Hi Writers,

I'm back in the office after an awesome Comic Con. I've got lots of stuff to share with you, which I plan to do in bite sized chunks.

The show was great, both from the perspective of a writer and also as someone who just loves comics and popular culture. I attended some great panels, which I'll tell you more about in upcoming posts.

It's good to be back. More soon.

It's Saturday morning and I'm getting ready to head to the Con. Yesterday was a whirlwind... lots of great stuff going on. 

We kicked off the day with a signing from Peter David, author of Writing for Comics with Peter David, who was great fun. IMPACT Books Publicity Manager Greg Hatfield got a chance to interview Peter--an interview which I'll share with you once I get time to post it (I'm kind of in a rush this morning)

I also got a chance to chat with Zombie Haiku author Ryan Mecum, who is signing in our booth this morning--I'm planning to see if Ryan has any advice for creating book trailers, because he did such a cool one for his book.

Plus, I talked with academy-award winning film concept artist and designer Doug Chiang, author of Mechanika. Doug has worked on movies like Star Wars episodes I & II, Beowulf, Polar Express, War of the Worlds.

Finally, I interviewed John Howe, renowned Tolkien artist about his thoughts on Comic Con, and creative inspiration.

I look forward to sharing some of the great interviews I taped... sorry for the teaser... I hope to post them soon.

Yesterday was the first day at Comic Con. Spent the day setting up the IMPACT Books booth.

Preview night at the con was insanely crowded. The show is sold out everyday and the floor is packed with people. I mostly worked at our booth last night. Comic writers Peter David and Marv Wolfman stopped by the IMPACT Booth and I also got some of my comics signed by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Here's some fun pics:

Ironman lords over everyone. Because he can.

F+W marketing coordinator Justin Combs puts finishing touches on the booth.

Skrulls invade the IMPACT Booth. Situation dire.

Today there are tons of author events lined up so I hope to get some cool stuff to share. Off to the show...

Hi Writers,

Again, I must apologize for my lack of posting this week. I've had lots to do at work in preparation for my Comic-Con trip. I'm getting on plane tomorrow to head out to San Diego to commune with comic fans, artists, writers and... well, nerds (I can say it, because I am one).

Of course, right before my trip I ended up catching a raging cold, so I've been sniffling through the day at my computer here at work trying to get caught up enough on emails and the like so that I won't be snowed under too badly when I return.

I'm mostly packed and hope to get some nice pics, video clips and short podcasts that I can share with you. 

Best,

Scott