Fables #122 page 18: The Lady In The Lake sells a greater destiny to a mighty wizard: he will marry Snow White and father gods and goddesses. A #fables fan wrote asking about my pages from the #vertigo series by #billwillingham and @buckycomics aka Mark Buckingham. I’m not trying to sell originals now, but she’s one of those beloved fans whom I met in person at #FablesCon Minnesota, so… She bought 4 pages and threw in a nice portrait of her favorite character #cinderella! #bigby #comics Much love to FAbles editor supreme Shelly Bond, not creating more epic tales at @blackcrownhq. See what her vision and genius looks like loosed from a megacorp’s approval process http://www.idwpublishing.com/blackcrown/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUiA1nntQK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=my6yn7t2blob
Fables #122 page 12: Bigby Wolf promises not to harm the Lady In The Lake, and Ambrose Wolf explains the Hell-ish penalties for breaking an oath. A #fables fan wrote asking about my pages from the #vertigo series by #billwillingham and @buckycomics aka Mark Buckingham. I’m not trying to sell originals now, but she’s one of those beloved fans whom I met in person at #FablesCon Minnesota, so… She bought 4 pages and threw in a nice portrait of her favorite character #cinderella! #bigby #comics Much love to FAbles editor supreme Shelly Bond, not creating more epic tales at @blackcrownhq. See what her vision and genius looks like loosed from a megacorp’s approval process http://www.idwpublishing.com/blackcrown/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUh6g6H7HS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i8at9iw2ufwg
Cinderella mini #copic sketch! A #fables fan wrote asking about my pages from the #vertigo series by #billwillingham and @buckycomics aka Mark Buckingham. I’m not trying to sell originals now, but she’s one of those beloved fans whom I met in person at #FablesCon Minnesota, so… She bought 4 pages and threw in a nice portrait of her favorite character #cinderella! #comics Much love to FAbles editor supreme Shelly Bond, not creating more epic tales at @blackcrownhq. See what her vision and genius looks like loosed from a megacorp’s approval process http://www.idwpublishing.com/blackcrown/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUhz72nGQO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18q7y8401b2a8
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FABLETOWN AND BEYOND
Over on the Locust Moon blog, Chris Stevens provided a wonderful reaction piece to our unforgettable time in Fabletown (née Rochester), Minnesota. You really ought to read it.
The journey truly started on Tuesday night, three days before Fabletown and Beyond would be underway. Josh O'Neill in Philly and I in New York, we talked on the phone like protective parents of our partner Chris. "Make sure he has all his chargers. See if Rob can tie up that banner stand so it won't give him too much trouble." "I feel like I should pack him a lunch in the morning." "Fill a bag with food that'll stay good for a few days, in case he gets hungry on the last leg." And so on. If you haven't read his recap yet, you might not realize that the next morning, Chris would be boarding a train from Philadelphia to Winona, Minnesota. That spelled a 30+ hour trip each way. Josh and I had it easy. We got to fly.
Two things struck me within hours (really, the first hour) of my arrival in Fabletown, MN: how fascinating the indoor (post-apocalypse-ready) mini-metropolis of Rochester was, and how aggressively nice all of the people there were. But it wasn't just the locals who treated us well. Something about Fabletown seemed to bring out the best in folks, and the good vibes permeated every nook and cranny of those subways and skyways and buildings that bled and fed into each other from block to block. Every last person we dealt with was kind and helpful - especially our international team of convention organizers, including Bill Willingham, Stacy Sinner, Mike Sinner, Stephanie Cooke, Brad Thomte, and all of those awesome volunteers.
Chris covered the key events and joys of the weekend pretty wonderfully, but I thought I should share some of personal favorite photos from the weekend here, as well.
ASBURY PARK COMIC CON
The Saturday after Fabletown, Chris, Dave Tanh, Jimmy Comey, Dave Proch and I headed to Asbury Park, NJ for a slightly more traditional comic convention.
We dug the unique setup of the room - most of us were down on the floor of this arena (you might be able to spot the Once Upon a Time Machine banner near the upper right corner). The only issue was the apparent need for frequent, high-volume declarations over the hall's loudspeakers that a second floor existed. Here's Chris, Dave Tanh, and I ready for business......and our neighbor, lovely fellow OUaTM creator, Rafer Roberts.At one point the awesome John Workman (who we were proud to have letter a story in OUaTM) stopped by for a great chat. We only got one awkward photo with him. Still worth sharing. Captain Ameridog also swung by our table for a minute.More artists and exhibitors were stationed at the top of the bleachers, around the edge of the building, with tons of natural light and views of the beach. We were jealous of our buddies like Ulises Farinas......and Mark Robinson.See the view Mark got to enjoy all day?We finished off the day with a jaunt around town to find the perfect spot to eat, drink, and unwind. The gang ended up at Moonstruck, a beautiful restaurant with great food and even better service. We raucous comic-folk probably stood out like a sore thumb in that fine establishment, but they treated us like kings & queens. And we went home happy.
NEXT UP!
This coming Saturday, April 6, I'll be sharing a table with Charles Fetherolf at MoCCA Arts Fest, at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan, NY, 11am-6pm. Hope I see you there!
Acmecast #141 will be available on 4.1.13 at 9 AM. No joke!
Jermaine is bothered about being expected to appraise comics that their owners have no intention of selling to the store and Stephen is annoyed about Marvel's goals for their new graphic novel initiative. Jody and Griffin, they're along for the ride. And say "hey" to Liz!
Then Jermaine and Acmecast special correspondant Ryan Rubio mark the release of this past week's G.I. Joe Retaliation with a show recording last May before the original release date of the live-action sequel, in which they recall some of their favorite (and craziest) episodes from the original 1980s cartoon and Marvel Comics series and compare and contrast them against IDW's most modern interpretations of the continuity!
Acmecast #140 Show Notes:
FablesCon Welcome Video starring SNL's Taran Killam and Avengers' Cobie Smulders!
"New Project from Bill Willingham and Frank Cho" at FablesCon.com.
"Vertigo And Telltale Announce 'Fables' Prequel Video Game" at Comics Alliance.com.
"Warren Ellis & Mike McKone's 'Avengers' Graphic Novel Signals Sea Change for Marvel's Book Trade Biz" at Comics Alliance.com.
Acmecast #140...in Widescreen!
Comics at the Table! - Time Warp #1, East of West #1, Age of Ultron #3, Fantastic Four #5AU, Superior Spider-man #6AU, A Plus X #6, Batman Incorporated #9, Bad Machinery TPB and Uncanny Avengers #5!
Acmecast #141 Show Notes:
The G.I. Joe filecard for Greensboro's own Cross-Country!
The 3:00 minute, earth-shattering intro to 1987's animated G.I. Joe, the Movie.
Funny or Die's "Ballad of G.I. Joe" music video.
MATURE VIEWERS! G.I. Joe PSA Parody Compilation on YouTube!
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