Happy 86th birthday to our own John Gallagher, best known for his radio role as Jack Benny’s sidekick, “Selinsgrove.” John will be celebrating the day with his three children and seventeen grandchildren. They’ll be eating cake, whoopie pies, cheeseburgers, and milkshakes. Once he finds his teeth…
John Gallagher back home on the farm, circa 1938.
John, Rich & Jamar sit down for their annual Thanksgiving Di-- wait, this is just a shot of us at the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con! photo by Steven Parke
Steve Park is honestly the best and most creative photographer I know– he also does graphic novels in a photographic manner– I know what you are thinking, but no, these are INCREDIBLE! Oh, and did I mention that he was Prince’s personal photographer?
Steve, with worked on “In the Shadows of Edgar Allen Poe,” “I Paparazzi,” and has been working furiously for years on “Medusa’s Daughter” a Vertigo-esque story that has all the eeriness of The Walking Dead, but with more heart, and no zombies. Any publisher who does not grab this soon to be award winning book is making a mistake.
He has co-created this opus with author Jonathon Scott Fuqua. What’s incredible is that they have created the story in Graphic Novel, Novel, and Chapter book form– with the idea to promote literacy for all types of readers!
Check out their work here, then head over to his Steve’s Facebook page and buy a print!
Our friends at Webcomics Weekly have returned with some more great podcasts– this is my favorite show, and if you haven’t listened, download all (yes all!) the shows to get not just a guide to webcomics, but a fresh and different look at comics in general…
Getting Paid in Comics: How? Rich, Jamar & John discuss mainstream comics payment vs. indy, corporate comics and more? Listen to this one, or you’ll end up getting paid in hot sauce like Jamar! Also, John sounds like Mr. Roboto, and thinks maple syrup is a marinade!
That’s right– if you are in Miami this weekend, Comic Book Diner CBD’s own Rich Faber is appearing at the Miami Book Festival in the Kids Comic Con events and Graphic Novel Pavilion– go say hi and pick up his new Roboy Red GN!Full Comic-Con Schedule
What are you worth? John has audio troubles, but Jamar and Rich keep the diner open, discussing freelancer pricing, and more importantly, creators’ VALUES in comics.
Episode 16: New York State of Mind. Rich, Jamar ad John discuss the latest NYC-Con, talk about an upcoming contest, discuss the best comic paper, and more! Lando Calrissian and Denis Haysbert agree– this episode is Dy-No-Mite!
