Well, Duh

from Newsarama, an article about a new study that found that comic books are legitimate kids literature. In my opinion, very cool news indeed.

Demeter

I was pretty happy with this portrait I drew of the goddess Demeter for the Olympiansrule.com website, and thought I'd share. Like Aphrodite, it took a little while for my conception of Demeter to congeal-- not until I drew the cover for Hades, in fact. I think I have the hang of her now.

interview on Inkstuds

I can't say I've had the courage to listen to this in it's entirety (like almost everyone, the sound of my own recorded voice is anathema to me), but interested parties can listen to my interview with Robin McConnell at Inkstuds.com.

Come see me at the King Con Brooklyn!

I will be appearing on the Graphic NYC panel this Saturday, November 7th, at 3pm at the King Con Brooklyn in the Brooklyn Lyceum. Graphic NYC is a photographic project by messrs Seth Kushner (pictures) and Chris Irving (words) detailing our city's wonderful collection of comic artists. Joining me on the panel will be the lovely Christine Norrie, the legendary Peter Kuper and uber-talented studio-mate Beckminster Cloonan.

This is the first King Con so show some Brooklyn love and come on down! And in honor of what is surely my most-linkedy post ever, here is a photo of a dog dressed up as Wonder Woman.

Aphrodite 2.0

Longtime devotees of my blog will remember the problems I had in nailing down the character of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Well, those problems had continued until fairly recently, when I finally drew the above pinup (for the Olympiansrule.com website). It took a lot of back and forth on my part to find the right body type for an ancient goddess of beauty. I think I finally got it. She's only made a couple of cameos in the series so far, but now, fully fleshed out, Aphrodite can take the stage for a more prominent role.

Trickster Tales

Just finished coloring this guy for the Olympiansrule.com website, not to mention the (very far off) upcoming Hermes book in Olympians. Thought it looked pretty nice and so I shared it with you all. Enjoy.

Perseus and Medusa

Just so it's not all about zombies and Beatles this morning, here's a colored page of the mostly wordless Perseus and Medusa section of Athena: Grey Eyed Goddess. Devotees of Journey into Mohawk Country will note that I seem to have a predilection for wordless sequences amongst tall vertical objects. Don't believe me? Check pages 123-130 of your handy Mohawk Country reference copy, doubtless at your side as you read this. I think this may be my thing.

Zombeatles

Two great tastes that taste great together. It's nothing to do with anything, but I thought I'd share regardless.

Stumptown reviews Ball-Peen Hammer

I haven't really made it a point to link to too many reviews of my books on this site, but this latest one, a podcast from Stumptown Trade Review, bears some special notice. If you find yourself with an extra half hour or so and want to hear an extremely thorough (not to mention flattering) examination of my and Adam Rapp's Ball-Peen Hammer, please go give a listen.

Olympians Rule!

So as part of the promotion for the upcoming series Olympians (first book in January! Second book in April!) First Second and I am working on a website, olympiansrule.com. Here's a preview of an image I created especially for the site.

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Book Court tonight. Great turnout, and a great time had by all ( at least me). Watch this space for more appearances.

Moment of truth

Preview page from Athena:Grey-Eyed Goddess. Athena getting all borned and stuff.

Ball-Peen Release Party!

When: Tuesday, October 13th, at 7 pm

Where: Book Court, in Brooklyn
163 Court Street (between Pacific & Dean)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875.3677

What: Q and A, refreshments, general debauchery

How: The benevolence of First Second and the good folks at Book Court

Why: Because I said so.


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