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 …
Tag: Comics
Jun 16 2007
Heroes Con ’07 – Friday
It’s too damn late for me to really put anything insightful (or really even coherent) together about the first day of Heroes con, but that won’t stop me from giving it the old college try… There was a sizable crowd of folks lined up in the lobby of the Charlotte Convention Center when I arrived …
Jun 13 2007
Heroes Khaaaaaaan!
Yep, it’s that time of year again, when comics goons of the Southland rise from their murky humid summer caves, cease “lookin’ at TV” for a bit, and head out to Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC! First off, the props: to Philip Looney for the banner ad that I swiped from his blog, and also …
Jun 12 2007
In Defense of Lio
Various local bluenoses here in Winston-Salem got worked into a froth a while back when our local paper, The Winston-Salem Journal, rearranged the comics page, dropping Peanuts reruns and adding Lio to that prime spot on the front page of the comics section. Relentless griping ensued, and as a result Beyond the Hedge was dropped, …
Jun 06 2007
First Second Creators Page
I was trying to find the proper spelling of “Trondheim” last night, so I checked First Second Books creators page and noted some interesting folks listed on the page, but unlinked and unpictured as yet. Does this mean these folks have upcoming projects? A few of note: Brian Ralph Richard Sala (Usually published by Fantagraphics) …
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