UPDATE: Hawk just passed me an index of all the PA cards … they are smoking. Good work, man!

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Just wanted to take a moment to thank Tycho over at Penny Arcade for his kind words regarding our meeting at the Baltimore Comicon. I would be lying if I said there wasn’t some level of intimidation involved with meeting Gabe and Tycho. These are the guys who many of us read on a regular basis, and who serve as the inspiration for many-a-kid’s webcomicking aspirations. That being said, I gotta say - meeting them was a great experience. The awkwardness that can lend itself to such meetings was completely non-present … they were easy-going and terribly friendly. We also got to meet their business manager Rob, who is a terribly sharp fellow. It also provided an illuminating bit of insight as to precisely how important a business manager is when an endeavour such as Penny Arcade reaches a certain critical mass.

I was a little under the weather health-wise this past weekend, but still managed to make the Small Press Expo for a little while. I was accompanied by Shannon, Hawk, Katy, and George, and good times were had by all. I got some of my books signed by two artists who I’ve been big into for years now.

The first is Corey “Rey” Lewis, whose music-inspired frenetic, design-injected fusion of american, japanese, and god knows what other styles of art has consistently blown my mind on a regular basis. His first book is called Sharknife, and he’s got another book on the way called Peng. Without going too into detail, they are hot as hell. Rey’s work is fresh, hip, and just fucking great.

The second is Bryan Lee O’Malley, who has put out a few books to date - Lost at Sea, Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. The brushwork is a joy to look at, but the strongest point of these books is definitely that they are sharp, witty, and fucking smart. Scott Pilgrim especially taps a certain sense of humor that tends to get neglected in popular publications. It. Is. Fucking. Hilarious. I give Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life my highest possible recommendation. You don’t have to take my word for it, though … check out the customer reviews on Amazon, or take a look at what the critics are saying! (left side, scroll down) Scott Pilgrim makes me feel the way I did when I’d curl up on the couch for Saturday morning cartoons.

Well, this ended up being a little longer than I intended … I had better get back to work. Over and out!

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