Comic-con Wrap-up

We had a great Comic-Con. Talked to some really nice editors at several cool publishing houses and got some interest in expanding the book. 

I'd especially like to thank Omaha Perez for introducing me to one of his editors at the show. I don't want to name names yet, but it was a real boost and a pleasure to meet the guy.

Stay tuned and come to our signing at the Comic Bug this Wednesday!  

A feature in the Easy Reader

We got ourselves featured in one of my local papers, The Easy Reader. Here's what they had to say:

“The Monocle & Jimmy Specs” follows a hero-and-sidekick team that could have come straight from ‘30s “Golden Age” adventures, and connects their haloed heroism with a grayer reality decades later, when one lingers on in retirement.

This is not a cynical exercise in which modern sensibilities run roughshod over the sentiments of a bygone era. The story is told with warmth and humor, with a proper affection for its cardboard-cutout heroes and a fair-minded exploration of the more textured characters found underneath those cardboard exteriors.

Click through to read the whole article!

Again with the Comic Bug signing...

We'll be signing books at the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach again on July 30 between 5pm and 8pm.

I know, I know -- we were just there, but that was part of a larger, pre-Comic-con group thing. This post-Comic-con signing will be all about us. You and us, together, alone. We look forward to basking in the glory of your praise.

Also, don't forget that we are at Golden Apple in Hollywood on July 23. 

Don's take on The Monocle

Don Hudson made this sketch of the Monocle at our signing the other day. We thought we'd share it with you.

Comic Bug signing debrief

We had a great signing at The Comic Bug last night and met a lot of cool creators, including Wendy Pini of Elfquest fame and artist Don Hudson, who worked on Tokyopop's latest Star Trek book and heads up a cool website called Comiculture.

But the high point of my evening was when Rikki let me draw her portrait for our name placard. I'm guessing it was the low point of her evening.

Comic Bug signing

It all happened last minute, but we're going to signing copies of The Monocle and Jimmy Specs tomorrow, Wednesday July 16 at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach. It's part of a larger event that will include a bunch of other comic book creators, so come on down. 

The signing part of the evening is between 6pm and 8pm.

Hi De Ho, here we come

Rikki has gotten us into Hi De Ho Comics & Books in Santa Monica. Our plans for Los Angeles basin domination are nearly complete. Next stop, The Valley...