Month: May 2010

Just got back into town from my time at Montevideo Comics, a two day celebration of the comic arts in Montevideo, Uruguay.  In addition to my time at the convention, I also lectured on storytelling and did Q&A at several classes on comics and animation.

I want to extend my thanks to the organizers who brought me out there, the American Embassy that oversaw my travel arrangements, and most of all the terrific fans who made me feel more than welcome in their country.  I suppose I should even thank the pickpocket who tried to boost my wallet right out of my jacket while I was at a flea market Sunday, because my description of the incident–including how I nearly broke the guy’s elbow and he sprinted away empty-handed with nothing but a sore arm for his trouble–was a crowd-pleaser when I told it to the fans.

And I have to say, I was blown away by the variety and quality of the South American comic art.  Marvel and DC need to take advantage of the superb talents on that side of the world.  They should be sending editors down there to do portfolio reviews.  Seriously.  Because a lot of these folks deserve to have their talents on wider display.

PAD

So here’s the deal:

We were working out the solicit information for X-Factor #208. Now you know I’ve been making a big deal about X-Factor #207, the issue before that, and been endeavoring to keep a lid on it. However in trying to prep the solicits for #208–both the issue info and the cover–I was left in something of a quandary. If we continue to keep our cards hidden, and write the solicit in the vaguest of terms and make the cover generic, it’s going to be absolutely impossible to get people stoked about what’s happening. I mean, when we did the stuff with the baby and Layla’s return, we could finesse our way around it. This time it’s impossible: All this cool stuff is coming up, and if we don’t say what it is, then there’s nothing to say at all unless we make it sound really, really boring, which it most definitely is not. But the solicit info is going to be publicly available two months before issue #207 hits the stands. What to do, what to do?

So we figured, y’know what? Let’s let people in on it this time. But if anyone’s gonna blow the bit, it’s gonna be me (although Marvel’s signed off on it, don’t worry; I’m not getting into trouble over it.)

So here, below the cut line, two days before the solicit information, is the cover art for X-Factor #208.

Continue Reading “X-FACTOR #208” →

Or at least come back tomorrow (May 16th) about Noon for some really cool news.

And to pass the time I thought I would do an Ask the Wife but just to change things up a bit, I picked a theme.

So ask me questions about Puppets or Puppetry.

This is Food Allergy Awareness Week.

Until just now, I was unaware of that.

Perhaps last week should have been Food Allergy Awareness Week Awareness Week, in order to promote awareness of Food Allergy Awareness Week.

PAD

The only major element of the 7th season of “West Wing” that hasn’t played out in the real world is a nuclear power plant in the U.S. melting down.

Should we be concerned?

PAD