S.P.I.C.E. was a blast and a half!
Friday night was The Savannah/ Pooler Indie Comics Expo here in Savannah, GA. What a show, what a time. This show does a lot of really cool things that really take into account the culture of the city. First off, it’s a night show. 4pm-10pm in the local American Legion ballroom. It’s right off the big park it’s easy to get to and the line for this year wrapped around the block. Insane! For a city that has an art school with a comics department. You would think that this kind of event would already exist, but nope. There’s really only one other comics event that feels akin to this one and it’s SAVAGE Fest!
Somewhere between a typical Convention and an Art Market S.P.I.C.E. has an identity unlike any other convention I have gone to. A show that feels apart of the city and community of creators in the city. I think that has to do with it’s show runners and creators, Roman and Avery. Two guys that are actively out and about and apart of the city. Not just the comics sector. They also live here. I see a lot of shows (heck I’m apart of one) where the people creating the event don’t live in the town. The life blood of S.P.I.C.E. is the city and the people and that really shows.
Sales were good. SPAKOW! did great! so I’m a real happy camper. Slept most of Saturday.
WHAT IS COMICS?
this week we did something a little different and interviewed the show runner and creator,
. I felt that it was time for us to really get in it with Matt. He’s a great guy and one of my best friends. We invited Anthony Composto EIC of to co-host and it was a great time.What’s on the nightstand?
This month I picked back up my challenge of reading all of the Mark Twain Novels this year with The Prince and the Pauper. A novel I had no idea Twain wrote (thought it was much much older.) It feels kind of old too. The main character’s name is Tom (and feels like a some Tom Sawyer book of old.) It’s really great so far. I’m only about 50 pages or so into it but it’s real fast and real fun. I recommend. Also got this super nice edition form Paper Mill Press.
Also I got in the mail this week the special issue of CANON. This issue is all about the Comics Journal’s 100 Best Comics of the 20th Century. Here’s the blurb from the site:
An in-depth look at The Comics Journal's 100 Best Comics of the 20th Century!
In 1999, TCJ #210 featured a critic's list of the best English-language comics of the 20th century, an ambitious and unparalleled attempt to provide a guide to excellence in comics. We're dedicating an entire issue of CANON to mark the 25th anniversary of this accomplishment, and it's loaded.
This special issue of CANON has interviews with all of the surviving contributors to The Top 100 list, a discussion about all 100 comics, the publishing history of every comic on the list since 1999, and a whole lot more!
This issue also has a brand-new cover by Noah Van Sciver that homages the Seth cover that graced The Comics Journal #210.
This massive issue celebrates one of the watershed moments in comics history. Order now!
