Book Spy at a Comics Convention: Fans Vs. Readers
Well, dear readers, the comic business has been buzzing through my bookbabebrain ever since returning from the grand Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC.What can all those swell, cool, passionate comic book fans and creators teach us in the book biz who struggle against the structures of Byzantine book publishing? I will be posting a few of my thoughts (as they were) over the next week.FANS VS. READERS Comic book conventions are not about librarians, educators, retailers or publishers (as they are in the book biz). Comic book conventions are about and for FANS. Fans? Who are fans?Fans are...
Read MoreMy Hero!
Pleased as punch to be off to the Hero’s Convention this week with comic book artist, Jay Piscopo. We have been busy over the last six months working with master marketer, Tami Kennedy and game designer, Ed Evans to create a collectible card game (and other treats) to promote Jay’s new graphic novel, The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli.You can get your hands on this great new comic and the collectible cards at upcoming events, online and quite soon in Maine at Casablanca Comics.I will be sweetly geeking out over all the new comic books and graphic novels at Heroes and...
Read MoreIrrascible, Anyone?
Gore Vidal was interviewed by Deborah Solomon for the New York Times Magazine today. It is not to be missed. Read it here.Although, I make my living in the new world of publishing helping authors & illustrators reach out to readers, this does make me pine (momentarily) for the days when writers wrote in their smoked-filled rooms and all others be damned (darned).Still, Vidal reminds us of the pure cultural superiority of writers and artists. I cannot agree more. Share...
Read MoreLivestock Rocked
Cannot begin to tell you how much bovinity divinity was celebrated at Livestock: This Summer’s Picture Books of Livestock, Love & Udderstanding. Children’s books by David Elliott, Suzy Becker, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Lori Korcheck and Marshall Taylor were paraded through the Strolling of the Heifers parade and then feted at the Dairy Festival under the Livestock tent.Each author had a hands-on activity for kids ranging from the Great Cow Count (how many cows in an old Barbie Volkswagon bus) to Punk Farm Cow (collage to create a punked out Holstein). Each book also had stage...
Read MoreBoneheads Beach Party
Simply delicious. Melissa Sweet feted all things BONEHEAD on May 25th on the most perfect day on the East End Beach.Dogs packed the beach, followed their dog hero Garbage Pail Tex, got treats from FETCH, met Shelter Dogs up for adoptions, had their portrait taken, and rode the rails just like Melissa’s characters the BONEHEADS in her new book, Tupelo Rides the Rails.The event was a visual splendor owing to Melissa’s exuberant visual style and sewing prowess. The “Every Dog Deserves a Home” Game invented by Curious City brains and designed by Alice Design worked...
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