MoCCA Weekend Has Come and Gone

JASON signs and signs and signs, sitting in our kid's section....

Friday night's turnout for Jason was terrific, and he was a total champ, signing for several solid hours and doing full sketches in every book!

Part of the line to get books signed, at some random point late in the evening...

His original pages are amazing, and they will be on display into July.


Big Thanks to Jason, and to the folks at Fantagraphics for setting everything up. (I know there are some better pictures floating around; I'll link to them as they pop up.)

The rest of the weekend was fun, despite the intense, slow-roast heat. I grabbed some cool minis, and got a copy of Hope Larson's CHIGGERS signed for my niece. (I'm pretty excited about this book; I read it over the weekend and it's really great. I know many Brooklyn girls who spend their summers away at camp that will absolutely love it.)

I also picked up Lauren Weinstein's new book, THE GODDESS OF WAR, which is some awesome piece of work. I haven't finished it yet (each page is filled with detail- it takes some time to devour), but so far I love it. It's always great to see out-of-town friends (the Top Shelf crew, Chris Pitzer from AdHouse, etc etc), and I met a ton of fantastic new people, including Mike and Janice from Fantagraphics, who were a blast to hang out with. I also came home with great new mini-comics by Jamie Tanner, Aaron Renier, and a mix CD from one of my favorite reviewers and pop culture journalists Douglas Wolk. That's just the surface of the pile!

More news soon!