I still laugh thinking about how my friend Dave Scales and I once got into a huge argument in that gridlock and heat, arguing about biofuels or presidential history or some such thing that you only argue about in extreme heat.
But! That ridiculous argument needn’t have happened, had we been driving over the Hoover Dam in 2010. Check out the engineering behind the new Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
For those in the States, I hope you have a happy 233rd Fourth with family and friends. In fact, I hope you’re reading this note on the fifth and didn’t turn on your computer once.
And a personal note to my three friends serving in Iraq and Afghanistan this Fourth — and to all those doing the same — be safe, be well, and thank you.
If I was to attend one international comics convention somewhere in the world in 2010, where would you suggest I go?
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
1.) It would have to be a show that’s welcoming toward American-style, black-and-white strips written in English. For example, French/Belgian shows and Japanese shows probably would be less in love with that style of comics.
2.) Is there already an audience of Sheldonistas in that city/region? If you suggest Amsterdam or Auckland or Alberta, we can check it against the website’s server logs and see how many readers come from that area.
3.) Would the costs to get there make it impossible to attend? For example, a show in Sydney’s going to be a leeeeettle more expensive than a show in Vancouver. 🙂
4.) To that end: Does your suggested convention sometimes invite international cartoonists as “Guest of the House”? That would help defray some of the costs to travel/stay.
Anyway, suggest away, below! What comics convention would you recommend for “Sheldon”?
Team Sheldon* will be rolling in to the 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con on Oct. 10th and 11th!
So make plans now to come out, say hi, get a free Sheldon sketch or two, and take in a really fun comics convention!
* Calling it “Team Sheldon” makes me chuckle. It makes it sound like there’s gonna be one of those guys with a t-shirt gun shooting Sheldon t-shirts at the crowd and asking if they’re “pumped”.
Richard writes: “I’ve only made 2 sizes of each version, as most computers are capable of resizing desktop images to fit. The files 1920×1200 are in 16:10 flatscreen ratio, and the files 1600×1200 are in 4:3 CRT ratio. Hope you like them!”
Thanks, Richard — these are great!
Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented October 10, 2009 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.
(Extra congrats to my compadres Scott Kurtz, David Malki and Kazu Kibuishi for their nominations for Pvp, Wondermark and Flight. All much-deserved nods!)
Anyone picking up their book at SDCC will get a free, personalized sketch in theirs, as well as the “Official 2009 San Diego Comic-Con Commemorative High Five.”
Not a lot of ladies swooning when this dude walks in with his sails unfurled on both cheeks.
Anyway, Sheldon forum-goer “zoster_i” kindly set us up with the link, and it is thus.
