I've usually had good luck with online services that give you driving directions from one place to another. Tonight, I used Switchboard to tell me how to get to Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena and it told me to go get on the 101 Freeway. As I neared the 101, I consulted the printout to tell me which way to go and the paper said to take the 101 East.
"Well, that'll be a fun ride," I thought. The 101 goes North and South.
But I somehow found my way to the shop wherein my friend Alan Brennert was signing his new novel (click here for details on the book and future signings). It was a nice turnout, and I got to chat with an old friend of mine, Richard Kyle, who was among the founding fathers of comic book fandom. Some say he coined the phrase "graphic story" to denote the format we all know and love, and I can believe that. A lot of things Richard wrote in 1967 about the future of comics have come to pass, and others will happen in our lifetimes. Anyway, it was great to see Richard and I thought I'd mention that here, since folks occasionally write to ask me if he's still around.