Reading Comics

by John Holbo on July 2, 2008

I’m organizing a book event for Doug Wolk’s Reading Comics [amazon], which is now out in paperback. The event will be nominally hosted at the Valve. I got to know Doug on the strength of mocking him with my masterful New Skrullicism post of yore. Then I read this great book of his, which only made me like him more. I posted about it here. Anyway, this post is mostly a heads-up that the event is going to happen round aboutish July 10. I’ve already got participants lined up, but several people are going to participate just by posting on their own blogs so you are welcome to show up in the usual ‘I’ve got a blog too’ way.

In other news: I’ve really been enjoying a lot of music by people named Finn. The two albums currently on heavy rotation are The Hold Steady’s Stay Positive (lead singer Craig Finn) and Liam Finn’s I’ll Be Lightning. A couple YouTube links: Liam Finn’s “Second Chance” and The Hold Steady’s “Little Hoodrat Friend” and “The Swish”. But the one you really need to listen to and watch is “Stuck Between Stations”. Bruce Springsteen wishes he was as awesome as vaguely Randy Newmanesque Craig Finn. Who is apparently starved for groupies. I’m not really eligible myself.

{ 4 comments }

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tom 07.02.08 at 5:08 pm

how is “reading comics” different than “understanding comics”? i loved the latter, but would be interested in other approaches to the medium as well.

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Jonathan 07.02.08 at 6:29 pm

It lost me with the Berryman.

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Jonathan 07.02.08 at 6:32 pm

I gave it a few more seconds and then “Sal Paradise.”

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John Holbo 07.03.08 at 1:32 am

Are you suggesting that it is too pretentious? I don’t believe that is the case.

tom, you’ll find out soon enough. It’s not just a retread of McCloud.

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