Tuesday, Oct. 12
Flew in to Algiers sick as a dog. Never should have had that Egyptian KFC. After many bathroom visits & sleeping 10 hours, I feel human again. They've put me up in the beautiful and history-steeped El-Djazair, whose former guests include Dwight Eisenhower, Simone de Beauvoir, Edith Piaf. Not too shabby.

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The Brooklyn Book Festival is this coming Sunday, September 12, and I'll be on a panel starting at 2 pm on the International stage featuring Nick Abadzis and Jessica Abel, moderated by Matt Madden. So if you're not out of town at SPX, try to come. Believe it or not, this is my first BKBF, and I'm really excited to take part!

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Yo yo yo, I'll be at the New Haven Summer Comics Fest tomorrow, and you should come too. It's all part of New Haven's 2010 Street Fest, which will includes two stages of live bands (all day and into the night), a rockabilly car show, skateboard demo, booze, food, arts and crafts, and representatives from all your favorite underground subcultures ( Read more... )

This Sunday, April 11, at the annual Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Art Fest, I'll be a "special guest," sketching, speaking, and signing...

From 1-1:30, I'll be at the MoCCA Sketch Table, donating my time to create original sketches for festival attendees. The primary purpose of the sketch table is to create a fun way to fund-raise for the ( Read more... )

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evandorkin  has a lengthy and IMHO balanced wrap-up of MoCCA on his blog. I basically agree with his comments (which he seems to have taken some heat for from other bloggers - big surprise).

I've been to every MoCCA since it started, and I treasure the show dearly. Lately, I've been tending to go to MoCCA (and the New York Comic-Con) more to see compatriots ( Read more... )

On Saturday, Sari, Phoebe, and I were up on the grounds of Bronx Community College, checking out the Kids Comic Con. Afterwards, it being a beautiful day and Phoebe needing a stroller nap, we walked down Jerome Avenue and River Avenue all the way to Yankee Stadium, before we got back on the subway for home. Not a terribly scenic walk, unless you're ( Read more... )

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I've been wangled into being a "featured artist" this coming weekend at MoCCA. I'm not sure what that means, except I'll be sitting at a table on the 7th floor, from 3-5 pm on Saturday, sketching alongside such illustrious fellow cartoonists as Ruben Bolling, Chris Giarrusso, Cliff Chiang, and our very own
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Last night I was reading Gabrielle Bell's latest Lucky (vol. 2, number 1), and suddenly, there I was: a character in the story! This scene takes place as we were driving back from SPX 2006. It all seemed very familiar to me, but since Gabrielle had changed everyone's names, it wasn't until this panel (page 7, panel 5) that I realized it was me at ( Read more... )