I’ve been invited back to the Toronto Comics Art Festival, and as I told the National Post, I couldn’t be happier because (a) any excuse to visit Toronto is a good one, (b) a Festival of Comics is a better excuse than most, and (c) a Festival of Comics held in a Toronto Library is almost heaven.
I’ll be there selling books, giving away posters and Quantum Zombies business cards, and I’m also scheduled for a panel on research in comics. I hope to see you there…I can’t wait.
This will be my 12th time exhibiting at the Small Press Expo, and I’m as excited about it as ever. With a guest list that includes Gahan Wilson, Carol Tyler, Joshua Cotter, Paul Karasik, and Josh Neufeld, you won’t want to miss it.
I’ll have the last few hardcovers of T-Minus, a few of the limited edition Charles R. Knight hardcovers as well, the new editions of Two-Fisted Science and Dignifying Science, and more science graphic novels than I can now comfortably fit on a table.
What I won’t have is all the time in the world on Saturday — I’m likely only available at the show for the first and last hour that day. This is not bad news. More when the details are pinned down, but for now I’ll leave it at this. As much as I’m always in the shadow of greatness at SPX, this raises that metaphor to new heights.
See you there.
I had a great time at Heroes last year, so I look forward to attending again this time! At the show I’ll have T-Minus and limited edition books and a smile on my face and a song in my heart. See you there.
(I may be a little late to arrive on Friday the 19th, though, so if you were thinking of getting up early just to see me, well, don’t. But with a guest list that includes Liz Baillie, Brian Michael Bendis, June Brigman, Ed Brubaker, Fred Chao, Danielle Corsetto, Guy Davis, Matt Fraction, Dick Giordano, Stephanie Gladden, Tony Harris, Adam Hughes, Chris Kemple, Matt Kindt, Roger Langridge, Alec Longstreth, Jason Lutes, David Mack, Laura Martin, Bob Mcleod, Carla Speed McNeil, Phil Noto, David Petersen, Eric Powell, MK Reed, Don Rosa, Craig Rousseau, Chris Schweizer, Thomas Scioli, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jeff Smith, Richard Thompson, Mark Waid, and Drew Weing, well, get there early and get in line anyway!)
Updated: I’ll be at table 423, right next to Carla Speed McNeil!
This Friday and Saturday I’ll be in beautiful Chelsea, MI for the first Kids Read Comics event ever, held at the Chelsea District Library…which is within shouting distance of a few of my favorite places in southeast Michigan: The Purple Rose Theatre, The Common Grill, and Jiffy Mix World Headquarters.
On Friday I’ll be joining the fabulous Tara Tallan of Galaxion fame for a discussion of non-fiction comics — she just did a book on astronauts too! And on Saturday afternoon (I may get there a little before noon, but it won’t be by much!) I’ll join a whole bunch of other great folks set up to show their books and talk comics with whoever stops by.
I hope that includes you!
For your viewing enjoyment (via Kat):
On a related note, I enjoyed my trip to MoCCA this weekend, so thanks to all of you who stopped by and visited. I’m sorry I didn’t have copies of T-Minus until late in the day on Sunday…a classic case of unanticipated (and unavoidable) circumstances, I’m afraid. But again, it was a pleasure to meet so many people while in NYC. Good convention, good food, good conversations. It was a treat!
