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everything must go! (except the rom: spaceknight issues)

August 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve posted another 20 eBay auctions over the past few days, so there’s no better time than the present to: A) buy some comics on the cheap; B) see what sort of random comics swag one accumulates after three years; and C) find a good reason to send me money. It’s that simple!
Oh, and if [...]

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you can always go home

August 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Jessica and I returned to New York’s Capital Region last month for her family’s annual reunion. It’s a well-attended event, with something around 50-60 people showing up each year and crowds of cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, aunts, uncles and grandparents. My family isn’t nearly as large, and our reunions tend to be the sort of [...]

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cutting ties, selling comics, etc

August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Jessica and I recently decided that with our professional lives in limbo at the moment, it’s the perfect time to start cutting costs and setting plans in motion for a change of scenery. Whether we’re actually headed to Chicago or just to a new apartment elsewhere in New York isn’t quite certain at the moment [...]

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breathing room

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

For those following the trials and tribulations of my employment over the last week (which is apparently quite a few people, given the traffic on the site lately), I have a bit more news.
After having a long conversation with ComicMix Chairman Brian Alvey last week, I will now be finishing out the month on the [...]

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a quick one: jobs and such

August 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Not much time here, so just a quick update from Washington, DC, where I’m attending the DC Comedy Fest and helping Jessica with her last project for Newsweek (and making the best of my birthday weekend).
I can’t thank everyone enough for the outpouring of support from friends, professional peers, industry contacts and people I didn’t [...]

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