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January 19, 2006
I Got Nothing
Last week I had not one but TWO sightings of fellow subway comic readers. One evening I spotted a guy reading V For Vendetta. I was especially proud of my powers of observation because I was able to correctly identify the book without seeing the cover. That's always a fun little game to play; the challenge is to stare intently at somebody without the person noticing. A couple days later, not only did I spy with my little eye somebody reading Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #2, but when the guy saw me reading Ultimate Extinction, he walked right over and struck up a conversation about comics! Wha...? Didn't this guy ever learn about talking to strangers on the subway? Lucky for him I'm not an ax murderer, or even worse, a Grant Morrison hater!
Is there a better comic reviewer out there than Jog? I may have enjoyed his review of All-Star Superman #1 even more than the book itself.
Yet another chance for you to sit in the same room as The Pickytarian: I plan to attend the "informal talk" with Seth and Jaime Hernandez at the Pratt Gallery this Saturday afternoon. They will be appearing as part of Pratt's "Speak: Nine Cartoonists" exhibit, which is opening tonight. The press release on Pratt's site contains more information.
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at January 19, 2006 03:44 PM