I’m writing this blog Sunday morning before the last day of the Stumptown comic fest (after which, we’ll be driving north back to Seattle, getting in past the Spacetrawler-update hour). Which means for now I can only give you a half con report.
But first, let me remind you people in the Seattle-Tacoma area, I’ll be tabling at Norwescon THIS weekend April 21-23! Come come on by. I’ll have a couple pieces in the art show and will be tabling in the artist area in these time slots:
Thursday 4-7
Friday 1-5
Saturday 2-6
Okay, Stumptown.
I didn’t walk around and say hello to people yet (will do that today), but I had breakfast with Kevin (and sat with him while we made jokes all day at our table), and he told me about his new graphic novel he’s plotting. We bumped into Vera who I haven’t seen for ages (and who’s new book Anya’s Ghost is coming out soon). While we were setting up our table, Phil Foglio stopped by and we chatted for a bit (bongos, who knew?), and I also got to say hello to all my friends in the immediate area: Kip, Dylan, Erika, Bill, and Barry.
Kevin and I were tabling right next to Mike Russell, who I’d like to talk about. I met Mike in 2001 or so, when I had just moved to Portland and was still writing Bruno. And through the years I’ve always enjoyed his company an highly valued his thoughts — in fact, he was one of the people who gave me editorial advice with Spacetrawler before I started it. He also did a few fill-in strips for my comic Little-Dee, which really caught me off guard because although I knew him, I hadn’t read any of his gag writing, and I thought these strips he did for me were really funny. So, I was very pleased when he began writing “Culturepulp” a comic about the goings-on in Portland. And then recently he created a comic about a short vampire with long teeth — “the sabertooth vampire“, which was not only very well received, but he actually made zines of it. So… for the first time… he’s been at a Portland comic fest with something really to sell. And I was SO glad to see he was busy ALL DAY. You’re awesome, Mike!
Also, the Kinks’ song “Paranoia, the destroyer” has been going through my head this morning, only, instead of those lyrics, it’s been “I am Dora, the explorer.” Which is why my brain is a sketchy place to live.
When did Pierrot get the scar across his right eye?
@Julia, in this strip. 🙂
Hope the rest of the weekend went well. It was nice to meet you and chat for a bit.
It was, Jordan. And it was good meeting you. 🙂
Glad you had a good time at Stumptown!
@Christopher, Thank you. How could I forget?
Pierrot has been pretty quiet about his feelings for Emily until now. I had been wondering if their relationship was one-sided. Thanks for clearing that up. Plus the pacing/timing for a touchy-feely moment seems right on.
Anyone else here who has a perverse desire to hear Dustin’s romantic robotic advice?
@AG, I did!
@Marj, heh, he hasn’t had a lot of people he trusts to open up with, has he. 🙂
@JKCarroll, “first you must woo it, let it know your intentions are true. Flowers often help.”
Ahhh, so that’s Krep’s secret. I thought he was just stoically silent, but really he can’t hear what’s going on at all.
Smart.
@Christopher, nice comic, I love it! (From a fellow cartoonist)
@Christopher, since it IS a potty-bot, shouldn’t that be, “first you must wee-wee it,…”
Brings to mind that bit of ad-lib from “Beauty and the Beast”, when the clock is giving advice to the Beast:
“Well, there’s flowers, … chocolates, … promises you don’t intend to keep, …”
So. Krep has ears. Never thought about that before.
Krep just keep getting better and better with his lines. I wonder how dirty Dustin thinks Dimitri is, talking like that. I bet he would imprison Dimitri for his dirty behavior 😀
Ah that Dustin. He’s a classic. I think I’ll start referring to this ole’ ball of dirt we live on as Dustinia more and more often.
Hey, @Jonesy. Actually, Dusty let Dimitri know exactly how dirty he thought he was, way back when.
I’m very curious about what’s under Fiyena’s dress… I mean, if she has legs or a set of tentacle thingies.