Attention Everybody In Seasonably-Pleasant San Diego: I Hate You
Collectively, and individually, regardless of our history and (former) close friendship, I now hate you. We’re in a vicious heat wave in the Greater New York Mediasphere, with overnight lows above your San Diego daytime highs. It’s presently around 35 C (that would be 95 degrees for those of you using non-metric units) out there, with a heat index of 39 (102). Tomorrow the actual temperature is due to hit 38 (100) with a heat index of 43½ (110) friggin’ degrees.
And, as can be seen in the above photo, exclusively at Fleen, the exhibitors in San Diego (at least at the Dumbrella booth, #1335 on the floor) react to weather whose name is not a killing word by demanding that their tasty snacks and beverages be even colder. Such luxury! Cold drinks. So … cold. Okay, look, I take it all back, I love all you guys, just let me have one cold drink and I will be your best friend forever.
- As long as we’re all friends again, let me refer you to the booth listing/floor map for webcomics types, and point out that webcomicky panels today include the Rosenberg/Bell/Gran/Yates Q&A (12:30, Room 4) and the Cameron Stewart spotlight session (4:30, Room 4). For those of you planning ahead, tomorrow is light on webcomics, but there’s lots of other things to see just as the show ramps up to maximum crazy.
- Following up on an earlier, non-SDCC story, the We Love Webcomics show at San Francisco’s Double Punch Gallery is about two weeks away, and it’s getting bigger. John Allison has been added as a contributor, meaning that the awesomeness of the displayed works just increased by 17%. It’s scientific.
- Breaking news: Did you know that there was a new Perry Bible Fellowship that went up like ten days ago? I didn’t? I’d thought that Nick Gurewitch was putting most of his efforts into Trails of Tarnation and other video projects. I didn’t notice Gurewitch listed for any panels at San Diego this year (last year’s was a hoot), but expectations were never a real limiting factor for him, so I’d say keep your eyes open. He might be standing right behind you¹.
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¹ On a side note, way to drop today’s Drive on us when I’m not in San Diego to grill you on the broader implications re: the plot, Dave. Oh, and thanks in general — I was just starting to like the Fillopods a whole bunch and now the psychotic emperor is gonna have to murder them all. Meanie.
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