Had an amazing time at Wrecking Ball in Atlanta this weekend.
Saw so many bands I never thought I would see again like Braid, Knapsack, Samiam, Getup Kids, Appleseed Cast, and discovered new ones like GirlPool, Frankie Cosmos, Northbound and so many more. What a great music festival, and one I plan on attending again.
New print available now in my Etsy all the lantern colors represented.
Cleaned up my office (a closet in my man cave) and now have more copies of certain zines. Offering all 4 LCA for 5$ https://www.etsy.com/shop/luckycreature
My poem “like a” has been published in Be About It issue 10 . It’s the second time I’ve published with these fine people in San Fransisco. I’m lucky to be included with a bunch of other amazing artists, writers, and talents. Pick up a copy for just 3$
Updated release list .
Just need to write today and say thank you to Leonard Nimoy. I first discovered Star Trek through a neighbors house while cat sitting at the young age of six. They had the old one episode on tape vhs cassettes you can now find in yard sales everywhere. My whole fandom starts with Star Trek and everywhere it diverts to is because of that show.
Nimoy along with Shatner are the reason I am a geek, and it’s hard to express how their playing these roles changed my life. Unlike a lot of things that fascinate as a child, Star Trek continues to mean something as an adult and Mr Nimoy is an important part of that. He also lived his life as an artist and for that we should all salute him. Rest in peace sir. We will all try to live long and prosper because of you.
Just finished the first two episodes of Marvels agent carter and there are 5 reasons it wins on first touch.
1: setting. The 1940’s setting plays well on the small screen and feels way more alive that most television settings.
2: It’s a strong Female lead in the Marvel universe who isnt wearing spandex. That alone gets it points.
3: Jarvis. Howard Starks butler adds a much needed sidekick and his wife I have a feeling we will never see is a very important setpiece for the writers.
4: It feels Big. Where Marvels Agents of Shield lacked focus for most of the first season, we already have a clear and dangerous problem to deal with and it just works on every level.
5: Haley Atwell. She is Peggy Carter. Anyone else wishing this would permanetly replace Agents of Shield?
Excited to be a guest again at Illogicon in Cary, NC. I’m on two panels there this weekend both on Sunday.
First I’m hosting a sketchcard workshop open to all skill levels on Sunday at 1100am. All participants will be given at least one sketch card and plastic case and have a chance to make a sketch card for themselves.
I’m also on The Sporting Geek panel where us Geeks will be talking about Sports at 1pm . LOL.
See everyone in Cary this weekend.
I started my long journey with R. A. Salvatore’s Drizzt books over twenty years ago. I was 13 browsing in a Barnes & Noble waiting for ice hockey practice to start. Something about the cover for Homeland drew me in and before I knew it was asking for books instead of other entertainment. My readership changed over the years as I grew older and I missed many Drizzt stories during my college years. I returned to the series when I opened a little used book store in Easthampton, Ma.
Reading the books at an older age showed me all the layers of storytelling I most likely missed as a teenage boy. I reread everything and caught up with all the books I missed.
Im torn with the Companions as it feels like a comic book reboot. We are getting major characters back which I’m sure will lead to great adventures but as a reader who had 20 years invested in these stories it does lessen the impact I felt as a reader when we lost those characters the first time around. Not sure how I will reread Cattiebrie, Regis, and Bruenors death again and not feel a little cheated.
Im glad the Companions of the Hall are reunited and can’t wait to read their adventures, but not sure I will ever have the same emotional investment now that they , like comic book characters, can cheat death.
