Friday, February 29, 2008

More Book Rapport

Today, I heard from three people who received an e-mail from Amazon telling them their copy of Kirby: King of Comics had just shipped...and they received the book the same day they received this e-mail. One got the book yesterday and the e-mail today. In any case, since this morning's post, Amazon has changed the listing and they now say they have it in stock. So click right here and buy your copy.

I'll be signing copies at the Wizard World Los Angeles convention March 14-16 and at the New York Comic Con April 18-20 and at a number of bookstores which I'll announce here.

Also: I should have mentioned (but didn't because I didn't know) that the photo of Jack I posted on the message before last was taken by James Van Hise. Thanks, Jim.

• Posted at 10:04 PM · LINK

Jump for Joy

The last few years I've attended the Comic-Con International in San Diego, I've stayed at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, a fine hotel.

There are many things to do there. However, if I stay at the Hyatt this year, I don't think I'm going to do this.

• Posted at 6:39 PM · LINK

Book Rapport

This morning, I heard from two different folks who'd received their copies of my new book, Kirby: King of Comics. One had pre-ordered from Amazon and the other had pre-ordered from Barnes & Noble. So I guess it's out.

As of this moment, the Amazon listing still says "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks," which may mean they have copies on hand and no one has gotten around to changing the listing. Or it may mean that they've only received enough to fill pre-orders and are waiting for more before they switch it to say "In Stock." I am told that a second printing will be on the presses, probably early next week. For it, we're fixing two insignificant typos and one significant one (Jack did sixteen issues of The Demon, not eighteen) plus I rewrote two captions that could have been phrased better.)

But at least one person who ordered from Amazon has their copy in hand...so order with confidence. It is possible to actually receive your copy in this lifetime.

I'm pretty darned happy with how the thing came out. Naturally, there are things I wish I'd done differently — when are there not? — and with a topic as vast as Kirby, you often think of more points that should have been made, more details that should have been included. But of course. Fortunately, I have that other book on Jack in the works and I can put all that stuff in there.

Hope you like it. Hope you buy it. More importantly, I hope Jack and Roz would have liked it.

• Posted at 9:45 AM · LINK

Go Read It!

Author David Holzel wrote a real good article on one of my favorite performers, Allan Sherman.

And I'm sorry I haven't posted more lately here, folks. This "paying work" stuff gets in the way of blogging and I need to do something about it.

• Posted at 12:59 AM · LINK