Mark Evanier has his list of panels that he’s involved with up on his site. Most of these are worth going to. I always enjoy the Sergio & Mark panel, the Cartoon Voices panel, and especially the Quick Draw panel, when I can manage to fit them into my schedule.
Category: comics
San Diego info
The Beat has a San Diego guide posted, higlighting some interesting panels. And ComicsReporter.com has a nice con guide up, with some very helpful tips and links.
comic-con programming
The San Diego programming schedule is up! As usual, it’s chock full of wonderful things. Neil Gaiman! Warren Ellis! Gumby! Kung Fu! Yay!
Comic-Con Star Wars stuff
I’m not usually big on con-exclusive action figures, but I like looking around to see what’s available. StarWars.com has a Shadow Scout with Speeder Bike figure available for pre-order that can be picked up at the con.
funny comic-book-related stuff
Boy, I sure wasted a bunch of time on the internet tonight…
my robot brain needs beer.
At work today, I got rather overwhelmed at one point, and the phrase “my robot brain needs beer” just popped into my head unbidden. Checking the internet (of course), I see that it is a phrase uttered by Machine Man (aka Aaron Stack) in Warren Ellis’ excellent Nextwave series. Googling that phrase returns a whole barrel full o’ hits. Apparently, the phrase has become a bit of an internet meme or something. Looking through the first few pages of hits, I couldn’t find a scan of a panel with Aaron actually *saying* the phrase though. Disappointing. I was hoping to find something to use as my wallpaper. If you look through the various entries that come back on that search, however, you will find a bunch of interesting stuff. For instance, Adam Warren’s DeviantArt page!
Shoe
As long as I’m linking to comics, this Shoe makes me feel a little better about my turning 40 last month.
Lio
I’m a sucker for crossovers. And here’s another one! Lio is definitely the funniest strip out there right now.
Big Top
It looks like the last Big Top strip ran today. I’ve been enjoying this strip since I started reading it in January. Sorry to see a good strip go!
back from WonderCon
Well, I’m back in NJ. It was snowing a bit as we came into Newark, so I really feel like I’m back home now, after the great weather in SF. Sunday at WonderCon was pretty uneventful. I went to the “Art of the Cover” panel that Mark Evanier has been doing for the past few years. It was once again very enjoyable. I bought a few more comics, but not a lot. A few discount manga volumes, a couple of half-price trade paperbacks, and a set of “21 Down” 1-12.
Off to bed in a few minutes, then back to work tomorrow.