What I did on my Summer "vacation"

Well, quite a lot, actually, when I think about it...

-Interviewed Alan Moore for the new book, and set up the volume on George Pérez which will follow that as part of the "Bill Baker Presents..." series from Airwave Publishing.

-Attended both the Motor City and Wizard World-Chicago conventions, and ended up getting incredibly ill after both experiences. [I gave Book Expo and San Diego a pass this year. Too draining and expensive on several levels. I'll be at Book Expo in '07, when it's back in NYC. No decision on San Diego '07 yet.]

-Worked on a number of projects which either haven't been published yet, or are still in the development or negotiation stages.

-Found myself with a little time off while watching a friend's house in a rural area outside of Marquette, Michigan.

-Worked up and prepped the next book for publication.

-Started this blog, and continued doing periodic interviews for Baker's Dozen, and reviews here and elsewhere. Updated blog, built the links section [still under construction, and likely to be longer still] and continued to tweak things there and elsewhere. And, finally...

-I even managed to read a few books, a small mountain of graphic novels, and even somehow worked in a viewing of a recently re-released anime classic.

Unfortunately, I only took notes for my reviews of these volumes...so I'll begin doing short reviews of one or two of them and posting those here in the next few weeks, along with any newer material I might add to this list:


"What's Bill seen lately?"

DVD

Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro
a film by Hayao Miyazaki
Anchor Bay Entertainment & Manga Video
www.anchorbayentertainment.com
www.manga.com


"What's BB been reading lately?"

[covering the dates 7-12-06 through 9-20-06]


The Dark is Rising sequence, volumes 1 through 4 [of 5]
by Susan Cooper
Simon & Schuster
http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=4&pid=504538 [US]

Over Sea, Under Stone

The Dark is Rising

Green Witch

The Grey King


Badger's Moon
by Peter Tremayne
Signet Mystery
www.penguin.com

The Gist Hunter and other stories
by Matthew Hughes
Nightshade Books
www.NightshadeBooks.com

Superman/Batman: Vengeance [or vol. 4]
by Jeph Loeb and ...
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

Essential Defenders vol. 1
Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Gene Colan, et. al.
Marvel Comics
www.Marvel.com

Octopus Girl vol. 2
by Toru Yamazaki
Dark Horse Manga
www.Darkhorse.com

Green Lantern/Green Arrow
by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

Sloth
by Gilbert Hernandez
Vertigo
www.DCcomics.com/Vertigo

The Batman: Dynamic Duo Archives vol. 2
by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, et. al.
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

Plastic Man Archives vol. 7
by Jack Cole
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks
by Alan Moore and various
Rebellion
www.2000ADonline.com

Walking Dead vol. 1 hardcover
by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
Image Comics
www.Image.com

Jordi Bernet's Clara
by Jordi Bernet, et. al.
Auad Publishing/Big Wow
www.AuadPublishing.com

Innocence and Seduction: The Art of Dan DeCarlo
by Bill Morrison
Fantagraphics
www.Fantagraphics.com

Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid vol. 1
by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, et. al.
Marvel Comics
www.Marvel.com

Night Trippers
by Mark Ricketts and Micah Farritor
Image Comics
www.Image.com

Sight Unseen
by Robert Tinnell and Bo Hampton
Image Comics
www.Image.com

The Living and the Dead
by Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell and Micah Farritor
Speakeasy
www.BlackForest.net

Tales of Woodsman Pete with Full Particulars
by Lilli Carré
Top Shelf Productions
www.TopShelfcomix.com

Absolute Kingdom Come
by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, et. al.
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

Golden Age Hawkman Archives vol. 1
by Bill Finger, Shelly Moldoff, et. al.
DC Comics
www.DCcomics.com

Marvel Masterworks: Invincible Iron Man vol. 3
by Stan Lee, Don Heck & Gene Colan, et. al.
Marvel Comics
www.Marvel.com

Nick Fury, Agent of Shield
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, et. al.
Marvel Comics
www.Marvel.com

Look for reviews of all of these titles to start appearing here in days to come. And more links, along with some other small tweaks, too.

Now it's time to go outside and marvel at the Fall colors. Enjoy!