More Shazam! links
Man, we have a lot of snow and ice here in Columbus, O! It was minus-one degree when I took this picture. And I’ve got a lot of blogging to catch up on, but between finishing MSoE #4, doing interviews, and getting ready to ship our booth out to the New York Comic-con, I’m way behind. Here are this week's Shazam web links:
This photo appeared earlier in the week on CBR’s blog. It is Brooklyn teacher Joe Rice’s students holding up their Shazam comics. The blog is full of great pictures of the kids reading. If this doesn’t warm your heart, you’re a member of the Monster Society for sure! Check it out.
An interview at Broken Frontier. This is the interview that I took the picture for of a Golden Age Captain Marvel comic folded up in my pocket.
New York Magazine put out their Approval Matrix for this week. Somehow, the release of Shazam! MSoE #1 ranked as an event on their cultural calendar. It was brought to my attention by Melissa Bloomfield, who lives in NYC and works at Scholastic. She describes the feature this way: “New York Magazine is a weekly magazine and “The Approval Matrix” is a regular feature which is a snarky analysis of the week’s events. They call it ‘our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies’.”
My favorite mention on the Matrix was “Hot for Grandpa!” referring to the announcement that David Lee Roth would be touring with Van Halen this summer. Click here to see the whole Approval Matrix!
Thanks, everyone for all the kind words and support for MSoE #1.
The second issue, Shazam! Monster Society of Evil #2 will be coming out February 28, which is only two weeks away!
Wow, seeing all those kids enjoying your comic is wonderful! The joy that comics bring to people proves just how important the comic medium is to society. It’s pretty beautiful how your love for the medium is transferred to millions, entertaining, inspiring, and teaching.
I remember when I was in grade-school and I would hunker down in the library with Asterex & Tintin books, reading them again and again….. and again. Now kids are hunkering down with Asterex, Tintin, and your books!
Keep up the hard work!!! It’s important!
-V
Comment by Varuna Darensbourg — February 16, 2007 @ 8:05 pm
Hello Jeff,
I know you are headed to the comic convention NYC soon.
Would you be interested in doing a small interview?
If so, please contact me at my e-mail address.
Thank you.
James
Comment by James — February 16, 2007 @ 10:45 pm
“I WENT TO LOTS OF BOOK STORES, THEY HAVE BONE BUT NOT THE HARD COVER JUST THE PAPER BACK? WHY?”
Comment by TYLER P. SWEENEY — February 17, 2007 @ 11:01 pm
Hey Jeff,
I have just started out inking with a brush and was wondering how did you personally teach yourself to ink? Did you study from any particular books or just try and copy a certain artists work?
Cheers.
Comment by Ben Williams — February 18, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
Hey Jeff,
I have just started out inking with a brush and was wondering how did you personally teach yourself to ink? Did you study from any particular books or just try and copy a certain artist’s work?
Cheers.
Comment by Ben Williams — February 18, 2007 @ 6:17 pm
Tyler,
The hardcovers of BONE %: Rock Jaw are sold out in most places. But even so, most bookstores order very few hardcover copies. Why? I’m not sure, but probably because they are more expensive. If you can’t find a store that will special order them for you, there’s always Amazaon.com.
I know they have the hardcovers when they are available.
Scholastic tells me the BONE 5 hardcovers will be back in stores around mid-April.
Comment by Jeff Smith — February 18, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
IF I COULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET YOU I BET I WOULD FAINT.
I HAVE READ BOOKS 1-9 ( 12 TIMES! ).
I HAVE ALL THE CARDS ( E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G ).
ALL THE STATUES.
ALL THE ACTION FIGURES.
ALL THE COMICS 1-55.
AND ALL THE HARDCOVERS.
I BET I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS BUT ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY WAS…..
YOU ROCK! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
LOVE,
YOUR 1# FAN ! ! ! ! !
ANTHONY
Comment by ANTHONY — February 19, 2007 @ 5:29 pm
Would a half-hour interview over a drink sometime this weekend be possible? drinks on me?
sincerely,
f. chong rutherford
brooklyn, ny
Comment by f. chong rutherford — February 20, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
i hate reading but i love bone
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