Feb 10, 2009
Feb 9, 2009
Barrelhouse 7--with My Ninjas!
Barrelhouse 7, the most recent iteration of the excellent mag, has at last arrived. Among your other pleasures will be my story "The Truth About Ninjas." Here's the whole lineup:FICTION:
The Truth about Ninjas, by Alex Irvine
Doodle Face, Rachel B. Glaser
Bandit, by Ben Stein
The Athiest Reconsiders, by Michael Czyzniejewski
BeautyForever, by Matt Bell
Yellow Pink Slips, by Mark Wisniewski
Hansel and Gretel in Tokyo, by Elissa Matsueda
NONFICTION:
Just Like You, by Greg Hlavaty
Advertising Terror: The Mortal Danger of Doing the Right Thing, by Ken Hines
POETRY:
Poem Addressing Conspiracy Theorists, by Peter Davis
Three Poems, Alan Michael Parker
From “Stove Seasoning,” by Caroline Knox
Alternative History Club, by Mark McKee
Equiumlibri, by Wade Fletcher
Hollywood, by Farid Matuk
THE FUTURE:
Sacrament, Matt WilliamsoN
The Ruined Child, by Blake Butler
Antiquity, by Sandra Beasley
Wish Tank, by Laura Ellen Scott
My Gun is Smart, by Flavian Mark Lupinetti
Cities of the Future, Kaethe Schwehn
Someday Soon, We Are Taking Over, by Kate Angus
THE ILLUSTRATED STORY:
Bigfoot’s Widow, written by Joni Tevis, adapted and illustrated by Kristen Leonard
Feb 8, 2009
NYCC 2
What a weekend. To recap: After getting in Friday afternoon and seeing what was where, we hit the DC Comics party--why was the music so loud?--before heading off to Molly's for an evening of sketching on napkins. Saturday I:
signed a bunch of Vertigo Encyclopedias and a bunch of copies of John Winchester's Journal
did interviews with mediabistro (thanks, Jason!) and Fictional Frontiers (thanks, Sohaib!)
gave a panel for maybe 300 people on the topic of influence along with John Birmingham, Pete Brett, Kim Harrison, Vicki Pettersen, Tamora Pierce, Jeff Somers--ably moderated by Shawn Speakman
did an interview with Comixology (thanks, Peter!)
headed off to the Random House party, where the liquor flowed and the pool balls fell (except when they didn't)
Today I did interviews with BookSwim (thanks, Eric and Chip...or should I say Chip and Eric?), Maxim.com (thanks, Gerry!), and suvudu (thanks, Camille!). Then I cruised the floor a little and headed out with a bag full of goodies.
That's it in a nutshell. There's some buzz building around Buyout. Everybody I talked to was into the concept, which isn't usually my strength. And the interviews ranged over topics from the history of comics to philosophies of justice to the teaching of graphic novels to...you get what I mean. I'll post specific links as they all start to appear in the coming weeks. Good conversations all!
Think I'm going to read a book now.
signed a bunch of Vertigo Encyclopedias and a bunch of copies of John Winchester's Journal
did interviews with mediabistro (thanks, Jason!) and Fictional Frontiers (thanks, Sohaib!)
gave a panel for maybe 300 people on the topic of influence along with John Birmingham, Pete Brett, Kim Harrison, Vicki Pettersen, Tamora Pierce, Jeff Somers--ably moderated by Shawn Speakman
did an interview with Comixology (thanks, Peter!)
headed off to the Random House party, where the liquor flowed and the pool balls fell (except when they didn't)
Today I did interviews with BookSwim (thanks, Eric and Chip...or should I say Chip and Eric?), Maxim.com (thanks, Gerry!), and suvudu (thanks, Camille!). Then I cruised the floor a little and headed out with a bag full of goodies.
That's it in a nutshell. There's some buzz building around Buyout. Everybody I talked to was into the concept, which isn't usually my strength. And the interviews ranged over topics from the history of comics to philosophies of justice to the teaching of graphic novels to...you get what I mean. I'll post specific links as they all start to appear in the coming weeks. Good conversations all!
Think I'm going to read a book now.
Feb 7, 2009
NYCC 1
I didn't get out onto the floor until almost 4:30, but managed to catch up with people at the DC, Marvel, Del Rey, DK, and Harper booths. Tragic failure of the day: not getting one of the cool blinky Wonder Woman tiaras for L. Today brings fresh resolve.
Note to Supernatural fans: There are now signed copies of the monster book and John's journal at the Harper booth.
Today I am:
Giving 3 or 4 interviews
Signing the Vertigo Encyclopedia -- at noon, DK Booth, 1802!
On the SF/Fantasy Writers Roundtable -- at 1:30, in some damn room or other.
Note to Supernatural fans: There are now signed copies of the monster book and John's journal at the Harper booth.
Today I am:
Giving 3 or 4 interviews
Signing the Vertigo Encyclopedia -- at noon, DK Booth, 1802!
On the SF/Fantasy Writers Roundtable -- at 1:30, in some damn room or other.
Feb 5, 2009
Feb 4, 2009
Don DeLillo Is At His Best When Writing About Sports
If his novel End Zone does not convince you of this, maybe this piece from Sports Illustrated will.
Celebrity Tantrums Old and New
In honor of Christian Bale's now-immortal on-set freakout, I would like to direct your attention to a previous an also glorious meltdown: Yngwie Malmsteen gets nuclear on a plane.
Say it with me: "Yngwie Fucking Malmsteen!"
(thanks to oddvanish for both links)
Say it with me: "Yngwie Fucking Malmsteen!"
(thanks to oddvanish for both links)
Feb 3, 2009
Your Mouth to God's Ear, Verducci
The Tigers are poised to make all of us forget 2008, according to SI's Tom Verducci. Here's hoping. The way the Pistons are flaming out, and after the debacle that was and has been the Lions...
At least the Wings might be waking up.
At least the Wings might be waking up.
Tuesday
John Winchester's Journal is out, I sent off the sig pages for the novella edition of Mystery Hill, and the Red Wings snapped a five-game losing skid last night. Things are happening.
Less than ten days to pitchers and catchers!
Less than ten days to pitchers and catchers!
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