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 Thursday, September 13, 2007
Pictures! I've Added Pictures!
Posted by maggie
Having spent a chunk of yesterday and today transferring pictures and video to other media, I've spent a few minutes this afternoon adding pictorial illumination to earlier postings. So you might want to go to the September 2007 category as a whole to the left and scroll down to see what other decorations have appeared. And I have photos that don't exactly go with what I've posted till now. Such as an end-of-Baltimore-Comic-Con shot of (left to right) Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, and Steve Niles. And a shot of Marc Patten and Heidi MacDonald at Geppi's Entertainment Museum at the Diamond Summit Open House. 
9/13/2007 4:06:43 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00) 
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For Posterity -- or at Least, for Office Use
Posted by maggie
Having figured out what to fix for supper (No, this isn't going to turn into What I Had for Breakfast -- See early postings from July) that would be least threatening to the root-canal work [spaghetti with hamburger sauce -- OK, it's What I Had for Supper] ... Time for a new paragraph. I spent yesterday evening and a chunk o' time this morning transferring material to other digital media so We Could Do Things with It. I ended up with slightly more than 300 photos of convention, Summit, and Geppi's Entertainment Museum and four DVDs of Summit material. What shocked me a bit was the quantity of news that I didn't post about. The problem at these things is that I'm simultaneously taking still photos, camcordering the program, and (now and then) jotting down notes of an assortment of types. Then I tend to post from those jottings -- forgetting the news, news, news that has filled the hours of presentations. So there'll be more to come, both online and in upcoming issues of CBG and Comics & Games Retailer. Just wanted to be sure you were aware of that. On the other hand, there's no good way to convey the fun of attending an auction presided over by Inkworks' Allan Caplan. He remains unflappable and entertaining at a moment's notice.
9/13/2007 8:51:04 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
In-Direct to Video
Posted by maggie
This morning, I tried to copy a couple hours' camcorder material to DVD, and the whole thing glitched. But, at lunch, I transferred half an hour of footage, and it went well. I don't know whether we'll ever post footage of the Allan Caplan-conducted auctions to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, but it's fun just watching them as I dupe them so that Brent can see what went on.
9/12/2007 1:45:13 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Necrotic ...
Posted by maggie
There's a term to (pardon the expression) strike a nerve.
Yep, it wasn't my imagination. My dentist ran the test to identify
the tooth that was actually involved (two primary suspects -- and I had been wrong about which one it was) and, one root canal
procedure later, I'm on my way to recovery. Temporary filling in at the
moment. Next Tuesday tops it off. Currently taking penicillin -- and
buffered aspirin. Because ow.
9/12/2007 1:34:04 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Huh?
Posted by maggie
I just realized that the silverware on my Baltimore airport restaurant table at The Greene Turtle (past the security gate) is actually metal. And the knife has a serrated cutting edge. What's up with that?
9/11/2007 10:59:41 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Much Misc.
Posted by maggie
The Minnesota retailer at whose store Jim Lee will appear is Nick Post, owner of The Source. I shared a breakfast table at the Summit with Stewart Sinex, representing The Family Game Store in Savage, Maryland. He recommended for fun, informative play the game Civil Lore. It's more like a board game than the sort of play our industry focuses on, but I'm going to look into it -- given how much several of us are enjoying Cineplexity.
Discussed hat etiquette with retailer Jeremy Shorr, who had (correctly) removed his hat indoors. He spoke of sitting on the floor at San Diego, his hat beside him -- and having Chuck Rozanski toss money into it. Hee.
A couple of neat kids' projects in the works at DC are a little kids version of Teen Titans and another little kids Captain Marvel. That second one is Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! Quote from Marvel regarding Avengers: "When you see who are Skrulls, you'll be surprised." Or did I post that already? Anyway, it seems that zombies are also solidly part of the Marvel line, at least for the time being. Speaking of spooky things, we saw an extended trailer for 30 Days of Night: well-done (scary) stuff. And the new Iron Man trailer? Wow!
9/11/2007 10:25:36 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Another Day, Another Airport
Posted by maggie
The Diamond Retailer Summit continues, but (since I'm reporting, rather than placing orders) I'm heading back to Wisconsin -- following a retailer Q&A breakfast. Saw the CBLDF's Brownstein on the way out of the convention center and gave him the information on Jim Lee's store-appearance auction. I confirmed that I have video of the laugh-filled event. Stay tuned. In the meantime ... not thrilled to be flying on Sept. 11, but I bet the planes will be less crowded today.
9/11/2007 10:15:26 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Baltimore Retailer Summit Is News-Packed
Posted by maggie
And here are some news snippets. For actual details, keep checking the CBGXtra site: Inkworks has the license to do SPIRIT cards, both film and Eisner comics sets. The new "Spider-Man brain trust" is writers Dan Slott, Zeb Wells, Bob Gale, and Marc Guggenheim. She-Hulk will be written by Peter David and have "more punching, less legalese." There will be many, many Skrulls in the activities of The Avengers. Cable will be back in '08. X-Force will return. Jim Shooter takes over Legion of Super-Heroes with #37. Jim Lee auctioned off a store appearance for the benefit of the CBLDF -- and a Minnesota store won with a bid of $7,500. Bat Lash will return, written by Sergio Aragones and drawn by John Severin. Sergio will also be writing The Spirit. March 6, 2009, is the scheduled release date for the Watchmen film. Keep checking CBGXtra for details on these stories and more. It's late and I have to catch a plane tomorrow. Did I mention I have a toothache? Yawwwwwnzzzzzzz.
9/10/2007 9:22:00 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Virgin Comics' Dan Dare
Posted by maggie
Is being promoted at the Retailer Summit by Garth Ennis.
Virgin is producing a number of items that are involved with Sony projects in the future.
Virgin owner Richard Branson was a comics buff as a kid. The Dan Dare of the Virgin series will be the same Dan Dare of British comics that were. Ennis said it won't be aimed at kids but not a mature readers title. Like Dark Knight, but not a driven, psychopathic character. Series is 7 issues, with the last one double-sized. There will be a brief background to bring readers up to date.
9/10/2007 12:57:30 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Dark Horse FCBD 2008
Posted by maggie
Its comic will be a 3-story Hellboy release.
9/10/2007 12:54:22 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Dinner with Rowan Rozanski
Posted by maggie
Last night included the opportunity to go to dinner with the daughter of CBG columnist Chuck Rozanski. We'd never had a chance to do much more than exchange pleasantries before, and this was a delightful discussion ranging through a wide variety of topics. Concern: Chuck's problems with the West Nile virus continue -- and he was really hit with a flare-up last week.
9/10/2007 10:36:00 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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Jeff Vaughn's Antiques Is Hardcover Collection
Posted by maggie
I saw photocopies in San Diego, and Jeff just handed me the published collection of his Antiques strip (with Brendon and Brian Fraim). It touches so much of a collector's life ... Looking forward to a leisurely look. He interviewed Jim Shooter for a program event during the Baltimore show, with Jim now returning to comics in an even bigger way than the announced project of spring. Jeff commented to me this morning that fan reaction to Jim's return seems to be very positive, indeed. Cool. Also cool? Fellow F+W staffer Joe Diedrich tipped me off that Jeff had expressed a yearning for an authentic Wisconsin cheesehead decoration. Men of distinction wear Wisconsin cheesehead toppers.
9/10/2007 10:24:51 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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