Murder Mysteries

I’m taking this week off from work, in part to relax a bit, and in part to catch up on some paperwork and tasks that I’ve been putting off for too long. I decided to read “Murder Mysteries” this afternoon. P. Craig Russell is one of my favorite artists, and Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite writers. I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read, for quite some time. It’s got some great PCR artwork, and it’s a really interesting story.
I stumbled across an interesting video yesterday, taken from a documentary, showing PCR hosting a little party for the various people who have worked for him as models. Pretty neat.

Heart of Empire

I’ve been relaxing a bit this weekend, and I just finished reading Bryan Talbot’s “Heart of Empire”. I bought a copy from him at a con (probably San Diego) a few years ago, and he did a nice little Luther Arkwright head sketch in it for me.
I need to pick up his Grandville books next. I haven’t had time to do much comic book reading lately, and I still have a heck of a pile of unread books, though, so I probably shouldn’t be thinking about buying any new ones.

Doctor Strange

I just finished reading Doctor Strange: The Oath, by Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin. I stopped buying comics about a year ago, but I still have a big pile of unread books. This mini-series was published back in 2006, so that’s how far behind I am. This is a good standalone story. It’s respectful to the characters involved, which I appreciate. The art is quite good too — a little reminiscent of Ditko, and maybe even a bit of Kirby in places. Nice and clean, and not flashy, except when it needs to be.

There’s an article on CBR where Vaughn discusses his approach to Strange and his goals for the series. If you think you might be interested in picking this up as a trade, go read it. It’ll give you a good idea of whether or not this series would be your cup of tea.

WonderCon 2010

Packed show floor image – WonderCon 2010 draws in S.F. (photos) – CNET News

Well, I’m not in SF at WonderCon this weekend. Maybe next year.

Nor did I buy an iPad today, though I did go to the Apple Store with a friend when he picked up his. I’ve almost justified getting myself an iPad, under the theory that attending WonderCon would have cost much more than an iPad, between the plane fare and the hotel, so I can spend some of the money I would otherwise have spent on WonderCon on an iPad. Yeah, I know the logic doesn’t quite hold up.

comic-con panels

I spent some time this afternoon watching bits and pieces of Comic-Con panels on YouTube. I found a funny bit from a Torchwood / Doctor Who thing here. And a great bit from the Chuck panel here. And a page of embedded clips from Kevin Smith’s panel. And a page of clips from Joss Whedon’s panel. Not quite as good as actually being there, but the lines are shorter, the seats are more comfortable, and the coffee’s cheaper!