Shaenon K. Garrity's Journal

New Smithson!
Well, sort of.

http://www.smithsoncomic.com

Brian is taking a couple of weeks off before we start the next chapter, so I filled in with my horrible, horrible poetry. I'm so sorry. I did enjoy the chance to draw a bunch of Smithson characters, past, present and future.

You'll also want to read Andrew's latest installment of The Chronicles of William Bazillion. Can you tell he's busy putting together a minicomic for the Alternative Press Expo this weekend? Because he is. That minicomic is The Max O'Millions Adventure Society In: "The Idol of Svarbald," drawn by Andrew and written by me. If you're going to APE this weekend, be sure to stop by our table, say hi, and buy lots of comics.

Also, the nominations are out for this year's Eisner Awards, and they're really good! Go see! I'm especially happy to note that not only is my friend Gene Yang nominated for his graphic novel American Born Chinese--and, really, it'd be pretty embarrassing for all of comicdom if the American Library Association and the freakin' National Book Award recognized his genius and the Eisner committee didn't--but my other friend Lark Pien received a well-deserved nomination for coloring it. If you're a cartoonist or work in the comics industry in pretty much any capacity, you're eligible to vote in the Eisners, and you should totally do so. It's fun to hold godlike power over the fortunes of struggling cartoonists!

Okay, Overlooked Manga Festival behind the cut...

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