spx2007

Presenting the 2007 Ignatz Graduating Class
Presenting the 2007 Ignatz Graduating Class
Presenting the 2007 Ignatz Graduating Class
Last night's Ignatz awards show at SPX was a pleasure to attend, with Heidi MacDonald again handling the emcee gig with customary wit and charm. Living up to the promise to keep the awards show moving along briskly, so that everyone could move on to the after-party (featuring a chocolate fondue fountain...
Jeff Smith Says “Manga Is Just Not that Good”
Jeff Smith Says “Manga Is Just Not that Good”
Jeff Smith Says “Manga Is Just Not that Good”
At the last stop on his year-long Bone World Tour, Jeff Smith sat down at SPX this afternoon with Heidi MacDonald for an engaging hour-long chat in which he spoke of Bone, Shazam, and his forthcoming Rasl. And yes, he also uttered the pull quote I shamelessly used as the title of this post, but you'll have to read on to get the context for that statement...
‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
As you'll have likely guessed by now, it's difficult for me to be objective regarding SPX, so I'll just say that day two of the show has been typically great. Lots of women, and quite a large number of kids (largely due to Jeff Smith's appearance no doubt) made for a splendidly mixed crowd...
Inanimate Cartoons at SPX
Douglas Wolk, of Reading Comics fame, moderated an informative panel exploring the relationship between animation and comics this evening at SPX. Joining Wolk on the panel were Kim Deitch, Jeff Smith, Tom Neely and Roger Langridge. All of the panelists except Langridge have had (or continue to have) animation experience, and all of them expressed a preference for making comics over animation given
SPX 2007:  Family, Redefined
SPX 2007: Family, Redefined
SPX 2007: Family, Redefined
My day began with a fruitless search for the charger for my camera's battery, followed by an equally fruitless search for a store that might sell me a replacement, so I'm afraid I must begin with an apology for the lack of on-the-scene photos...