thoughts, musings and other rambling…
Guess who got a feature piece in today’s Blog and Mail? I thought this part was interesting where Dave commented: (Blair’s) really got that Chester Gould forward momentum thing nailed. Refering to an earlier Blog and Mail entry (#334 August 11th, 2007) where Dave commented: There was something that Chester Gould understood about the comics [...]
It’s been a year since the last Fan Expo. Our first con. Attending Fan Expo 2007 had me reminiscing about the all the conventions we hit this year. What worked. What didn’t. Things to think about for the future. And the realization that the pop-culture crowd seems to be our target audience. If you’d ask [...]
Click here for the Floor Plan Come visit us Friday – Sunday at Ultraist Studios booth A73 -
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has come and gone. Another interesting show which had a vibe similar to A.P.E. That is, people seemed to be less interested in the standard sized glossy covered saddle stitched (stapled) pamphlet comics, and more interested in mini-zines, art objects, and graphic novel books. That said, the reaction to the [...]
Dave Sim has posted an incredible review of SPUD & HARRY #1 on today’s Blog and Mail. Originally I was thinking of posting it here, but it’s a big one, so instead I’ll leave you to click over to the Cerebus Yahoo! Group to read it. The previous day’s post also contains the letter which [...]
This just in from the Monday August 13 Blog and Mail… Tomorrow: SPUD and HARRY. THEY’RE ALWAYS SPUD AND HARRY. THEY SOMETIMES HAVE THEIR LITTLE SPATS…EVEN FIGHT LIKE DOGS AND CATS…BUT WHEN THEY NEED EACH OTHER, THAT’S WHEN THEY’RE SPUD AND HARRY! -
The day began in Brechin, on the north beach of Lake Simcoe at Grandpa Kitchen’s cottage. The same cottage where we would read boxes of old DC and Gold Key comics from the early 70′s and sit in the camper trailer drawing all day. I joined Grandma and Grandpa Kitchen for breakfast, along with my [...]
I’m looking forward to this one. Another Possum Press | Ultraist Studios joint venture. Chances are attendance will be slim, however the tables and admission are free, and it’s happening in cottage country. So really, we can’t lose! Paradise Convention’s Cottage Con is Sunday, August 5th 2007 at the Lionshead Resort – located at the [...]
The following mail, containing perhaps the most comprehensive review yet, arrived from Switzerland from Ultraist Reader and CRIC2 Contributor Jay Traci: – Random notes from a know-nuthin’ on the comics of Mike Kitchen: Knight Hawk/Apocalypse (1993) Ah, a step back in the way-back machine. So what’s the Matt Campbell chap working on of late. I [...]