free comic book day, nihilarity, new yorker, thought you would be funnier

He obviously confused a ball gag with a ball gag.

that is terrible.... I'm going to steal that.

Please do!

I picked up a copy of Fractured Fables at my local store. Check out my Free Comic Book Day comic at http://losttoy.livejournal.com/153509.html

I'm exciting to be in that book (and intimidated). I thought the preview was impressive.

What did you think of it?

I don't have the book in front of me, so I will have to go by memory.

The first story was the Little Red Riding Hood. The art was fantastic! The story was clever, but I think they spent too much time retelling the story we already know rather than focusing on the twist (or in this case "fractured" part). It gets a good score, but they really should have expanded on the idea rather wasting time with junk food jokes.

This problem was even more propionate with the Rumpelstiltskin story. The art and humor was cool in that John Kricfalusi or David DeGrand kind of way, but only had one panel for the fracture. It made me ask, that was it? He had trouble with baby's car seat? That is the least of a parents problems. How about the not getting enough sleep, the constant bottle feedings and not to mention the diapers. Then Rumpelstiltskin kills himself over frustration over the stupidity of the Princess. Eh.

The Real Princess was just wonderful. It twists at least three or four fairy tales together into own unique story. It was funny and beautiful. Probably the best story in the preview.

The Rapunzel story was hilarious.

I thought the Hey Diddle Diddle story was completely awesome ....I loved how the artist told the story through a new narrative and without using the words. BUT then it completely ruined the effect by using the last panel to retell it using the words, like it was saying, "here stupid, if you were not paying attention, here is how clever I am."

It is a nice looking book. I look forward to seeing the whole book in July.

err ... more prominent (darn that spell checker giving me the wrong word!)

Binky is kinky!

hugs

hahahaha

I signed at Thing From Another World at Universal City Walk in Hollywood, CA for Free Comic Book Day.

How was it? Ours is the Evil Universe version of that one. We all have goatees.

It was pretty good. I brought about a hundred Usagi Yojimbo Color Specials from Fantagraphics to give away. The shop got some advance UY plush figures to sell, as well as all the trades in print.

The best part was that they took us out for sushi after. I'll go anywhere for free food.

Congrats on all your New Yorker success, Shannon! You've certainly earned it, and I look forward to seeing your cartoons in their pages for years to come. (Also looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of I Thought You'd be Funnier)

I'm just preparing my first NY'er submissions package to send in next week; here's hoping the stars line up and I manage to hit the right note some day.