| FEB. 26th & 27th SAN DIEGO CONVENTION APPEARANCE! |
[Jan. 4th, 2010|05:22 pm] |
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I shall be attending San Diego's longest-running sci-fi & fantasy convention, "ConDor XVII" on February 26th & 27th. They invited me to attend and speak about "Wonderland," and anybody who knows me personally knows that I have no problem talking.
Here is more info about it.
I've never been to this particular event before, but I think it's cool that a bunch of sci-fi novelists will be there. I'm a total fanboy when it comes to sci-fi and horror novelists. |
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| SLIGHTLY REVISED SIGNING SCHEDULE |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|06:05 pm] |
Only Friday is different, but here's my current signing schedule for Comic-Con. SLG's booth is #1815, next to DC Comics.
THURS 4:00-5:30
FRI 4:00-5:30
SAT 2:00-3:30
SUN 2:00-3:30 |
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| COMIC-CON SIGNING SCHEDULE |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|06:17 pm] |
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| | Placebo "Battle For the Sun," Neko Case "Middle Cyclone" | ] |
I'll be at the SLG booth during the following time slots:
THURSDAY 4:00-5:30
FRIDAY 5:30-7:00
SATURDAY 2:00-3:30
SUNDAY 2:00-3:30
In other news, I accidentally put my iPod through the washer AND dryer, and somehow magically it survived unscathed. |
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| SLG "After Taxes" SALE! |
[Apr. 14th, 2009|04:12 pm] |
YOU NEED TO BUY COMICS RIGHT NOW!
SLG is having a very dear little sale, 30% off, including stuff that's already marked down!
Use coupon code "taxtime09" to get the discount.
(Sale goes through Friday, April 17th)
Oh, and here's the link to the SLG site: www.slgcomic.com
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| NPR review of Skelebunnies. |
[Apr. 7th, 2009|08:06 pm] |
Well, I've been WAITING for someone to notice how much like Beatrix Potter I am, especially when it comes to Skelebunnies, and finally NPR has recognized this: www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/04/like_beatrix_potter_if_beatrix.html
I asked my dad if this makes me culturally relevant, and he said it makes me culturally IRREVERENT. He also says that now that I've been compared to Beatrix, I need to get SLG to make plates and cups and stuff, with Skelebunnies on them.
MOST HUMILIATING THING I'VE DONE RECENTLY: Played Willy Wonka in a skit at a "pep rally." The students who wrote the script for it are really cool, though, so how could I say no? It's not like I VOLUNTEERED or anything, so stop looking at me like that. These kids are NAUGHTY, though, and they somehow slipped a line by their teacher that went: "Gosh, Mr. Wonka, now that we're done licking all the chocolate off your stuff, your equipment is all covered in our saliva!" I'm not even kidding. This was in front of the entire 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes. I haven't been arrested, yet. |
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| I FEEL SPECIAL |
[Mar. 3rd, 2009|06:18 pm] |
Check it out: www.boingboing.net/2009/03/03/skelebunnies-filthy.html
This is a review of the new "Skelebunnies: Complete Collection" on Boing Boing. The review is written by Cory Doctorow, which is really cool because he's, like, a famous author and stuff. The fourth comment under the review is from a former student from the school library I worked in, which made me go, "Awww..."
In other news, I'm sewing (horribly) a weird doll-thing from some old socks. So far he has a body, eyes, two arms, four tentacles, and three fingers on one "hand." I'll post a picture when he is ready.
Anthony is also sewing (un-horribly) a cute little creature with a pig nose.
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| MR. SCOOTS and his ass problem |
[Feb. 8th, 2009|03:22 pm] |
Mr. Scoots has recovered excellently from his emergency ass surgery, for an abcessed anal gland. TMI? Sorry, but if WE had to hear all about his anal gland, and SEE it during this trying time, and TEND TO IT, then you have to at least share a small portion of the horror. Anyway, they also pulled two of his hillbilly teeth while he was sedated. He spent 10 days on pain meds and antibiotics, but now that damn Elizabethan collar is off, his sutures are out, and he's once again happy & naked as Baby Jesus intended.
If you wanna see a few more pics of his poor little self, go HERE. |
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| TALKING GUITAR BABY |
[Feb. 5th, 2009|07:35 pm] |
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Last night I dreamed I was hanging out with a friend who has a toddler, and in the dream I also had a child, only it was a talking guitar that I was holding like a baby. It had just learned to talk, and was prattling about its boogers, and I had to teach it that it's not polite to talk about boogers in mixed company.
The night before last I apparently had a nightmare about tortillas, but I don't remember why they were so scary. Anthony says I woke him up and told him I'd had a scary dream about tortillas. I do eat a lot of them, so maybe it's time to cut back...? |
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| I'M SO EXCITED! |
[Feb. 4th, 2009|06:39 pm] |
Yay, I got my advance copy of the "Wonderland" hardback from Disney Press and it looks so amazingly awesome! It won't be in stores until March, though. But it turned out great, thanks to all the people who worked on it. :)
Not only that, but I also got my copies of "Skelebunnies: the Complete Collection," the first Skelebunnies graphic novel!!! Did somebody say Pulitzer...? And that book IS in stores today. |
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| THANKS FOR SUPPORT, & SIGNING TONIGHT |
[Oct. 25th, 2008|11:43 am] |
Thanks for all the very kind comments about my previous post. :) It always helps to know there are so many GOOD people out there. You know what sucks? At work, our school district has this firewall that blocks any bloggy type thing, such as LiveJournal, and MySpace, and Facebook. Which is why I hardly ever write on here anymore. I mean, I'm not saying I whiled away countless hours when I should have been working, but... you know how it is. Anyway, dammit.
So tonight is that signing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, and they're even doing a costume contest with prizes! I will not be wearing a costume because I am shy. I didn't know last time I posted about it that Sarah Wilkinson will also be there. She is the artist for a Star Wars series of Topps cards.
I couldn't remember if I already took my Zoloft this morning, so I took another one. I may be VERY relaxed at this thing tonight. |
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| PROP 8 BASTARDS |
[Oct. 20th, 2008|04:18 pm] |
For any of you who aren't from CA, and don't know what it is, Prop 8 is on our ballot for the November election, to take civil marriage rights away from gay couples.
My mom & stepdad picked up two "Vote NO on Prop 8: Equality For All" yard signs, one for their yard, and one for ours. We put ours up yesterday afternoon, and by this morning when I left the house for work at 6 am, someone had ripped one side of it out of the ground, bent the metal rods, and ripped the sign. I guess that's one of our neighbors sending us a friendly little message.
There are "Yes on Prop 8" signs all over the place, in cheery yellow with pictures of kids and the tagline "Restore marriage," like we're somehow CORRUPTING the institution of marriage, as if straight people need any help corrupting things that should be sacred, such as HUMAN RIGHTS. Certain churches, like the Mormon Church, are donating huge obscene amounts of money to the "Yes on Prop 8" campaign, and they must be giving those signs to anyone who will take it. In fact, there's so many of those fucking signs I think these church groups who are so intent on taking our rights away must be literally SHITTING these signs out of their asses, just driving down the street and aiming for every bush, and every front lawn.
I know there are good people out there who value equality and human rights, and are also religious and attend church. Maybe now would be a good time for them to speak up.
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| HALLOWEEN SIGNING RE-SCHEDULED FOR LAST TIME! PROMISE! |
[Oct. 6th, 2008|11:36 am] |
So the Halloween signing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower is now Saturday October 25th, 4-7. The good folks at Metropolis assure me this is the final change, so you may carve it into your arm now.
But wait, it's even better now! Not only will Steve Niles be there, but so will Gilgrim, creator of the awesome SLG comic "The Cemeterians!" Oh my god, do you even believe it?! That's THREE for the price of ONE!
Saturday Anthony and I got married and everything was so beautiful and perfect, except for when I knocked a whole cup of scalding hot coffee into my own lap. It wasn't fun for me, but everyone WATCHING totally loved it. |
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| HALLOWEEN SIGNING IN BELLFLOWER and LOOK OUT! THE GAYS ARE GETTING MARRIED!!! |
[Sep. 11th, 2008|06:44 pm] |
I'll be signing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower on Saturday, October 11th, from 5 - 7pm.
They're super nice people, and I've signed there several times before. It should be fun, and Steve Niles will also be there.
I had to look him up, but when I saw he was the guy who wrote 30 Days of Night I felt totally lame, because that's one of my favorite movies of recent years. Maybe I should pick up a comic book once in a while.
Apparently it's a "Halloween-themed" signing, so I'm wondering if I should wear something Halloweenie.
In other news, Anthony and I are GETTING MARRIED!!! on October 4th, so this October will be a really awesome month. I'm still happily stunned that after 18 years together, it's FINALLY legal, and we get to do the whole "I do," and wedding cake, and family lined up for pictures thing. But the very BEST part is that Anthony will be my HUSBAND at last, and I won't have to awkwardly search for a word that fits how important he is in my life, because "boyfriend," and "partner" certainly don't cut it.
And if I'm filling out some stupid-ass form that only has spaces for "single," or "married," I can proudly check MARRIED. :)
And if I get eaten by a shark, I won't have to worry about Anthony not getting my comic book fortune, and custody of our 13 children.
And if a rhino slips and falls onto my head, rendering me nothing but a vegetable connected to machines, Anthony will have the legal authority to say, "Go ahead, pull the plug. I ain't changin' any more diapers."
In completely unrelated news, I watched "Demolition Man," and I think it's the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. Anthony said, "If it's so terrible, why are you still watching it?" and I muttered, "I... I dunno..." |
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| MINOR DELAY |
[Aug. 11th, 2008|08:09 pm] |
SLG is pushing the schedule back a little, meaning that the SKELEBUNNIES graphic novel will be released in February, and the STITCH re-release in March. This is just a month later than originally planned, so it's all good in the 'hood. I was finishing the very last page of Skelebunnies today, and now I suddenly have an extra month. Will I use it wisely? Probably not.
As far as the WONDERLAND hardback slip-cased collector's edition from Disney Press, as far as I know it's still slated for January.
In other news I had some cool stuff in my po box the other day. Bentley Little sent me his newest horror novel, "The Academy," which is perfect because I now work at a "college prep academy," and I will enjoy reading about one overtaken by Satanic forces. Bentley is marvelously twisted.
I also received a request from a nice lady in Germany to do a sketch for her. She is "nurse for children." |
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| WHOOPS |
[Aug. 2nd, 2008|08:35 am] |
After a month of summer vacation I started back to work yesterday. I accidentally got black spray paint all over the staff bathroom. It's their fault, really, for putting a bathroom right where I was trying to use spray paint.
We're going to the Getty Museum today with a bunch of family. I'm totally looking forward to it, since we love the Getty, and I'm a fan of family outings. I keep thinking there are bunnies there, but now I don't know if that's true, or something I just made up in my head. |
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| SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2008 |
[Jul. 27th, 2008|07:49 pm] |
We attended for two days, Friday & Saturday. It was really fun, met lots of great fans and hung out with writers and artists and other cool people. Anthony is my Pony Hero because he got me the special exclusive Comic-Con 2008 My Little Pony! Normally you'd have to wait in some long-ass line at the Hasbro booth, but he got it on the sly from some private seller. I also saw a vintage My Little Pony LLAMA which is now the Holy Grail to me, but it was in a locked glass case because it's so fuckin' amazing. It was $75, so, you know, fuck that.
Had dinner with the Disney people Saturday night, including the editor who's been working on "Wonderland" with us. First time I'd met him in person, and he was totally nice. Everybody was. I was really nervous about going to that dinner and meeting all those new people, and afraid I'd burp or fart or something, but the restaurant was so loud they wouldn't have heard me, anyway. We were seated at this very long skinny table, so at first the only people I knew were way at the OTHER end of it! But the other artists and their significant others were nice and friendly, and didn't spit on us or shove forks into our eyes.
I saw a bunch of the students I know from the school library, some of them in costumes. I loved it. They were some of the first people I saw when I arrived at my place at the SLG booth. :)
I had a weird dream Friday night that I had to draw on some guy's arm, and ten the next day I had to do exactly that. He was going down the line asking the SLG artists to draw on or sign his arm. I drew a quick Skelebunny, and tried not to come in too much contact with his skin, because I don't know where he's been. It's not like he was even buying any of our books. We saw that some other artist had drawn this beautiful, detailed girl's face on the inside of his other arm.
He said, "Yeah, some Asian girl at a booth over there did that! That was so nice of her to do such a great drawing!" I asked, "Did you buy her stuff?" and he replied, "Uh, no..."
I said, "Nice. Well, maybe you should go back."
So anyway, I had these postcards and a sign advertising that the Skelebunnies "Complete Collection" graphic novel, an ass-bursting 120-pages, is coming out in January, followed by a re-release of "Stitch" in February. Both will have bonus materials that will make them worth it, and in fact life-altering.
Disney Press's hardcover slipcased "Wonderland" graphic novel is due out in January, too. I'm very excited about that, and we're all totally proud of the book. I got a lot of really great feedback from fans. Quite a few guys have told me it's the only comic book their girlfriend reads, which is cool. But then I'm always happy to see there are plenty of guys who are actually reading it, too!
Mr. Scoots is very happy to have us home, he missed Anthony so much he didn't eat much until we returned. As soon as we drove in and parked this afternoon, we could see his little brown nose poking under the back gate, and he was totally whining with excitement/relief.
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| 'ZINELAND July 14th 6pm |
[Jun. 9th, 2007|04:40 pm] |
Hey, I'll be selling "Library Bonnet" and some of my comics at an event in L.A. called 'Zineland, at the Hammer Museum. Here's what their website says, and make sure to note the ice cream truck:
'ZINELAND
Enter the fascinating, diverse and plucky world of do-it-yourself publications. A selection of talented LA ’zinesters will set up shop in the courtyard alongside local purveyors of independent publications from across the USA.
Browse vendor booths and pick up affordable, handmade and limited edition chapbooks, mini-comics, artist books, journals, and ’zines. Sample international confections from Heartschallenger while listening to music specially made for their pink ice cream truck. Get wild with LA’s indie rock glam extravaganza Sounds of Asteroth—live on stage!
‘Zineland is organized by Hammer Programs Coordinator Darin Klein.
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| CONGRATULATIONS SONNY! |
[Apr. 19th, 2007|06:06 pm] |
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I'm totally freaking out in a good way because Sonny Liew has been nominated for an Eisner Award for his pencilling and inking on our book, "Wonderland!" Here's the SLG news blurb about it, where you can congratulate Sonny. Issue #3 is out now, and I have to gush that with every issue, Sonny's work gets more textured and nuanced. I am very pleased indeed.
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