Internet Hubris #2: the un-Mighty Mini-Con — UPDATED
We picked this one up from Johanna this morning, and it's a little more kicking someone when they're down, but...hey whoever said we were nice? It seems Rick Olney's Mighty Mini-Con, slated to be...
Fan Expo Canada draws 42,000
We have no idea how the FEC counts guests, so can make no comparison of these figures to other shows. It was clearly a well attended event, however. Pictures above: great moments in nerd...
Total a**hole attends comic-con
We debated on whether to link to this gem, found while Technorati surfing for the Baltimore con, or not, since the writer is obviously an attention seeking jerk, but we wanted to remind everyone...
Baltimore: the photos!
We took few photos at Baltimore, but that makes them all the more precious.
Where the action is! Dean Haspiel. Dan Goldman, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin all busy themselves.
Mike Oeming was curiously...
Harvey memories
There's a bit of chatter about this year's Harvey Awards out there, including this from PvP's Scott Kurtz (No permalinks so you'll have to scroll down to the 9/10 entry):
Marc Nathan, The family of...
Video: Michael Golden at Baltimore
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We chat with legendary artist Michael Golden (The Nam, Micronauts, Spartan X) and experience a few more of the sights and sounds of Baltimore in a brief video package.
The Baltimore Fire Evacuation
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As we approached the Baltimore Convention Center on the morning of September 9, 2006, a story of human bravery and endurance was about to unfold which would hold a nation spellbound. We salute...
Baltimore Voices
We'll have our own Baltimore report up in a bit, but in the meantime, Mike Manley has pictures and his usual excellent reporting:
About 11:15 the fire alarm went off. Most everyone, like me, looked...
Back to Cyberspace
Back from Baltimore. The ethernet at the Marriot was hopeless, inexplicably shutting down for an entire day, then inexplicably popping back on at odd times, while crawling at a snail's pace. We're sorry we...
Baltimore Ho
Not too much to report. We survived a take-no-prisoners journey to Baltimore on the Chinatown bus along with Trish Mulvihill, Dean Haspiel and Sarah Butterworth, getting kicked off the bus on a grassy embankment...
Baltimore Comic-Con programming announced
The programming for this weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con is up, with the usual Cup o' DC Nation stuff, as well as spotlights on Paul Pope, Jerry Robinson, Olivier Coipel, the Romitas, and Walter Simonson.
Highlights...
Stumptown news
PR from the Stumptown Comics Fest, in Portland, OR shows that local indie-friendly shows appear to be alive and well, with all 120 tables sold out. Dark Horse, Oni, Fantagraphics and Top Shelf will...
