In the Movies

Micah made this short film a while back and wanted a poster to go with it. The design is a pretty typical "big head" poster, but the great thing about it is that the stars are little kids, turning the idiom on its head, if you will.

Comic-Con!

This weekend was one of the events I look forward to all year — Comic-Con in San Diego. Anyone who knows me knows I love comic books. Comic-Con has changed a lot since I started coming a few years ago. Increasing popularity of blockbuster franchise properties has brought hordes of attendees who come more for Twilight/Lost/Whatever than for comics. It's cool that it exposes more people to comics, but it's really annoying that they clog up the convention center and sell out the show (150,000+ people over four days) months in advance. My favorite part of Comic-Con is meeting the writers and artists who created the books I love and having them sign my comics. This year was a real treat. Seen below is the legendary Gene Colan holding my newly signed copy of Iron Man #1! The man is 82 years old, and he's been drawing comics since the 1940s. He was actually really surprised I knew who he was! I also met a bunch of other awesome folks, got some sketches, and can't wait for next year. Maybe I'll even have some money by then.

Straggler Card

The odd lone card. Thank the Lord for the Public Domain.