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Ummm…I bought some stuff at New England Comic Con.
Finally, major gaps in the Happy Blogtime library have been filled! This past weekend’s Wizard World New England Comic Con in Boston proved to be a major jackpot for me; if I told you the prices I got...
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What I’m Reading Now –“Alias”
Yeah, I’m late in the game, duh. But I am LOVING this revisit to the 2002-2004 comic book series, Alias. A short but sweet run, this story of a bitter ex-superhero-chick-turned-detective has me on the...
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Graphic Novel Review: Vertigo’s “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less”...
If you were Sarah Glidden a few years ago, you weren’t Israel’s biggest fan. You thought the country was a political bully and provocateur. You swore when you went there that you wouldn’t get emotional...
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All the Single Issues! All the Single Issues!
In an attempt to start reading more weekly single issue comics (and not just sticking to trades – which usually make more sense financially, but whatevs!), I made a trip to my favorite Massachusetts...
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Updated (again)! Social Media for Creatives: 7 Tips for Promoting Your Comics...
As a former publicist AND a blogger, I’ve been lucky enough to see several slices of the promotional spectrum. Some may even say a publicist and a writer are polar opposites – I prefer to see it as a...
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Gonna Moderate the HECK out of Some Panels at the BOSTON COMIC CON!
It’s official, folks – I’ve been invited to moderate two AMAZING panels at the Boston Comic Con next weekend, April 30th-May 1 at the Hynes Convention Center! Not only am I flattered, but I’m...
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Social Media for Creatives: 5 Tips for Promoting on Facebook
It’s that elusive juggernaut of social networking called Facebook – a mystery to some, a second home to others (ahem, me) – but equally, ultimately, a fantastic platform for promotion. Continued from...
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What I’m Reading Now: “The Book of Human Insects” by Osamu Tezuka
When the lovely Laura Shatzkin at Vertical, Inc. offered me a copy of The Book of Human Insects by the “grandfather” of Japanese comics, Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), I nearly soiled my ill-fitting pants...
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The Several-Month Comic Book Hiatus.
Today, I instituted an active “forced-hour-of-reading” rule, in which I would make the time to indulge in my favorite past-time, one hour per day. To prepare, I brewed some chamomile in a favorite clay...
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Comic Book Donations for Boston Children’s Hospital
In the wake of what has been a shocking and tragic happening in my city, I’ve come to love Boston even more passionately. The goodness, caring and openness has been among the most prevalent I’ve ever...
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