Good things come to those who wait

Like page three of Patrick’s Dicebox tale in all its retro-furturo glory. (permalink)

Really, I’m looking forward to Molly’s reaction in the next week’s page.

Oooo, I’m dyin’ again…

So we are on to page two of Patrick’s Dicebox tale in all its retro-furturo glory. (permalink)

We discover Griffen’s secret talent–the one I didn’t even knew she had! I mean beyond the way she can sport a fedora.

Patrick rocks my world

Patrick Farley’s guest story for Dicebox, “Don’t Look Back,” has begun, and it delights me no end. (permalink)

It delights me so much that I must share a peek of his interpretation of Griffen here:

As Kip put it, “she’s workin’ the Thin White Duke.” Which is true and so very, very appropriate. I always say that I learn something new about these characters everytime someone else takes a stab at them—in this case I think a better idea of the look Griffen’s college band might have sported among other things.

All I know about what follows is the decade he’s paying homage to, the one we both grew up in and has influenced us in ways we are reluctant to admit (well, I am anyway) He promises it’s only going to get worse which naturally has me eager in anticipation.

As usual, I’ve been keeping ridiculously busy in my “time off” but I did manage to provide Dylan Meconis with a fill-in for this week’s Family Man, a companion piece to one I did earlier. Always nice to have a chance to tackle something different.

Oh, you know, life and all that

Wednesday! And there’s a Dicebox page, or the large part of one. (permalink)

There are a few reasons for me not to have gotten a full page done. And here’s one; I said I had lots to report last week, which is true, but can really be summed up in one statement: I’m pregnant.

Say hello to our now and future daughter:

This picture is from her landmark 20 week ultrasound yesterday (she has all her organs, we’re so proud!) Her ETA is October 31st.

This is my explanation for my somewhat erratic Dicebox updates, unanswered email and lack of internet presence. Well, along with the day job and other factors, the Kid just added another obstacle. And will probably continue to mess around with my schedule and plans for the near future.

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I have been doing things…

Some of the things I’ve been doing and not mentioning here are Dicebox updates. Though I’ve actually had help in that department: here is Billy Mudron’s The Illustrated Dicebox. And my updates, including today’s, can be found here. (Note: all of the above is NSFW)

But what’s been keeping me really busy these past few weeks (besides the day job) is my work as part of the Stumptown Comics Fest organizing committee.

As you all probably know, Stumptown was this past weekend and it went really swell. I’ve added my photos to the Stumptown Comics Festival 2008 Pool but have no real report to make. Instead, I direct you to the observations of others: Dylan’s, Ivy’s, Bill’s, Sara’s, Barry’s and Brenna’s - part 1, part 2 and part 3. More reports are appearing about the web, you can find some press reviews right here.

I was actually out of it most of the weekend and missed a lot of great things, including most of what was offer in the exhibit hall. One of the events I deeply regret having missed was the Comics Art Battle at Cosmic Monkey Comics Saturday night.

Photo by stutefish

Above is a great picture of Team Web: Christopher Baldwin, Dylan Meconis, Barry Deutsch and Bill Mudron. Or, as I like to call them, my people. Actually these folks really are my people, I have shared residence (and a bathroom) with all of them at one point or another. Nevermind than Dylan, Barry and I all updates our comics on Wednesday and take part in the same “collective storytelling experience” (aka, a role playing game) Oh, hey, and all four have done Dicebox fill-ins for me. Crazy.