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      • Catholics Next Door
        05/31/10


        A couple of weeks ago, Greg and Jennifer Willits invited me on their Sirius/XM radio show to talk about Prime Baby, comic books in general, and faith. They're great people, and it was a lot of fun.

        They just posted a podcast of it to their website. Our interview starts

      • Prince of Persia
        05/27/10
        I gotta be honest. I probably wouldn't have gone to see this one in the theaters anyway. I loved the original video game when I was a kid, but with three little kids of my own now, making the trek out to the local cineplex is a feat of scheduling acrobatics. My wife and I both have to be real

      • The Last Airbender Movie
        05/24/10
        We're just over a month away from the opening of M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender movie. Yay. Derek and I did a couple of posts on it last year.

        Here's a comic about why I'm not gonna see it, despite being a huge fan of the original animated series:

      • Signing on 6/10/10
        05/24/10
        On Thursday 6/10/10, I'll be signing copies of Prime Baby at Giant Robot SF from 6pm to 8pm. Giant Robot is an awesome store, chock-full of Asian pop culture goodness. Address here:

        Giant Robot
        618 Shrader St.
        San Francisco CA 94117
        415-876-4773


      • Eternal Smile Bookclub Discussion Questions
        05/18/10


        A friend was kind enough to suggest The Eternal Smile to her bookclub. She asked my wife for some discussion questions to help make her case.

        Here's what we came up with:

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        1. In each story of The Eternal Smile, the main character makes a dishono

      • Smile!
        05/17/10


        There are some amazing graphic novel memoirs out there -- I think nowadays it's the second most popular comics genre after superheroes -- but very few of them are appropriate for middle schoolers. Raina Telgemeier's Smile fills that gap brilliantly.

        In her preteen y

      • ABC on a Kindle
        05/12/10


        *Ta da!* Thanks to Ms. Robinson's class for providing this! I had a great time visiting you guys over Skype! You asked some awesome questions.

      • SLG Sale!
        05/11/10
        SLG Publishing is having a sale! Everything's 25% off over at their website. This includes my books with them and Street Angel, my most favoritest SLG comic ever.

      • American Born Chinese is on the Kindle!
        05/10/10


        WHAAAT??? I don't own a Kindle, so I'm really curious as to how a color graphic novel looks on a black-and-white display. I noticed that American Born Chinese isn't the only GN that's been Kindle-ized. Anyone have a photo they can share?

      • Humble Comics Website Updated!
        05/08/10
        It's been, what, four YEARS since I've done that? I don't even have Dreamweaver installed anymore so I had to use a text editor.

        I've added The Eternal Smile, Prime Baby, and Animal Crackers to the Comics page. I've also updated the About page. If you find any

      • Indonesian Smile
        05/06/10


        I got copies of the Indonesian translation of The Eternal Smile a while ago, but I didn't flip through it until just now. They did a beautiful job on the production values-- it's kinda crazy seeing your own work in a language you don't understand. Ever wonder what a spla

      • Event in Sacramento on Tue 5/4/10!
        05/02/10
        On Tuesday 5/4 at 4pm, I'll be at the Southgate Library in Sacramento talking about how I make comics. If you're in the area, come on by! Here's the address:

        Southgate Library
        6132 66th Ave.
        Sacramento, CA 95823
        (916)264-2700

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