Enough bad news about the economy and newspapers and comics.
In about a week I’ll be driving to Columbus for SPACE, I’ve got a bunch of events in May and Printer’s Row in June.
And I just got off the phone with Jon Jordan, editor of Crimespree Magazine, and I can’t wait to tell you about what’s happening in August.
It’s going to be a good summer!

Last year, I shared an artist alley table with Dirk Tiede and we had a great time and did very well.
This year, I was given an opportunity for something different. This year, I won’t be in artist alley, but in the main publishers area with Crimespree Magazine! And not only that, but the Crimespree booth looks like THE place to be next weekend. While I’m going to be there all weekend, look who’s going to be visiting:

Schedule for signings at Crimespree Booth, Booth # 1433
Friday
Raymond Benson 1:00 – 3:00+
Brian Azzarello – 4:00 – 5:00
Marcus Sakey 4:00 – 5:00
B Clay Moore 11:00-12:00
RD Hall 12:00 – 1:00
Saturday
Raymond Benson 1:00 – 3:00+
Brian Azzarello 2:00 – 3:30
Jason Aaron
B Clay Moore 11:00 -12:00
Mark Kidwell 3:30 – 4:30
RD Hall 3:30 – 4:30
Sunday
RD Hall – 12:00 – 1:00

Holy freakin’ crap! And that’s not all: JA Konrath will be there all weekend too! And, Jon Jordan of Crimespree may have a whole bunch of surprise comic goodness to give away at the booth.
I’m going to have Cash & Carry for sale, plus two all new “Noir Detective” prints. And, I have a surprise up my sleeve too! I’m not the only comic creator in the house!
So make your plans to attend Wizard World in Rosemont next week, and stop by the Crimespree booth – number 1433. We’re right next to the Suicide Girls. Yow!

I was a finalist for the 2009 Crimespree Magazine awards!

Favorite comics writer
Brian Azzarello (winner)
Tim Broderick
B. CLAY MOORE
Ed Brubaker
Jason Aaron

And yes, it is an honor just to be mentioned! Congratulations to all the winners!

Jon and Ruth Jordan (that’s them in the photo below) and I are all set up at our Wizard World Chicago Comicon (or whatever they’re calling it).
Preview crowd is scheduled to be in here starting at 4 pm.
We’re on a main hallway, booth 1433, a long ways away from my friends in Artist Alley.
People are still setting up all around us, and the booth next to us seems to be empty, so if we can we might spread out a bit.
Check out my facebook page for photos!

A bit of buzz around the net and in print. Here’s who’s talking:

• Crimespree Magazine has an interview with me in Issue 31 – the one with Brian Azzerelo on the cover. The big news: I don’t know if Diangelo will survive his current adventure. UPDATE: That interview is now online here.
• Robot6 over at Comicbookresources picked up my book at Comiccon. His reaction: “Start reading Cash & Carry while they’re making my lunch. The book’s very good.”
• Couple of other observations about Comiccon from Jon and Ruth Jordan over at the Crimespree blog. Among them: “Tim Broderick could work as a Circus Hawker but seeing his daughters sell out their first comic? Even better.” Yeah!
• Finally, I had stopped a nice girl on preview night to see if she’d be interested in “Cash & Carry.” Turns out she was a new reporter for the Chicago Tribune’s new high school section Mash. She was going to try and come back to talk to my girls, but she missed them. So instead, I ended up in the story. BTW, when I say “freak show of mammoth proportions,” I mean that in a good way!

Well, not exactly. But I am now a Vice President. Sure, it’s only for the Midwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, but that’s still pretty cool (I was the only candidate, and they had blackmail information to make me run BUT STILL…)
In addition to the web duties, I’ll be working on scheduling meetings and on the MWA booth at the Printer’s Row book festival. Yay me!

In other news, I’ve updated my EVENTS page with stuff for 2010. Check it out!