Jackie and Batton had a great time chatting with old friends at the signing at JHU in Manhattan on March 25. Special guests included people whose photos appear in one or both of the Comic Book People books, including Michael Kaluta, Danny Fingeroth, Dean Haspiel, Elaine Lee, Alex Simmons, Calvin Reid, Stephen Blue, Jim…
There was a great turnout for Jackie Estrada’s Comic Book People 2 (her follow-up to last year’s Comic Book People) at Comickaze, Robert Scott’s new store at Liberty Station, Point Loma, San Diego. Lovely Wife Jackie gave a talk about how her two books of photographs came about, attending every San Diego Comic-Con, and anecdotes…
Lots of special guests joined Jackie for a special “mini-con” on September 25 at Meltdown Comics, centered on both Comic Book People books. Among those who attended were Scott and Ivy McCloud, Wendy Pini, Bill Morrison, Mimi Pond, Randy Reynaldo, Dawn Brown, Lea Seidman Hernandez, David Seidman, Carl Taylor, Barbara Kesel, Brinke Stevens, Batton Lash,…
This high-quality hardcover coffeetable book offers a unique peek at comic conventions before they were big pop culture events, when the giants of the industry mingled casually with their peers and fans. It features some 600 candid photos of comics creators taken in the 1990s, along with commentary and anecdotes about each person. The candid…