I'm at the Clambake.

It's almost midnight in San Diego. Preview night wrapped up nicely, and I've already got a bunch of sketches lined up. First up: The Iron Giant. Now that's a nifty commission. Matthew Clark was absolutely pelted with business. It looks to me like people are finally noticing what incredible work he's doing. Parker, alas, won't be at the show this year. He's heading East to deal with some family

New. So new.

My pre-con news: A new short story comic from my publishing imprint Cold Water Press.FLYTRAP Written by Sara Ryan, drawn by me. It's the first of a series of linked short stories. This one's called Juggling Act. It's in the same format as Me and Edith Head- sixteen pages in a cardstock cover- and it'll be as poorly distributed as that book was initially, which is to say that you can get it

Thursday afternoon

Local illustrator Terri Nelson's been working with us at the studio. You can browse through some of her work here.News from David Hahn. He's writing a story for X-Men unlimited number 11. It features the original X-men. I didn't get the artist's name, but I'll post it when I get a chance to ask David. David's own art can, of course, be admired at Hahn Dynasty.Nice article about Oni Press up at

Reviewing Parker

The critics weigh in on Jeff Parker's Marvel debut, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #4.Three big thumbs up: Spider-fan , Comics Nexus, and Silver Bullet. More Parker Marvel material can be found this week in Amazing Fantasy #10, debuting the Vampire By Night feature. And when you're all Marvelled and Parkered out, pick up Teen Titans #25 for some of the sharpest art yet by Matthew Clark, who's