August 2011
39 posts
I’ve been following the QAR Project for years & am thrilled with this confirmation! http://t.co/uhXzMIv
The Tech Side of This comiXology Hoohah http://t.co/y4xirei
Sean's Media Landscape →
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so I’ll throw out a snapshot of what not-exactly-comics media I’m consuming right now…
One Piece I think I’ve mentioned…
Terry-Con 2011 http://t.co/STkTkuY
Terry-Con 2011 →
I’m chilling tonight at Terry-Con tonight. Basically just a party at a comic shop but a great PR bit as well. This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon…
Swamped! Mash-up! http://t.co/lCDxJOP
Weird. Only one day of night shooting and already 6pm feels like morning
Avengers Filming Part 3 →
Day two of my work on the Avengers movie. We did some huge crowd scenes with Loki kicking some plebian tail. Hiddleston did an excellent job and any secondary takes were just from issues with the…
Avenger Filming, Part 2 →
Still filming The Avengers in Cleveland. They just flipped a car down the street as about 100 of us panicked. We were all well out of the way but there were about 6-8 stunt men (I presume) closer to…
Tonight’s Avengers Filming http://t.co/f2R3Vrl
Frazz Pictonomatopoeia →
Today’s Frazz…I really like how Mallett signifies the character passing gas in the second panel. Typically, it’s something that’s depicted through a verbal cues (some for of…
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly & applying the wrong remedies.
— Groucho Marx
Teaser Image →
I seem to have developed several comic book related projects for myself recently, all of which I like, but all of which will take a little time. They’re still in the early enough stages that I don’t…
Kleefeld on Webcomics 26: Let’s Eat! http://t.co/1W4bXed
A Brief Act Of Photoshopping Hubris →
Because pedestrian #JX140 is just that important!(Click to enlarge.)
Reading With Pictures Review http://t.co/JFjH5Ga
Wednesday Linkage →
This one’s buried in Facebook but worth a look if you’ve got a login: a single page showing all the different ways Hergé signed his name. I didn’t actually count them, but it looks like about 50…
Productive night: 8 mile run, wrote my MTV column, installed a new webcam. Still plenty to do, though. Sleep is optional, right?
How Do YOU Do A Con? →
As I noted the other day, the S.O. and I hit Wizard World Chicago this weekend. I don’t think I’ll elaborate on the details of the show as I think there are better summaries out there already. As I…
And Then There Was An Explosion… http://t.co/a3sjDUK
SURPRISE! Major traffic problems in Indiana. No, wait. This always happens.
Wizard World Saturday →
The S.O. and I hit Wizard World Chicago earlier today. Absolutely packed! I picked some interesting looking books at the healthy Artists Alley in the back. (More on those later.) I finally got to…
Gonzo Review http://t.co/N3vQNEO
Creator Classes →
I remember thinking back in the day how cool and interesting it was that many of the creators who were gaining prominence about the same time kind of knew each other and were friends to varying…
Nice overview of comics-as-journalism… http://sgp.cm/3bc379
Wednesday! Links! →
Ben Towle digs up James Sturm and Art Baxter’s response to Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics. It originally ran The Comics Journal #211 and both Sturm and Baxter provide some additional…
Windsor McCay http://bit.ly/qbG5QN
Yeah, today? Today is one of the reasons I hate content management systems.
On The FF's Anniversary →
Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the Fantastic Four. Allegedly, it was August 8, 1961 when the book first went on sale. I say “allegedly” because I’ve never seen any first-hand data to confirm…
On The FF’s Anniversary http://bit.ly/ogN5DA
Worst Advice I've Heard In A While →
Adrian Zackheim recently posted a piece called The Myth of Self-Publishing in which he says that self-publishing is a bad idea and his advice is “to pursue the traditional path of agents and…
RT @ComicGeekSpeak: http://t.co/QZiBN3J DC is reprinting Kirby’s Spirit World
Original Art →
I don’t really spend a lot of time looking for/buying original comic art, but I’ve still somehow amassed enough individual pieces that I suppose you could call it a collection. Some of my interest…
Why did no one tell me Roger Langridge had a Lewis Carroll-based comic out? http://sgp.cm/557c86 http://sgp.cm/78f047
Eisner Hall Of Famers →
Tom Spurgeon’s topic for this weekend’s “Five for Friday” is to name five people who you think won’t get into the Eisner Hall of Fame that you’d like to see in there. Frankly, it’s not an award that…
Wow. The official S&P statement lambastes Congress in about every way possible. http://sgp.cm/5ef3e0
Links For Wednesday →
Friend Troy points to this article that a carjacker tried to steal an unmarked police vehicle by claiming that they were filming a scene for The Dark Knight Rises and taking the car was in the…
We All Need To Follow The Webcomic Example →
Let me start with something akin to the “ideal” webcomic creator situation. You do some work you enjoy pretty much every day. You throw that online for free. People visit and enjoy your work to…
Make Your Own Baxter Building →
I just came across Chad Beggs’ site in which he showcases some playsets he’s designed and built for Heroclix figures. Besides the Baxter Building, he’s also built the Daily Bugle, the…
