Are you listening DC?

Come on down and check things out. Follow us on Twitter, @Jmiller1534, @DaveMcNerny, and @JRL3001, to track us down to track us down at the con.

I’ll be putting on the finishing touches tonight and and printing tomorrow.

Be sure to look us up.

The ideal would be to have the first three issues ready to go, but that is a tall order considering how much work it’s going to be. Maybe I can get Red Bull to sponsor me. I know I’ll be consuming enough of their product between now and then to warrant it.

One of the big projects I have on the “to do” list is to assemble a list of indie friendly comic stores along west coast states. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Comic books for the rest of us.

First of all, 100 posts. Yay me. I don’t know how much of an accomplishment that should feel like, but it feels as though it is significant enough to warrent celebratory status. I’m excited.

On to news that other people might be excited about; I have my meeting with the illustrator tonight so we can finally get started on my comic. I don’t want to share to much info about the project itself at the current time, but I do want to share something. I am so excited that if I don’t, I fear I might wet myself. So, welcome to:

Hairball Comics

I decided that any self respecting comic needs a company,  if in name only, behind it. I am in love with the logo, I have been staring at it as a background on my phone for almost a year now. Deciding on the name was simple, writing an producing my own comic felt like a hair-brained (feels even more hair-brained now) idea. Hemmingway felt that, “The first draft of anything is shit” and since this was my first attempt at such a project, hairball seemed perfect. Not that I think my comic is crap, I just appreciate a little self deprecation. It keeps the ego in check.

The logo is the work of my lovely wife Joanna Crawshaw. I love the subtlety of the hairball behind the cat.  Though it is far removed from the abstract art she is known for, I think she was really spot on with the logo. If you have any questions regarding the logo, or her work, check out her website to contact her.

As far as the comic goes, keep checking back for status updates.

I can’t help but wonder just what the government is going to do with his collection. While I am sure that there are numerous geeks working for the government who are holding this bust under the nose of the their wise-cracking colleges as proof that comic book collecting is indeed a worthwhile endeavor, I highly doubt that the government is going to do anything useful with it. Like say, auction it off and use the proceeds to whittle away at the national debt. Or distribute them to less advantaged geeks. I doubt we’ll be able to follow this case and find out, but we can speculate on what should happen.

What do you think they should be doing with the collection?

I just made my way through the first issue of KICK-ASS 2. I am not as excited about the art as I was the first time around, but it’s still solid. You can almost feel the shots from Kick-Ass’s sticks. The story was a little slow, all they really managed to do fill in the months between the last series and where we are now. However, it’s plenty to whet you appetite for more. I’m sure Millar has great things coming down the pipe. It’s pretty evident that we are going to see a ton more heroes and an army of villians.

I think KICK-ASS appealed to me for the same reason I have always loved Batman. He’s everyman. Anyone could be Kick-Ass. Even more so than Batman; there’s is no money barrier. Superheroes have always filled that vicarious gap in comic readers lives, and Batman showed us what an actually human could (with a few billion bucks). KICK-ASS  gives us something attainable to dream about. It makes beating up that bully seem all the more possible.

Let’s hope KICK-ASS 2 delivers, and is more than just riding the wave.

I also found out that I am going to miss the APE again. Not the giant flea eating simian, but the Alternative Press Expo. I have been trying to keep this on my calendar for a couple years now, but something always seems to get in the way. This year, I some how scheduled the principle photography for my student film that weekend. Yes, I am actually making a student film.

While I am slaving away that weekend, stuck behind a camera,  pretending that I know what I am doing, you can make your way out to the APE, and let me know what you think. For those who have never been, it’s a small press gathering where you can find lot’s of indie comics, workshops, and all kinds of independent publications. It’s produced by the same guys that do Comic-con, but with a low brow, DIY feel to it. Check it out. Let me know what you think.

If anyone wants to blog from it, I’ll pick up your ticket.  You can get your opinion out there in front of my tens of followers.