Oddly, every time you hear a cliché you want to dismiss it and then you find out there’s a reason they get repeated often enough to earn the term. I’m reminded of that as three well-respected actors have passed, proving that celebrity deaths happen in threes.Darren McGavinHe was TV’s first Mike Hammer and maybe more […]
Yesterday, Robbie and I went to the New York Comic-Con and we had a blast despite all the technical difficulties Reed Exhibitions encountered with running their first consumer-based comic book show. Given that 95% of their business is b-to-b trade shows, this caught them totally under-prepared despite warnings from various comics consultants.Last week pre-reg was […]
This weekend New York City will host the New York Comic-Con at the Jacob Javits Center. It’s been a while since there was a major NYC con and this is the first run by Reed Exhibitions, the folk who run professional conferences in a wide variety of fields.The schedule is jammed plus there will be […]
I love receiving mail. Most days, we toss the vast majority of it since it’s all junk. There are the numerous magazines and bills but rarely are there surprises.Today, there was a surprise.The Comics Journal has begun mining their past for trade and hardcover collections of themed subjects. Most are very handsome and worth a […]
Time flies when you’re busy or not looking or having fun.Just got back from Farpoint and had a lovely time. As usual, returning to the Hunt Valley Inn is like returning to family and friends. This time, though, it was a jarring experience. The hotel is under renovation and they apparently got a good deal […]
Here in Fairfield, it’s sunny and warm, temperature over 50. A good percentage of Sunday’s snow has vanished.And today is special.Pitchers and catchers report to Legends Field in Port St. Lucie for the beginning of Mets spring training. Forget what you heard about the Groundhog, spring training has begun. Spring officially gets underway on March […]
On Saturday, Deb commented that if we were getting snow, she wanted a lot of it. I pointed out that being on the coast; we usually get the low end of the estimates so we were more likely to see 4-6 inches than the 12 inches being predicted. I was confident in that feeling as […]
I would get home from elementary school sometime between 2:30 and 3. I recall entering the house, dropping my things and having a snack, putting on the television. Couldn’t tell you today where Mom, Neil or Judy were, but I recall being on my own.For whatever reason, channel 11, WPIX, had shows I really enjoyed […]
The winter Baltimore show I attend, Farpoint is just over a week away so I thought I’d post my schedule. Those who attend always have a great time and for those considering coming, we’ll be waiting for you.SaturdayBob GreenbergerMovie trailers & free-form talk10 a.m. Valley BallroomStar Trek S.C.E.Keith R.A. DeCandido (M), Bob Greenberger, Robert Jeschonek, […]
Somewhat snurched from my pal, Michael Burstein:AboutSF.com, is a resource center currently under construction by Thomas Seay. The main page lays out a mission to provide “services related to speculative literature, science fiction, and education.” On his blog, Seay says, “AboutSF is intended to serve as a sort of ‘volunteer coordinator’ for the speculative fiction […]
We’re at four weeks and counting since DC and I parted company and I figured I’d report on what’s been going on.First of all, the house gets very quiet between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – that’s when Robbie is at high school. I come downstairs after seeing him off and boot up the computer […]