Postings here, especially about the WGA strike, may get a little erratic starting Wednesday. That's when I head East, though I'll keep in touch. Never stray too far from your weblog, my mother always taught me.
This coming weekend, I'll be among the many guests at the Big Apple/National Comic Convention in New York City, which is being held at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. More info can be obtained over at this website. I will be hosting two panels there. On Saturday at Noon, I'll be moderating one on Marvel in the Sixties and Seventies with a bunch of folks who worked on the comics then. The lineup isn't firm but it'll probably include Dick Ayers, John Romita, Herb Trimpe, Gary Friedrich and Joe Sinnott. And isn't it nice to hear that Joe, who was so sick not long ago, is well enough to travel into Manhattan to attend a comic convention?
Then on Sunday at 4 PM, Sergio Aragonés and I will be discussing on our bizarre and altogether unlikely work on Groo the Wanderer and some upcoming projects, including Will Eisner's The Spirit, which we are ruining writing for the folks at DC.
Then the following weekend, I'll be in Columbus, Ohio and so will Sergio. We'll be among the guests at Roger Price's wonderful Mid-Ohio Con, which takes place November 24 and 25 in Battelle Hall in the Columbus Convention Center. I've been to these before and they're always sensational…so if there's any chance you can make it, make it. Details on the con are here.
At both cons, if you see me and won't be ashamed to be seen in my presence, say hello, tell me you love the weblog, whatever. Just don't lie to me and tell me you're the guy who likes Candy Corn.