![]() ![]() ![]() They could stand next to any number of delicate pieces of assemblage art without shame. They are beautifully crafted from bird bones, insect wings, wax, and other materials. I seriously regret that I lost photos of the "Curious Specimens." These were jars that contained what were purported to be the skeletons of fairies or pixies. Artist's alley might have been the right place for a Kelly Deanne Robertson or Ted Closson to set up-but they would have stuck out there next to the fantasy/superhero/adventure/goth artists there. There was an artists' alley area (with several fairly "big name" artists) that was separate from the dealer's room. That weekend, the center was hosting Comicpalooza, the Shell Eco-Marathon, and the 3/10 High Caliber Gun & Knife Show. As it was, the dealer's tables didn't even fill the hall they were in. It was in the Brown Convention Center, a structure so huge that it could have hosted a half dozen Comicpaloozas at once. ![]() But it felt smaller because it was dwarfed by the space it was in. This year's Comicpalooza is a lot larger than last year's, which was held in a mall. There are conventions like Comicpalooza and then there are art comics conventions like SPX and APE. Or, I should say, how the modern comic book convention has bifurcated. That is what the modern comic book convention has evolved into. Virtually everything there was related to popular fannish genres and generally to the lowest common denominator examples of those genres. That's a big post (or posts) and I'm not really ready to write it.Ĭomicpalooza was devoted to comics as entertainment. There's a lot I could write about these two worlds and their relationship with one another. These are the world of comics as art and the world of comics as entertainment. As I mentioned in my previous post, there are two comics worlds that overlap to a certain degree in certain places. So be it-the point of this post isn't to show Comicpalooza, but to put down some thoughts about it and comics conventions in generally. ![]() They are probably hidden somewhere on my computer. I took a few photos of the Comicpalooza comics convention (which I visited yesterday) and somehow managed to lose them all. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.Well, bummer. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. My OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) ROFLaptop! , “Cheezburger,” I Can Haz Cheezburger, Matt Haughey, MetaFilter, Joe Peacock, Mentally Incontinent, Justine Ezarik, iJustine/300-page iPhone Bill, Leeroy Jenkins, Andy Ochiltree, JibJab, Christian Lander, Stuff White People Like, Alex Tew, The Million Dollar Homepage, Brooke Brodack, The Firefox With signatures from Jay Maynard, Tron Guy, Kyle Macdonald, Paperclip to House Guy, Martin Grondin, LOLCat Bible, Ryan North, Dinosaur Comics, The Brothers Chaps, Homestar Runner, Ryan and Arija, LOLSecretz, Stephen Granades, LOLTrek, David Lloyd, OCRemix, Randall Munroe, Xkcd, Adam Lindsay, LOLCode, Matt Harding, Where the Hell is Matt?, moot, 4chan, Ian Spector, Chuck Norris Facts, Joe Mathlete, Marmaduke Explained, Brad Neely, Creased Comics and Super Deluxe Description My OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) ROFLaptop! (2824268427).jpg ![]()
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