Upcoming: Sun Devil Fan Fair & Amazing Arizona Comics Quarterly #1!
This weekend, some ASU fan clubs are hosting the first ever Sun Devil Fan Fair, a mini comic con on the Tempe Arizona State University Campus. They're been gracious enough to squeeze me in, so if you're in town, come on by for a free sketch, or to pick up an issue of Amazing Arizona Comics!
Coming Soon . . .
Amazing Arizona Research
Here's a panel from this year's Amazing Arizona Comics: Free Comic Book Day Special, starring the Arizonauts suffering the dog days of summer. (And colored by my brother, Kyle.) You gotta read it to believe it! I hope to send issues to shops in Tucson, Flagstaff, and of course right here in Phoenix, so visit your local comic book store on Saturday, May 3, for this and more free comics!
Amazing Arizona Research
Last month, my wife and I cruised Route 66, and I've been posting pics from the trip -- here's my favorite billboard of all time!
Cool Cosplay
I can't post this without mentioning the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier last weekend! The concessions workers at the Westgate AMC Theater in Glendale were just as excited as I was -- and they dressed the part! The "Winter Soldier's" garb is especially impressive in its effective simplicity!
This Week's Intake
Yes, I was thrilled to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier on its opening night. I was also thrilled that the plot's driving force was (spoilers?) the current issue of national security versus personal privacy -- making Cap the vehicle for exploring a legitimate issue with the overtones of adventurous escapism. Replace "S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarriers" with "unmanned drones" and Cap's plight in The Winter Soldier is practically ripped from the headlines, which, in my opinion, is always when superheroes are at their best. Captain America: The Winter Soldier may be the best superhero movie to date.
My wife and I also went to the Phoenix Film Festival and caught The Joe Show, a documentary about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- who, as you may know, has inspired many stories in Amazing Arizona Comics. Considering Arpaio's track record for controversy and unabashed media hounding, as documented persuasively in The Joe Show, is it any wonder he managed to recruit a secret posse of super deputies? That's perhaps the most believable of Joe's exploits yet!
See you at the Sun Devil Fan Fair!
My wife and I also went to the Phoenix Film Festival and caught The Joe Show, a documentary about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- who, as you may know, has inspired many stories in Amazing Arizona Comics. Considering Arpaio's track record for controversy and unabashed media hounding, as documented persuasively in The Joe Show, is it any wonder he managed to recruit a secret posse of super deputies? That's perhaps the most believable of Joe's exploits yet!
See you at the Sun Devil Fan Fair!
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