[Q|
So... I just posted #50* Yay.
* Some multiparts, some continuations.
I tried attening some panels, but started to zone out. Some Mountain Dew, some snack food, and wandering the dealer's room kept me awake.
Met some cool people, bought a few books, and just relaxed. One of the last tables was Fantagraphics, where Miss Lasky-Gross was signing alongside Paul Karasnik. Next to her was a partition doorway, slightly ajar. Since the neighboring ballrooms had been booked by the Maryland Teen USA organization, I peaked inside and saw...
Two banquet tables, used. Nobody in the room. It looked like it had been used for a meeting. Next to the doorway, a buffet, containing club sandwiches, pickles, wraps, and soda. I liberated the plate of sandwiches, with others making forays afterwards.
A mighty roar erupted at Six when the closing was announced. By Six Thirty I was on the Metro, with the Bolt Bus at Eight Thirty. Sharing a seat with a comics colleague. Hopefully home by One.
Showing posts with label SPX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SPX. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2009
A Pleasant Valley Sunday
On the Metro, excellent signal coverage!
I live in New York, and sleep with the window open. Most noises do not bother me. Last night, sleeping in a lower bunk, the creaks of the bunk would wake me. Finally, my bladder signalled, so I took a shower at Six, then ate a hearty and free continental breakfast.
SPX opens at Noon (to accomodate those who stayed up late), so I spent the morning on The Mall, then walked up 21st past the National Academy of Sciences. (I once seduced an old college flame at the Einstein Memorial, thereby establishing my Freak Geek cred.)
Once I reached New Hampshire, it led to Dupont Circle. Books-A-Million is now located where SuperCrown Books, my former employer once was. Nice layout, a little freaky... like returning to your childhood home but now someone else is living there.
Metro just reached Grosvenor, so more later.
I live in New York, and sleep with the window open. Most noises do not bother me. Last night, sleeping in a lower bunk, the creaks of the bunk would wake me. Finally, my bladder signalled, so I took a shower at Six, then ate a hearty and free continental breakfast.
SPX opens at Noon (to accomodate those who stayed up late), so I spent the morning on The Mall, then walked up 21st past the National Academy of Sciences. (I once seduced an old college flame at the Einstein Memorial, thereby establishing my Freak Geek cred.)
Once I reached New Hampshire, it led to Dupont Circle. Books-A-Million is now located where SuperCrown Books, my former employer once was. Nice layout, a little freaky... like returning to your childhood home but now someone else is living there.
Metro just reached Grosvenor, so more later.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
SPX 13th Annual Ignatz Awards
Outstanding Artist
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Outstanding Anthology or Collection
Kramer's Ergot 7, ed. Sammy Harkham (Buenaventure)
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Acme Novelty Library#19, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
Outstanding Story
"Willy" Papercutter #10, Amien Jay (Tugboat)
Promising New Talent
Colleen Frakes, Woman King (self-published)
Outstanding Series
Uptight, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
Outstanding Comic
Uptight #3, Jordan Crane
Outstanding Minicomic
Just Stay Away From Other People, Lisa Hanawalt
Outstanding Online Comic
Year of the Rat, Cayetano Garza (www.magicinkwell.com)
Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf)
Outstanding Anthology or Collection
Kramer's Ergot 7, ed. Sammy Harkham (Buenaventure)
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Acme Novelty Library#19, Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly)
Outstanding Story
"Willy" Papercutter #10, Amien Jay (Tugboat)
Promising New Talent
Colleen Frakes, Woman King (self-published)
Outstanding Series
Uptight, Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics)
Outstanding Comic
Uptight #3, Jordan Crane
Outstanding Minicomic
Just Stay Away From Other People, Lisa Hanawalt
Outstanding Online Comic
Year of the Rat, Cayetano Garza (www.magicinkwell.com)
Be Our Guest
[Q| Checkin at the hostel was quick, noticed some new buildings in the neighborhood, then took the Metro to White Flint.
The Metro has strip lighting on the platform edge which flash when a train is approaching. What was once white is now a cherry red, and with the subdued lighting gives the underground an ominous atmosphere.
My mischievous mind then concocted a tale to tell gullible tourists: The color denotes the current terrorist threat levels. With the arrests in Denver and Dallas, it is currently RED. If the lights begin to flash, then an emergency has been declared, and we should listen for an announcement!
Tonight, it is raining, so I am dining at the Marriott restaurant. I just noticed that the burgundy napkin is an exact duplicate of the napkins I once folded at the Omaha Marriot back in '87.
Just finished some babyback ribs. The menu advertised fork-tender meat, yet I had to perform major surgery with a fork and knife. Not worth the trouble or price. Nice restaurant otherwise... spacious, lively, nice decor.
More soon... need to share my discoveries...
The Metro has strip lighting on the platform edge which flash when a train is approaching. What was once white is now a cherry red, and with the subdued lighting gives the underground an ominous atmosphere.
My mischievous mind then concocted a tale to tell gullible tourists: The color denotes the current terrorist threat levels. With the arrests in Denver and Dallas, it is currently RED. If the lights begin to flash, then an emergency has been declared, and we should listen for an announcement!
Tonight, it is raining, so I am dining at the Marriott restaurant. I just noticed that the burgundy napkin is an exact duplicate of the napkins I once folded at the Omaha Marriot back in '87.
Just finished some babyback ribs. The menu advertised fork-tender meat, yet I had to perform major surgery with a fork and knife. Not worth the trouble or price. Nice restaurant otherwise... spacious, lively, nice decor.
More soon... need to share my discoveries...
I'll Be On My Way...
[Q| It's been more than a month since my last post, and realize I need an entry for September.
So... I am on the 7 AM Bolt Bus ($19) to DC. We just entered the Lincoln Tunnel, and should arrive in my nation's capital in 4.5 hours.
I booked the 7:30 bus, but they let me on early. (Just left the tunnel, on the helix.) Found an aisle seat, fourth row back, the window seat occupied by an attractive brunette who I will politely not bother.
So... why D.C.? Isn't the (toll plaza) New York Anime Festival this weekend? Yes, it is, but the Small Press Expo is also this weekend. I missed MoCCA Fest this year (was in Italy), I haven't been in years, and I'm not that big a fan of anime. $38 for the bus, $33 for a bed at the youth hostel, and payday yesterday makes it all possible. (Exit 15E)
I bought The Year's Best American Comics 2009 yesterday, and read a few selections... I dunno... I like the series, am glad it exists, but so much is just...blah. I love good comics, but these stories just don't resonate. Maybe I never developed that literary criticism skill. (Exit 13A) Maybe I like more story, more plot.
No corporate comics in this volume. Not even in the Honorary Mentions. (The book is not on the bus, so I may be mistaken.) No Minx, and I wonder if many "Best of" stories made the book. And how many award winners?
R. Crumb's The Book of Genesis is engaging, and, well, reverent towards the source material. He does include the genealogies, I think partly because the Bible does, and he needs to pad the book. The naughty bits are tastefully rendered with the occasional breast, and Crumb practices his trademark pulchritude with a bit of restraint. I have read up to the death of Sarah, and learned some things not usually covered in Bible study.
Will Crumb do more? Uncertain. I do hope he will at least adapt specific stories, as his everyday style and storytelling talent is ideally suited to the subject matter. (buffer reached, just passed Milboro water tower)
So... I am on the 7 AM Bolt Bus ($19) to DC. We just entered the Lincoln Tunnel, and should arrive in my nation's capital in 4.5 hours.
I booked the 7:30 bus, but they let me on early. (Just left the tunnel, on the helix.) Found an aisle seat, fourth row back, the window seat occupied by an attractive brunette who I will politely not bother.
So... why D.C.? Isn't the (toll plaza) New York Anime Festival this weekend? Yes, it is, but the Small Press Expo is also this weekend. I missed MoCCA Fest this year (was in Italy), I haven't been in years, and I'm not that big a fan of anime. $38 for the bus, $33 for a bed at the youth hostel, and payday yesterday makes it all possible. (Exit 15E)
I bought The Year's Best American Comics 2009 yesterday, and read a few selections... I dunno... I like the series, am glad it exists, but so much is just...blah. I love good comics, but these stories just don't resonate. Maybe I never developed that literary criticism skill. (Exit 13A) Maybe I like more story, more plot.
No corporate comics in this volume. Not even in the Honorary Mentions. (The book is not on the bus, so I may be mistaken.) No Minx, and I wonder if many "Best of" stories made the book. And how many award winners?
R. Crumb's The Book of Genesis is engaging, and, well, reverent towards the source material. He does include the genealogies, I think partly because the Bible does, and he needs to pad the book. The naughty bits are tastefully rendered with the occasional breast, and Crumb practices his trademark pulchritude with a bit of restraint. I have read up to the death of Sarah, and learned some things not usually covered in Bible study.
Will Crumb do more? Uncertain. I do hope he will at least adapt specific stories, as his everyday style and storytelling talent is ideally suited to the subject matter. (buffer reached, just passed Milboro water tower)
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