Peter David's Blog, page 155

Comic-Con 1992, Part 1

Originally published September 11, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #982
In past years I've run a journal of my activities at the San Diego Comic Con.
But since I already did a journal-type column this year for my trip to Glasgow–and because I'm starting to wonder if anyone really gives a damn about every single step [...:]

Bigger Than Life

Originally published September 4, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #981
A curious and depressing sequence of events…
In Oh So?, there's a mini-debate over what constitutes something as being mythic.
Word starts circulating among fan magazines that Superman is going to die.
Joe Shuster dies.
Bill Mantlo is rollerblading and struck by a car. He remains in a coma [...:]

The Latest Instance of FanFail

The following commentary turned up on the blog of Amanda Palmer or, as many fans know her, Neil Gaiman's fiancee:
neil also called me up slightly out of sorts, because some of HIS fans were upset about the blog. (T)his ties in with a slight problem i've been having lately, which is a whole new [...:]

Attention Los Angeles Retailers

If any of you would be interested in sponsoring my coming out there for a signing the week of April 5th, please drop me a line at padguy@aol.com.
Thanks.
PAD

On Publishers and Vanity

Originally published August 28, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #980
Do we need publishers?
Forget "Do artists need writers?" or "Do writers need artists?" The question on the floor is "Do we need publishers?"
The answer to that is, Yes, of course… if you're a publisher.
When I first started entertaining the motion of becoming a professional writer—back [...:]

Kobamayashi Maru

So let me see if I understand this: When health care reform is discussed behind closed doors, pundits and GOP talking heads declare Obama is breaking a campaign pledge for transparency. But when he wants to meet with GOP opposition to discuss health care in a public venue, then pundits and GOP talking [...:]

'Cool' Review

Originally published August 21, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #979
There is definitely a perverse aspect to my nature.
It's the aspect that prompts me to look at how BID placed in the CBG polls, and focus not on how many people voted BID as their most favorite, but instead how many people voted it as [...:]

Blizzard Wipes Out Website

Okay, not really. The snow, I assume, had nothing to do with our host server having–by the owner's own account–"strangled itself" last night around 1 AM. After laboring mightily, they've obviously managed to get things repaired, although anything posted in the previous 24 hours is no longer.
We're getting hit fairly badly out here, [...:]

The Spirit of the Internet captured perfectly

Pro/Con

Originally published August 14, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #978
There are no comic-book conventions.
And we could really use one.
This is an odd realization for anyone to come to, but the comics industry is one of the few that does not have a convention in the traditional sense.
Any number of times during my travels—particularly during [...:]