Free Comic Book Day (I MET A WRITER!!)
May. 9th, 2022 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
coffeedaivSo, just had a great weekend. Saturday was, of course, Free Comic Book day, so I went to FLCS, and discovered that they had some writers there doing signings. Specifically, Jim Zub (whose work I am not at all familiar with) and G. Willow Wilson (whose work I follow enthusiastically; She the Kamala Khan version of Ms. Marvel, did some great work on Wonder Woman, and wrote a series called Invisible Kingdom). I didn't realize they were going to be there, so I didn't have anything for her to sign. And then I realized, i live like three blocks away. I hopped on my bike, returned home, grabbed my copies of Invisible Kingdom trades, and returned to the FLCS, to have them signed. I also got to ask her how much creative control she had over Ms Marvel. Like, this is a specific character in a shared universe, so was there any kind of editorial directions before she set out?
And, in a nutshell, No. Kamala Khan was all her own (by whatever processes, which i don't pretend to be privy to) creation. That said, she mentioned that it was expected to be no more than a 10 issue run. I think it is safe to say, She (creator and character) have done Very Well for themselves. This is not the first time I have met her, which is why i only had the three books for her to sign. She's already signed all my Ms Marvel, Air, and Cairo trades. But it is always nice to see her, and it puts more stuff into my "signed by the author that i have met" collection.
I was going to talk about my whole weekend, and I am deciding Sunday is mostly it's own thing. Short version, I got lovely fresh greens from the farmer market, bok Choi, Pork Loin, pastries, and Bacon. I maybe miscounted meals, but it will work out. Tacos and Spiderman movie with Cristy for the afternoon, and then we watched Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents dinner. Great fun.
And, in a nutshell, No. Kamala Khan was all her own (by whatever processes, which i don't pretend to be privy to) creation. That said, she mentioned that it was expected to be no more than a 10 issue run. I think it is safe to say, She (creator and character) have done Very Well for themselves. This is not the first time I have met her, which is why i only had the three books for her to sign. She's already signed all my Ms Marvel, Air, and Cairo trades. But it is always nice to see her, and it puts more stuff into my "signed by the author that i have met" collection.
I was going to talk about my whole weekend, and I am deciding Sunday is mostly it's own thing. Short version, I got lovely fresh greens from the farmer market, bok Choi, Pork Loin, pastries, and Bacon. I maybe miscounted meals, but it will work out. Tacos and Spiderman movie with Cristy for the afternoon, and then we watched Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents dinner. Great fun.
