On the occasion of Will Eisner Week, Bob Andelman (aka Mr. Media) sat down with me (via Skype) to discuss the legendary cartoonist and “godfather of the graphic novel.”. Topics include Eisner as teacher, Harvey Kurtzman, John Holmstrom, and Supernatural Law! Bob is the author of Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, now in a new…
Once again, thanks to the good graces of the San Diego Opera (now celebrating it’s 50th season, thank you very much!), I was invited to do sketches of Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni. This opera has long been a favorite of mine (I even parodied it– along with Geo. Bernard Shaw’s “sequel,” Don Juan in Hell– in…
On January 30th the San Diego Central Library held the reception for its 49th annual Local Author Exhibit, an event that honors writers and artists living in “America’s Finest City,” celebrating the publication of their new books from the previous year. This year’s event saw two books from Exhibit A Press on display: the new…
Back in the early 21st century, I contributed to Smoky Man and Gary Spencer Millidge’s anthology, Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman, which celebrated the writer/magician’s 50th birthday. But wait, there’s Moore: Smoky Man now has a blog, Alan Moore World, concerning itself with all things Alan! Smoky posted my two-pager which asks the question posed about…
Check out what Jeff Provine has to say about the full-color Supernatural Law graphic novel The Werewolf of New York. You can always order it from our store and get Batton to sign it for you!
Just in Time for Halloween: Batton Lash’s Zombie Wife New this week: Zombie Wife, And Other Tales of Supernatural Law, a 160-page full-color trade paperback that contains seven stories from Batton Lash’s long-running series Supernatural Law. The title comes from the lead story, in which a woman comes back from the dead after…
Jackie and Batton had a wonderful time as guests at this intimate comics show at the Town & Country Hotel. It was a great chance to hang out with fellow fans and creators and talk about comics, fandom, and San Diego’s rich history of involvement in the comics world. Jackie moderated a panel on nonfiction…
Batton and Jackie enjoyed their afternoon at the brand-new Big Red Comics store in the Orange Circle area on Saturday, October 25. Lots of kids showed up in interesting costumes, and a new audience was introduced to Supernatural Law. Much thanks to Robert (“Big Red”) and John Berry for including us in the festivities!
Little Fish Studios of Ocean Beach in San Diego (under the auspices of San Diego Comic Fest), hosted an exhibit of sketches and illustrations done at the San Diego Opera by such local cartoonists as Scott Benefiel, Marty Davis, Rebecca Hicks, Joe Sanabria, Eric Shanower, and yours truly. The operas included A Masked Ball, Don…
Located in the Gaslamp district, San Diego’s newest comics shop, Boomshop of Comics, hosted their very first “drink & draw” event for local cartoonists on Thursday evening, October 9th. Troy, Gio, and their staff were engaging hosts and made sure everyone was comfortable and had a beverage of their choice! Enjoyed, as always, chatting…