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posted: May 9, 2010

posted: April 21, 2010

Here are a few recent magazines featuring me and my work. The first one is especially satisfying since it's the Oberlin College Alumni magazine. I went there for 2 years, learned tons, met some of my closest friends, but didn't graduate. So I'm more than proud to be included in this Oberlin authors round-up and was thrilled when they asked me to do the cover. I decided to do an illustration of Alison Bechdel, since I'm a fan of her work and since she went to Oberlin too. She's kind of the quintessential Oberlin writer for me. Those round chairs are the famous "womb" chairs in Oberlin's library (Mudd). That's me and my wife fooling around in the chair next to Alison. (Never happened.)

While in Angouleme, I got asked to contribute to Beaux Arts Magazine with a theme of "Museum of the Future." So I drew this 2 page comic strip. It's essentially imagining social media enveloping all of culture in the future. So when you walk into a museum, you scan a fingerprint, choose friends you'd like to share your visit with, select a curator or create your own mashup of artwork. Here we have a mashup consisting of Picasso, West Side Story and Wu-Tang Clan. The mashup with the most votes gets projected on the exterior of the museum for the month. Hey, who knows? It could happen!
By the way I drew this at my bed and breakfast on the last two nights of the festival. Stayed up all night twice. The translation was by Vincent Bernière, my beloved publisher and now good friend.

And finally, I just got this issue of Books in the mail. I'm in some serious good company. It's really an honor.

 
 
All the journalists I spoke to on the trip were thoughtful and intelligent and had read my book meticulously and seemed to care about the tiniest details. Suzi Vieira at Books was no exception. The conversation really crackled between us.

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PS - I had a really satisfying book tour in France and Spain. I'll never forget it. Maybe someday I'll publish a story about what a life changing, wonderful experience it was, but I can't now. I'm done. I'm on to the next chapter in my life.

posted: January 20, 2010

This weekend I'll be singing a few songs and signing copies of the French edition of my book J'ai le Cerveau Sens Dessus Dessous at a wonderful book store in Paris called BD Spirit.

January 24, 2010 - 17:00
10 Rue Ramey 75018

Next week I'll be in Barcelona to sign copies of the Spanish edition of My Brain is Hanging Upside Down and to sing some songs (solo acoustic and with a group of local musicians).

Book signing:
Monday, January 25, 6-7 pm
FNAC Triangle
Centro Comercial
El Triangle Plaza
Catalunya, 4
08002 Barcelona

Music show:
Tuesday, January 26, 9-10 pm
Minusa
C. Valencia, 166
088011 Barcelona

And finally, I'll be signing copies of J'ai le Cerveau Sens Dessus Dessous at the Delcourt table at Angouleme 2010 International Comics festival January 28-31. I'll probably have some surprise items for sale if you're coming to the show. Stop by and say hello!

posted: December 23, 2009

Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday with family and friends and a prosperous, serene 2010.

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