Miracleman Explains Money
Via Derek Coward comes this link to a blog post the re-posts an old page from Miracleman that explains what money is and where it comes from. That is, right before it was abolished. As it happens, getting back into my comic collection means that I just touched my Miracleman issues for the first time [...]
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Tags: comics, miracleman, moneyThe Gentle Readers Rocked
We went to Atlanta last weekend and I got to see the Gentle Readers play. It’s an increasingly rare occurrence that they perform a show and I never know when it will be the last time, so I really wanted to go and catch them one more time. It was great, although I was probably [...]
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Tags: gentlereadersFirst Pass of Comics Done
I’ve entered everything I could on my printout into ComicBookDB. The next pass involves adding issues and/or titles to the database that don’t already exist in it. I’ve been pulling out copies of those issue and also ones that exist but need a scanned cover. I’ve uploaded around 10 covers so far. There are 90 [...]
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Tags: comicbookdb, comicsCataloging Comic Books
Every so often for the past few years, I’ve been looking for a good solution for computerizing my comic book collection. As I tentatively get back into collecting them, I’ve got a good solid mess of things that were once cataloged, added since, and just loose in unorganized boxes and piles. I wanted to get [...]
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Tags: comicbookdb, comicbooks, comics“Dave Slusher, Local Comic Book Fan”
I can live with the label in the title. I was interviewed by Roger Yale for this weeks cover article in the Weekly Surge (the Surge is weird about permalinks, follow that link quick if you want to see the actual article) about the XCon in Myrtle Beach. I was highly worried when I talked [...]
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Tags: rogeryale, weeklysurge, xcon, xconmyrtlebeachRIP, Studs Terkel
Sadly, Studs Terkel has passed away, far too young at age 96. He is one dude I wish could have lived to 300. If I were to want to be more like anyone, it would be Studs. I was lucky enough to meet him just shy of 5 years ago. At the time I made [...]
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Tags: studsterkelThis Weekend is the Myrtle Beach Comic Convention
This weekend is when the comic book convention in Myrtle Beach happens. It will be held at the Springmaid Resort which is at the very south tip of Ocean Boulevard. My original plan was to spend all day Saturday over there, but it turns out I have to travel on Saturday. However they are operating [...]
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Tags: springmaidresort, xcon, xconmyrtlebeachConvergeSouth Gives Way to Independent Blogging Conference - Greensboro
I’m here in the ad hoc conference in Greensboro. I think the name by acclamation is “Independent Blogging Conference”, although I was having fun with the fact that we didn’t really have a name for it. I’m in the first session of the morning, and sweating the details of what we are going to do [...]
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Tags: convergesouth, convergesouth2008, ibc08Myrtle Beach Comic Convention
On Halloween weekend, there will be a comic book convention in Myrtle Beach. It will be held at the Springmaid Resort which is at the very south tip of Ocean Boulevard. This location is convenient to Market Commons, Myrtle Beach State Park and all of the Ocean Boulevard attractions. If you have friends, family or [...]
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Tags: comics, xconmyrtlebeachNew Reality Break Episode featuring Tobias S. Buckell
I’ve recently published the most recent episode of the Reality Break Podcast, and this one is an interview I particularly liked, my chat with hard science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell. We sat down in a bar in a noisy hotel lobby at Dragon*Con and it actually sounds pretty decent. I’ve certainly gotten much worse [...]
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Tags: dragoncon, dragoncon08, podcasting, realitybreakpodcast, tobiasbuckellCreating Fans the Bassackwards Way
I’m not sure this is how it is supposed to go, but I started listening to the Webcomics Weekly podcast first. I did not read any of the webcomics by any of the show’s principals. I had previously listened to the Blank Label comics podcast and was curious about this one. After listening for a [...]
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Tags: comics, evilinc, pvp, sheldon, starslipcrisis, webcomicsweeklyAn Open Letter to TBS
Below is the text of an email I just fired off to TBS. I stand behind it, so here it is on the blog as well.
I’m watching the playoff baseball games and I have hit the point where the Frank TV promos have driven me insane. I started out with a neutral opinion of Frank [...]
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Tags: frankcaliendo, tbsPersepolis
We watched Marjane Satrapi’s film version of Persepolis last night. Wow, what a fantastic film, one of the best adaptions I’ve ever seen. I’d actually put it above Sin City because it was not only a faithful adaption but the style of adaptation carried a lot of the story. My favorite bit was the flashback [...]
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Tags: comics, marjanesatrapi, persepolisEddie Campbell on Becoming Things
I’m at this moment listening to writer and artist Eddie Campbell get interviewed on Inkstuds. This is good timing as I just picked up 9 of his Alec and Bacchus books from the Top Shelf $3 sale (still 2 days left.) He just made an amazing quote on starting up new pursuits and committing to [...]
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Tags: comics, eddiecampbell, topshelfcomixDragon*Con Wrapup Part 1
Here’s my wrapup of this year’s trip to Dragon*Con. This is probably about the latest I can do it and have my friend brain cells intact enough to remember things. It might should go without saying that there is a looooong post warning, but I’ll try to spice it up with enough pictures to keep [...]
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Tags: beatnikturtle, dragoncon, dragoncon08, evoterra, murlafferty, realitybreakpodcast, rhettaultman, sheiladee, skepicalityMore Macropayments
Here’s another example of the macropayment stuff I’ve been talking about for the last few days. John Klima is editor of Electric Velocipede, which I have never read but I know of because he has published William Shunn and I heard about it on his podcast. Now (via SF Scope) I found out about this [...]
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Tags: electricvelocipede, johnklima, macropayments, sfscope, williamshunnDragon*Con Wrapup Coming
I really need to do a big wrapup of my Dragon*Con experience really soon, or else I’ll start forgetting details. I had much fun this year, my first since 2002, and would like to capture some of that in a permanent form on here. I plan on making a big linky, photo-riddled post but that [...]
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Tags: createsouth, dragoncon, grandstrandbloggers, realitybreakpodcastTop Shelf Comix
I don’t remember seeing their booth but surely Top Shelf Comix was displaying at Dragon*Con. One of the principals lives in Marietta, so it seems ridiculous not to. It’s that time of the year when Top Shelf has their big blowout sale, and are selling a number of their graphic novels at discounts and 97 [...]
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Tags: comics, dragoncon, topshelfcomixDragon*Con, Collapsing to the Finish Line
It’s been quiet on this blog. Too quiet.
I’m almost done with Dragon*Con. It’s been good and worth the trip. I’m too tired to write up a real report but trust me, it’s been good. The status is not quo.
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Tags: dragonconDragon*Con, Day 0
It is 2 hours before Dragon*Con officially begins and I’m back in my hotel resting. This will be a fun but a long and tiring weekend. I hope that swimming laps will have created in me the endurance I need.
I’ve already ran into a number of friends and will do what I can to run [...]
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