A couple of weeks ago Gary and I went to Los Angeles for BEA 2008. In the Comic Book Salesman game we like to call this a "buy week." Here are some photos… 1 – 4. The Fantagraphics booth 5. Joe Matt, Chris Oliveros and Ron Rege Jr. (kind of blurry; but nice) 6. My man Jamie Saloman! Who has some cool photos up at the D&Q blog (Hey Jamie, Thanks for the Rory Hayes and Snatch articles. I love it when Hayes talks shit about Gene Colan's drawing!) 7. Joe points out something in his AMAZING jam sketchbook. 8….
20 page BOTTOMLESS excerpt
Pursuant to yesterday's link to NY Magazine's feature on BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON creator Dash Shaw, NY Mag's VULTURE blog follows-up with Dash's vision for a revamped GHOST RIDER (seriously) as well as offers an exclusive 20 page excerpt from BBB. For FREE! Meanwhile, Van Jensen interviewed Dash for CBR, and posted a review of BBB at ComicMix, calling it "the first great graphic novel of 2008."
Sketchbook #59
Courtesy Lewis Trondheim. Watching Trondheim draw this freehand, in just a couple of minutes, was kind of incredible:
Rocky onscreen!
Martin Kellerman's "Rocky" is being adapted for the screen — 13 episodes of hanging out, arguing, eating, reading comics (check out Rocky's preferred reading material below), drinking coffee, listening to music, watching DVD's, playing videogames…and even indulging in the occasional bit of carnal knowledge. No details yet on when and whether there will be an English language version (or at least subtitled episodes), but in the meantime, enjoy these rockin' stills (click them for larger versions) — and watch for Fantagraphics' Rocky Volume II this Fall!
Swarte at SPX
I'm only going to one comic convention the rest of the year, and for only one reason.
Booklsut Does Dash
Bookslut's "Indie Heartthrob" interview of the week features none other than our own Dash Shaw.
Abel & Madden at SHQ
Halloween’s Ago
Miss Lasko-Gross has a new 8-page strip online at SMITH mag.
NY Mag profiles Dash Shaw
Dash Shaw is profiled in New York Magazine. "Young Dash Shaw has written the graphic novel of the year," writes Dan Kois of BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON. Meanwhile, Rob Clough has a great review at Sequart.
MoCCA recap day 2: Boiling Over!
Check out Day 0 and Day 1, and then read on for the final day of the MoCCA Art Festival for 2008.
Sunday was a bit mellower than Saturday at the Festival… at least until the now-infamous fire alarm evacuation! Our first signer of the day was Leah Hayes, seen here, seated, with the just-arrived Ted Stearn and Dash Shaw:
