Jun 20 2007
For decades, comics enthusiasts and practitioners have been complaining, Rodney Dangerfield-style that the art form doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Among the many standard grouse formats is the “museum grouse,” which goes a little like this: “Museums will put some Roy Lichtenstein riff on a Kirby panel on the wall and everyone goes apeshit …
Jun 17 2007
Sunday, the final day of Heroes Con in Charlotte, is known for its languid pace, both as far as visitors and sales go, and today was no exception. Most of the Indie Island folks, myself included, had been up way too late the previous evening, thinking foolishly that the comparatively late opening time of 11 …
Jun 17 2007
First, two observations: 1) Everything in Charlotte, NC is new, shiny and either silver or white. It’s kind of like being on the set of that bizarre “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” TV show from the 1970s. 2) Speaking of centuries, we’re currently well into the 21st. A hotel’s charging for internet access is …
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