitur update spam announcements, though. I know you're crushed. ;-)
And yes, I'm still planning to attend the Wizard Chicago Con on August 10-12. I'll be at Artist Alley table #5220. If I look a little more shell-shocked than usual this year, you'll know why... |
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| Picture this |
[Jun. 28th, 2007|09:26 pm] |
It's fun to see everyone's photos after a major convention... but after the dozenth Flickr set of the same faces, they do start to run together a bit. ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dryponder has come up with a clever twist: He drew his character Butterfly into the pics, interacting with the folks at MoCCA:
http://dryponder.livejournal.com/123411.html
Fun! |
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| Mug shots |
[Apr. 25th, 2007|11:50 pm] |
Dan Kellaway (left) and yours truly at the SPACE con:
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If you're dying to see more of my ugly mug, there's a couple more shots here. |
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| SPACE Haul |
[Apr. 24th, 2007|05:55 pm] |
A list of all the books I bought/got/traded for at the SPACE show, with relevant links. Reviews to come later.
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| And so I'm back...from outer SPACE... |
[Apr. 22nd, 2007|09:16 pm] |
Just got back from Columbus. I'll do a more complete report later, but I had a blast and picked up a TON of great books. For now, here's a doodle by Max Ink, showing his characters Blink and Sam sporting some familiar headgear:
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| Mid-Ohio and Me |
[Dec. 2nd, 2006|04:32 pm] |
Mid-Ohio Con is not really my kind of show. The guest list is a mix of mainstream creators and tv has-beens (Joyce DeWitt? At a comics show? WTF?), with relatively little alt-comix presence. The dealers' tables are likewise heavy on mainstream back issues, plus toys and bootleg DVDs. But I always end up going anyway, because it's nearby and I do run into a lot of old buddies there.
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| Wizard World Chicago |
[Aug. 10th, 2006|12:46 pm] |
Some random notes on WizWorldChi...
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| Off to see the Wizard |
[Jul. 17th, 2006|03:49 pm] |
Wizard World Chicago is coming up in a couple weeks. I'll be in Artists' Alley as usual... you can find me at table 3231 A. Mention that you know me from LiveJournal and get a free comic! |
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busy
hungry
nostalgic
