say it ain’t so
1. First, thanks for the positive responses to the SCHEHERAZADE promo. I’m very excited about this, not the least of all because the series is designed to let me mix up myth, folklore and comics the way I wanna.
2. I’m not usually one to invest a lot emotionally in comic book movie casting choices, but I just heard that Heath Ledger will play the Joker in the next Batman movie. I am stunned. And disgusted. The Joker is supposed to be played by a dirty old man, like Jack Nicholson. The Joker’s a freak. He’s mean, and I don’t like him; ergo, Jack Nicholson is perfect, even if he played the Joker already and it’s not 1989 anymore. Meanwhile, Heath Ledger is cute. We know I have a thing for the tall/lanky/sandyhaired/blue-eyed types. Hollywood, don’t do this to me.
3. I have notes on about a zillion possible book proposals on my hard drive; here’s one that someone else took care of for me:
A modern zine how-to for young people. Huzzah! I know it sounds nuts what with these Myspaces and YouTubes and all, but paper never goes out of style, and there’s a thriving zine culture out there. There’s an interview with the author, Mark Todd, in the latest ish of Comic Foundry magazine, which went live today.
August 3rd, 2006 at 9:08 am
I’ve never understood why people need to learn how to do a zine from a book, instead of just, y’know, reading zines & talking to other zinesters & things. Ugh.
August 6th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
Well, some folks might not even be aware that a zine culture exists. So, finding the book in the local library or something might introduce them to a whole new world. Zine culture is a culture that deserves some visibility in the world at large, I think, and a book is fine for that.
I doubt that most people interested in zines are going to *need* a book to teach them how to do it. But it’s a good resource, all the same. Me, I’m just psyched that zine culture is alive and kicking. I don’t plan on stopping my zinemaking any time soon.