Aloha your followers of sequential narrative art!
to time I find myself back in beautiful Portland, Oregon, where I have the most friendly people in their local comic studio at my current work project .
Last weekend took place here, even a great comic book festival and I would like you about my discoveries there report.
The start of this year Stumptown Comics Fest was a charity dinner in favor of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in the presence of the mayor Sam Adams, who had the year before the month of April to declare "Portland's comic Month.
As the official representative of the German comic scene (* cough * cough *) I ended up at a table with the very courteous Craig Thompson, who turned out to be a fan of Anke Feuchtenberger.
The next day the festival opened its doors.
Happy as a young beagle on the beach I was allowed to present the new mini-comic Flytrap, in the collaboration has emerged with the much talented hand Sara Ryan .
My neighbors consisted of direct state Periscopes young talents: Cat Ellis, Ron Chan , Rich Ellis and Susan Tardif .
The last two are very charming creator of the "Fantasy-Heist" comics "The Ravens' Gambit" , to be read entirely online. So, hop hop and read!
A still worked for me very very depressed all the buttons that cause feelings of happiness combined with high squeaking sounds to me!
The incredibly wonderful BEAST READ by Leslie Levings are loving Only products made of polymer clay and whatnot-the perfect gift for all people one likes. Buy!
Two books from the pens of Periscope members have (rightly) get quite a lot of attention:
Dylan Meconis' "Bite Me" and Erika Moen's "" DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary " .
Both have developed a reputation as an outstanding Webcomicmacherinnen. While Erika
their readers to participate in very private moments in their everyday life can be and bare, Dylan published historical fictional comics such as "Family Man ," a werewolf story from the Germany of the 18th Century.
Another discovery for me, the really damn good work by Keith Knight . Extremely funny, sometimes angry (when it comes to the Bush era, of course) and very emotional, his semi-autobiographical Strips are a truly represents a highlight of my discoveries this year's Comic! Funnily enough, his wife is from the Black Forest, which has led to some amusing Germany-USA-Strips. Highly recommended!
Freu looking forward looking forward and looking forward again! Derek Kirk Kim's and Gene Yang's collaboration "The Eternal Smile" is to finally start next week! German Publishers accesses! I am really big fan of Yang's "American Born Chinese " and Derek's "The Same Difference" (in German published by Reprodukt) and can not wait for the book for sale.
I could talk about soooo many other comics that I've seen at the festival, but I saving up for the next blog entries! For
krönenenden conclusion here is a picture of the exotic Stumptown Comic Fest visitors. There's nothing like a well-kept Mexican Hell's Angels Paris Hilton combo look. The big "Why" I can not answer, unfortunately ...
Maybe it's better to finish with something "beautiful", before also because there is no way around it that I post this picture.
Here's my number 1 FanGirl-MOMENT with JEFF SMITH!
So now I can sleep in peace ...
