Another web comic makes it big time!

Garfield Minus Garfield (http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/) has been a personal favorite comic of mine, and it was announced at this year's Comic Con that Ballantine Books (the same people who publish all those Garfield books) will publish a book on the strip this October.

You've got to check out Garfield Minus Garfield even if you're not a fan of Jim Davis' Garfield. The site (created by Dan Walsh) is dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.

What's even cooler is that Jim Davis is actually a fan of the site, too.

Congrats to Dan Walsh, and kudos to Jim Davis for being a great guy!

JR

The last day of Comic Con...

Like all good things, this most awesome of pop-cultural events must end too. Here are a few last memories.



And this is everybody leaving the con...

until next year.

JR

Comic Con is not winding down, but I am...


This was a really cool diorama of the town from Nightmare Before Christmas.


Uh... there is actually a human being underneath all that trash. I dubbed him Swag Man.


A good place to eat and drink, and the staff will beat the crap out of you if you say otherwise.

JR

Day two! I've survived so far!

I'll probably spend more time in various panels to avoid the crazy crowds. So far, the most memorable panels that I've been to were where Paul Gulacy (from 70's Master of Kung Fu) sang a Frank Sinatra song and Mark Evanier described how he met Sergio Aragones and gave him back his missing Mad Magazine Marginals from forty years ago.

Anyway, here are the pictures.


These were two of the cutest Jedi masters that I've ever seen.


This tsunami of people was from a World of Warcraft panel exiting. I was stuck in the same spot for over five minutes.


Storm was a babe.


I was able to get into an Adult Swim party where I saw an awesome trio dressed up as Deathlok (alas, the fourth member was hitting up on some girl somewhere)...


and I took a picture with Doctor Girlfriend (I take the crappiest pictures).

JR

Today was first full day of the San Diego Comic Con.



This is how it started out. It was pretty crowded throughout the entire day. Lots to see...


hot babes...



strange aliens...



and things that are better left unsaid.




There were a lot of interesting things to see...



including Kevin Smith!



This was how I felt at the end of the day.

JR

I'm in San Diego for the Comic Con festivities. Tickets sold out completely for the first time ever; they won't be selling tickets at the door. If you don't have a pass, you probably won't get in.

But fear not. I'm here to share the various happenings with y'all!

Okay... the convention actually starts on Thursday, but if you have a four-day pass then you can attend Preview night on Wednesday (they open the showroom floor for three hours or so). I was there to capture all the glory and spectacle that is Comic Con!



This is the actual convention center. Looks peaceful on the outside, but wait till you get inside...



And this is on a slow day.

There's lots to see...



things to gap at like Pikachu's butt...



and people to see...



Come back tomorrow to see if I survive the good times and the chaos.

JR

I'm so busy these days!

I'm preparing for my trip to the San Diego Comic Con (which hopefully, I will have daily updates posted right here), I've got work kicking my butt, it was my birthday last week and I have people who want to take me out for a beer or something... oh, and I have this comic to do, too.

I'm going to do what every upstanding person should do in situations like this: I'm going to procrastinate.

I think I'll go watch "Dark Knight" again.

JR

One of the cool things about my job (and about the only cool thing as of right now) is that I sometimes get to see movies before anybody else.

I saw "The Dark Knight" a few nights ago.

Without giving out any spoilers or raising anybody's expectations, all I to say is that I've already seen it twice... and I barely make time to see a movie once.

JR