Kind of a busy week ahead, ending with the San Diego Comic Fest, which I expect to enjoy aplenty. But I have to get about ninety-three things done before I can get to it so don't expect to see a whole lot of me here.
The convention is a small one by the prevailing standards of comic book conventions in that city. That's one of the things people like about it. I also like the big one in July but for different reasons. The reasons to like this one are the reasons it was founded…by a few of the folks involved in the founding of the other one. It's not mobbed, it's not high-energy, it's not just about current product, it's not all about companies selling you that current product and a lot of it's about comic books, especially older comic books.
I will be hosting or appearing on six panels over its three days. You can read the entire programming schedule here. If you're anywhere nearby and the topics you see on that schedule appeal to you, you might want to come join us. Which reminds me of another way in which this convention is different from the monsterpalooza in July. You can still get into this one.
Also if you're in the area: Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24, my oft-plugged-and-with-good-reason friend Frank Ferrante is performing his wonderful show at the North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach — two evenings, two shows each at 7:30 PM. The theater (I just Google Mapped this) is 19.6 miles north of where the San Diego Comic Fest is being held.
Info and tickets may be found here. A bunch of my friends and I will be at the Monday evening performance, watching as Frank miraculously transforms himself into one of the greatest comedians who ever lived. I don't know how he does this but it probably involves witchcraft.