Larry Marder of Bean World @ FWC on 8/25

I met Larry Marder at Stumptown a few years back and picked up a couple of issues of Bean World.    Now Dark Horse reprinted much of the Bean world.     It is a something you should check out.

WHO: Larry Marder
WHAT: Book signing
WHEN: Wednesday, August 25th, 6-8pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th Ave #101, Portland, OR 97209
(503) 241-0227

Knitting and Comics

I am sure there is an interesting venn Diagram in relation to Comics and Knitting, especially up here in Portland.    My wife is a mad Knitting machine and enjoys some Walking dead.     She came across this article on Fiber Arts profiling Stephanie Brandt.   She is the publisher of Hand knit heroes.  

Murderland

I went to the release party at Things From Another World for the comic Murderland.    Olivia and I  went and had a great time.   Listened to fantastic music, met some great people from Portland comic scene.   I purchased and read Murderland.    I really enjoy stories where the strong female characters.  The main character, a woman called Method gets involved in a mystery set in Baltimore.    I really like David Hahn's clean art style, but  I have not learned who the "Arabber" is yet.     I will pick up more of the series.

Fábio Moon vs. Craig Thompson in "Blog War"

Fabio Moon will be visiting Portland.   He and Craig Thompson are documenting the visit in illustrated Blog form.  There is some fabulous art sketches from two greats.

It starts here. 
And continues here  
adventure awaits
then action here
The end 

Thanks Multiversity Comics

Katy Ellis O'Brien Art Show

Katy teaches the comics class that Gannon and Kellan are taking.     I am excited to see her work.

When: Thu., Aug. 5, 6-10 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Aug. 28
sequentialartgallery.com

Murderland release party featuring David Hahn @TFAW 08/04

 

 Learn what a Arabber is.  Check out this cool new book set in Baltimore.


Murderland is a story of doomed romance, bloodshed and the outer limits of human potential, all unfolding on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. This dark adventure is illustrated by David Hahn, written by Stephen Scott and published by Image Comics!

Wednesday, August 4th   7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location Hollywood Things From Another World
4133 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR
*Note: You must be 21 or older for the beer–bring IDs!

Joe Sacco is at the PAM this Sunday 08/01

Joe Sacco, author of Palestine and Footnotes in Gaza, is at the PAM this Sunday.  He will be discussing Comics and journalism.  He was a journalist and wrote one of the first art-comics in the Maltese language.   It should be really engaging.

Walking Dead on AMC

Me and my wife are both fans of Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman.   The announcement of the Walking Dead TV Show sounded intriguing.   But I was unsure and I have been avoiding news about it.  But I guess it is coming up this fall.  I watched this video from MTV.   After seeing it I am really excited about Walking Dead show.  After seeing how involved Kirkman is and Darabont, the director, seems awesome.

Although, Olivia doesn't believe it will actually happen until we TIVO it.  We have been disappointed before.  I still think of the Preacher HBO series that we were promised.

Comics I like

I was confronted by The CSG guys at #ECCC  what comics do I like.  I fumbled around so I thought I write it out.
30 Second speech what comics do I like:
I like a variety of comics, I had to break my likes into several categories.

*         sci-fi comics
*         mythology and magic.
*         Stories and with great art and/ or unique- exceptional  stories
           100 Bullets
*         alternate histories, and early Batman (Proto-batman) stories.
*         literary fiction, fables, unwritten, sandman, LoED.
*         Stories with strong female characters:
           Birds of Prey, Tara Chace, WW, Powers
*         I like story's/ mythologies that expand the ages,
           like Ironfist, Madame Xandu, Buffy, Shield
*         Stories are fighting the powers that be.   Invisibles
*         Stories with old time hero's,
           Green hornet, zorro, Lone Ranger, First Wave
*         I enjoy books the explore religion (Good and Bad)
           Promethia, Grendel: God and Devil, Battle Pope,
           Rex Mundi, Preacher, Magdelena
*        And I like the classic comfort food of the big two,
           Batman, Thor, Ironman, Spiderman,
           and the wolverine and x-men.. I was reading in the 80's.

And I like trying new stuff: Recently I am enjoying the manga Pluto.

Recommendations welcome

Pirate Batman !!!

It is good to see elseworlds  brought it to continuity.   thanks Grant Morrison. 

Letterer: Richard Starkings who I just met at Cosmic Monkey....  How about that!
Before

Today

Went to see Richard Starkings @ Cosmic Monkey today

Met Moritat and Richard Starkings at Cosmic Monkey today.    Their books look fantastic, and most of all I am excited about the Elephantmen movie.    It sounds cool.   Got a copy of their new series, Questionable Things.   That was a great event. 

Gannon, who is 7, just had a signing and sketches

My son Gannon, who is 7, just had a signing and sketches in Klamath falls at grandma's house.  I took him to see Mike Avon Oeming and he got his drawing book signed.    So this weekend he decided he would would give out signatures and do a drawing of your favorite superhero.    It was good.

Great Interview with Matt Fraction

From Comic Alliance It discusses the color re-release of Casanova. And the new upcoming volume.  They discussed how each volume represents one of the seven deadly sins.

I already order my copy.   Did you?

I found an Manga I liked Pluto by Osamu Tezuka

I almost never read Manga. I read the description, it sounds fantastic. I try it out. I cannot connect with and give up. This happens every 6 months or so.

And then there is the Manga I think sounds great, like Lone Wolf and Cub. But there at 33 volumes to read. Yikes...I give up.

But I started my Manga Trial again with Pluto by Osamu Tezuka. This was fantastic. Without any spoilers. There was a robot murdered. And there were several stories about the investigation.   All of the stories were really interesting and engaging. Check it out.

I ordered the next one...from the library.   Can't wait.

Jurassic Park: Redemption by Bob Schreck

IDW Publishing  announced the launch of Jurassic Park: Redemption.   Normally I would have been so-so on this type of title.   But after listening to the interview with Bob Schreck.    I really want to check it out. 

Bob Shreck's earliest jobs in comics was art director at Comico.  For much of the 1990s Schreck was an editor at Dark Horse Comics, and went on to found Oni Press in 1997. Then he went over to work as an editor at DC Comics, where he worked on the Batman comics and the All Star titles.

 Check it out.

Doctor Who VS Batman

I think this too good to not post.   Enjoy.  

 Thanks Errant Gallifreyen
and
[via batwoman > theblast > pinkoftheink > deantrippe]

Dr Who and Companions !!!

This is the best of both worlds Jesse Hamm over at Periscope Studios has Drawings of the Doctor  and the companions for Sale.