From Sun of Gelatometti: "Smoke and Guns... a terrific, adrenaline-rush ride which brought to mind the fun and nihilism of Gunsmith Cats and Sin City." --Jim Lee.
Today at AiT/Planet Lar
July 23, 2005
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July 22, 2005
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The View From the AiT Operations Window... Codenamed: The Champagne Room
It sure was cool seeing my old pal Jim Lee high above the Isotope retail floor on Wednesday (sorry I missed Sauce, Jim!) and meeting the extremely talented Lee Bermejo, Matteo Casali, Michele Petrucci, and Grazia Labaccaro. Here's a couple of 3D pics (courtesy of veteran correspondent Römmel Jamias) of the shop, the crowd, the guests, and our host:
To make sure you get the maximum amount of The-Next-Best-Thing-To-Being-There, grab a pair of specs from any Ray Zone book you have lying around, or score some free ones from your pals at Rainbow Symphony. Get those red/cyan ones to enjoy optimum isotopic dimension.
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Jason Richards is doing an Isotope over at A Store Called Riot! so it's the least I can do to send him some Smoke and Guns and The Black Diamond posters. He notes I'm sending him some "promo stuff," but I think he'll be happily surprised with the box he actually ends up with.
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Erin Schadt, The Comic Queen, notes that I apparently have researched animal romance and, most recently, autism in the critters. I hesitate to remind everyone that "animal romance" in comics seems to be the purview of Frank Cho.
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The august personage of Augie De Blieck, Jr. notes the appearance of the Smoke and Guns trade paperback thusly: "...a new graphic novel from writer Kirsten Baldock and artist Fabio Moon, he who drew Ursula. The short preview of the book in the back of the recent preview issue of The Black Diamond stole the show. The hook is strong enough to interest you, but the art will blow you away."
It sure was cool seeing my old pal Jim Lee high above the Isotope retail floor on Wednesday (sorry I missed Sauce, Jim!) and meeting the extremely talented Lee Bermejo, Matteo Casali, Michele Petrucci, and Grazia Labaccaro. Here's a couple of 3D pics (courtesy of veteran correspondent Römmel Jamias) of the shop, the crowd, the guests, and our host:
To make sure you get the maximum amount of The-Next-Best-Thing-To-Being-There, grab a pair of specs from any Ray Zone book you have lying around, or score some free ones from your pals at Rainbow Symphony. Get those red/cyan ones to enjoy optimum isotopic dimension.
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Jason Richards is doing an Isotope over at A Store Called Riot! so it's the least I can do to send him some Smoke and Guns and The Black Diamond posters. He notes I'm sending him some "promo stuff," but I think he'll be happily surprised with the box he actually ends up with.
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Erin Schadt, The Comic Queen, notes that I apparently have researched animal romance and, most recently, autism in the critters. I hesitate to remind everyone that "animal romance" in comics seems to be the purview of Frank Cho.
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The august personage of Augie De Blieck, Jr. notes the appearance of the Smoke and Guns trade paperback thusly: "...a new graphic novel from writer Kirsten Baldock and artist Fabio Moon, he who drew Ursula. The short preview of the book in the back of the recent preview issue of The Black Diamond stole the show. The hook is strong enough to interest you, but the art will blow you away."
July 20, 2005
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Tom McLean reviews Smoke and Guns over at Variety: "With cigarettes, guns and girls, the only thing this hilarious romp is missing is the rock and roll. Baldock tells a story of Scarlett, a cigarette girl so tough she starts and finishes ganglike territory disputes the only way she knows how: with guns and explosions. Sly and sexy (thanks to terrific inky art from Brazil’s Fabio Moon), this is a quick read that elicits howls of over-the-top laughter. While not the deepest and most satisfying read ever, it’s cool enough that you’ll still want a smoke afterward even if it kills you. Grade: A"
Chris Brown writes about the weblog panel at SD and says: "I did see the blogosphere's patron saint, Larry Young, sitting at the back of the room..." which is a nickname I'll bear proudly.
Matt Maxwell chimes in with a review of the big San Diego convention: "AiT looked to be doing a pretty brisk business, plus they had the hot swag to drag people in. Those SMOKE AND GUNS and BLACK DIAMOND posters looked pretty sweet... Larry was all about the business, as he tends to be at these things, though he still had time for a quick chat and a hearty laugh."
Chris Brown writes about the weblog panel at SD and says: "I did see the blogosphere's patron saint, Larry Young, sitting at the back of the room..." which is a nickname I'll bear proudly.
Matt Maxwell chimes in with a review of the big San Diego convention: "AiT looked to be doing a pretty brisk business, plus they had the hot swag to drag people in. Those SMOKE AND GUNS and BLACK DIAMOND posters looked pretty sweet... Larry was all about the business, as he tends to be at these things, though he still had time for a quick chat and a hearty laugh."
July 19, 2005
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We had an excellent San Diego, so thanks, everyone. I could do another five days, no lie. How do you get tired of people telling you you're a genius and that you've Made Comics Better and folks asking for your autograph and the camaraderie of like-minded individuals? Answer: you don't.
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The Friends of Lulu twice-nominated Woman of Distinction Mimi Rosenheim was interviewed on SFist: "Publisher Mimi Rosenheim was more than gracious with her time and answered all of our questions, most of which had to do with the particulars of a comix company doing business in the Bay Area and what the advantages of coming to San Diego are for AiT/Planet Lar." Meem's best pull-quote, if you ask me, was that the San Francisco area is "one of the perfect places to build a company that builds expressive and creative work." Sing it, girlfriend!
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Revelation of the show: Mark Pantoja is Lord Stool's Bane!
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Tim O'Neil reviewed True Story Swear to God on Buzzscope: "This isn't a 'chick flick' put on paper, because few chick flicks have even a fraction of the integrity of True Story, Swear To God. The truth behind the story does nothing to undermine the fact that in communicating it in such an endearing manner, Beland has achieved a significant victory over the never-ending parade of mediocre, sensationalistic and shamefully dishonest romantic fiction that clogs our media and distorts the public imagination.B+"
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The Friends of Lulu twice-nominated Woman of Distinction Mimi Rosenheim was interviewed on SFist: "Publisher Mimi Rosenheim was more than gracious with her time and answered all of our questions, most of which had to do with the particulars of a comix company doing business in the Bay Area and what the advantages of coming to San Diego are for AiT/Planet Lar." Meem's best pull-quote, if you ask me, was that the San Francisco area is "one of the perfect places to build a company that builds expressive and creative work." Sing it, girlfriend!
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Revelation of the show: Mark Pantoja is Lord Stool's Bane!
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Tim O'Neil reviewed True Story Swear to God on Buzzscope: "This isn't a 'chick flick' put on paper, because few chick flicks have even a fraction of the integrity of True Story, Swear To God. The truth behind the story does nothing to undermine the fact that in communicating it in such an endearing manner, Beland has achieved a significant victory over the never-ending parade of mediocre, sensationalistic and shamefully dishonest romantic fiction that clogs our media and distorts the public imagination.B+"
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