Aug 09 2006

Did you know…

Did you know that there’s a World Cosplay Summit?

From Wikipedia:

Cosplay (???? kosupure?), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words “costume” and “play”, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, “cosplay” has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.

Aug 08 2006

Riddle Me This…

How can any creature sleep comfortably in this position?

(And, no—in case you were wondering—I will not be accepting or responding to any commentary regarding, and/or offers to buy, my totally awesome Star Trek sleeping bag/comforter)

Aug 07 2006

Speaking of…

Speaking of Brad McGinty, have I mentioned lately how much I love his character, Millionaire Hobo?  These days, when I run into him at a convention or something, I just walk up to his booth, ask him if he’s got any new Millionaire Hobo stuff, and when he says no, I just walk away.

I then return shortly thereafter, and beat him unmercifully.

Then I walk away yet again.

Check out Millionaire Hobo here.

Aug 07 2006

Wide Awake Issue #666

The new horror-themed Wide Awake Press anthology is solicited in this month’s Diamond Previews. Included are stories by folks like J. Chris Campbell, Justin Gammon, Rob Ullman, Brad McGinty, Andy Runton, Josh Cotter, Eleanor Davis and lots o’ other fine upstanding Southern cartoonists, myself included.  Here’s the full skinny via the official WAP website:

WIDE AWAKE 666

Order at your local comic shop now!

Diamond #: AUG06 3555

This
October you’re in for a real treat! Prepare to savor every gooey drop of this deranged collection of drawings, comics and stories from some of your favorite indie artists. Wide Awake is a horror-inspired comic anthology sure to chill you to the bone (well, maybe the funny bone).

Full Color, 112 pages

5” x 8” Perfect Bound

$9.95 US funds

ISBN 0-9749266-9-8

Diamond order number: AUG06 3555

From Wide Awake Press and 3 Boys Productions

Aug 05 2006

Music Buyin’ Spree

I dunno what it is, but I’ve been on a music buying/listening spree of late. Here’s a selection of stuff I’ve been getting into:

  • Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I am, That’s What I’m Not
  • Blonde Redhead: Misey is a Butterfly
  • Bruce Springstein: Hammersmith Odeon, Live ’75
  • Buck Owens: The Very Best of
  • Buddy Guy: Heavy Love
  • The Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady
  • Charlie Parker: Bird on 52nd Street
  • Chet Baker: Embraceable You
  • Curt Perkins: Curt Perkins
  • Drive By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse
  • The Everly Brothers: A Date with the Everly Brothers
  • The Everly Brothers: It’s Everly Time!
  • Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine
  • The Flaming Lips: At War With the Mystics
  • Foo Fighters: In Your Honor
  • Gnarles Barkley: St. Elsewhere
  • Japan: Oil on Canvas
  • Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Come on Back
  • Kings of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak
  • Mark Lanegan Band: Bubblegum
  • Polyphonic Spree: Together We’re Heavy
  • Queens of the Stoneage: Queens of the Stoneage
  • Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers
  • The Sonics: Boom
  • Stray Cats: Rumble in Brixton (Live)
  • Thom Yorke: The Eraser
  • The Walkmen: A Hundred Miles Off
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones