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Jamaica Dyer’s wonderful new graphic novel is almost here. Pre-order it at this link direct from the publisher. Read a bunch of her work here. I wrote a quote for it:

The only explanation for Jamaica Dyer is that she was built by aliens and dropped here to show us all how crap we are compared to her.

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I’ve now seen the complete lettered book. I’m told it’s scheduled for release in October.

I’ve mentioned that there’s extra pages in this one, right? It’s a longer-than-normal episode?

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A new Kemper Norton EP, available for free download. Probably best classified as Night Music, so grab it down and play it later (unless you’re on the other side of the world, of course, in which case, download the bugger).

Massively, spooktronically atmospheric. Very good.

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And that’s my longtime friend, translator/writer/model Cristina, whom I owe about three emails to, so I’m doing this instead. Good morning. I’m off to the pub.

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Hi guys,  I joined in order to ask these questions of you.  I'm relatively new to Wellington; been here about 5/6 months.  I'm from Auckland (which really, is pretty awesome and I'm kinda sick of people saying they "won't hold it against [me]") but I love it here! 
Basically my questions are as follows:
Where can I get a good second hand sewing machine for a beginner such as myself that isn't trademe.  I want to be able to look and ask questions and whatnot and make a choice out of a few at hand.  I've had advice that I sould buy a cheap new one instead, which I'm fully prepared to do, but if there's somewhere to buy second hand that is respectable, than I'd prefer that, just for the sake of budget. Oh, preferably in Wellington but the hutt is okay too if it's good.

ALSO where are some good cheap second hand clothing stores?  Like the Salvation Army, and other cheap stuff where I can get old clothes to fuck with and make my own - and maybe some cheap fabric stores too? 

I really appreciate any help.  I have a fire under my ass and I MUST SEW!  Check out threadbanger how to videos on youtube - they really got me going and I just have to create.  Cheers.

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Okay, the word got out a while ago, and I’m being drowned in emails tonight, so let’s get this done. By the power of contractual obligation, I am appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con 2009 under the exclusive aegis of Sony, Madhouse and Marvel Anime. I am in San Diego for something less than 36 hours. This is my only appearance at San Diego. Here’s the press release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Marvel Entertainment Inc. and Madhouse Present an Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Re-imagining of Marvel’s Legendary Super Heroes

MARVEL ANIME TV SERIES

AT COMIC-CON

Get an Exciting First-Look at the All New Anime Iron Man and Wolverine

At the Marvel Animation Panel on Friday, July 24 at 4:30 PM

Culver City, CA (7/15/09) – Marvel Entertainment Inc., has partnered with renowned Japanese animation studio Madhouse (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers) to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes. Get an exciting first glimpse of two of the planned four series at this year’s Comic-Con International, the country’s leading comics and popular arts convention. The Marvel Animation Panel will be held on Friday, July 24, and will include an exclusive first look at official teaser trailers for two of these new series, hosted by writer and multiple-Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis, who will appear to discuss writing the all new adventures of these re-imagined Super Heroes.

These Marvel Anime TV series are being created as a way of merging the beloved Marvel Super Heroes of western culture with the bold animation tradition of Japan. The resulting product will be four visually groundbreaking anime series featuring popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture. The series is expected to begin appearing on the Animax channel in Japan in spring of 2010.

The Marvel Animation Panel with run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the San Diego Convention Center. A one-hour autograph signing with Ellis will follow the panel at Marvel’s Comic-Con booth #2429.

Madhouse, Inc., established in 1972 with offices in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Beijing, is one of the top animation studios in the world working exclusively with some of Japan’s top anime directors. They have created many well-known titles such as worldwide hits Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Tokyo Godfathers, and Metropolis, Japanese successful TV series such as “Death Note” and “Nana”, as well as Paprika (an Official Selection at the 2006 Venice Film Festival) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2007 Japanese Academy Award for Best Film – Animation)

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online.

Contacts:

Mac McLean

Click Communications

818.392.8863

mac@click-comm.com

Ann Hinshaw

Dan Klores Communications

212.981.5160

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As a coda to the previous post, Jamais Cascio notes how the touchscreen generation interacts with a Kindle:

They try to "turn the page" by flicking a finger across the screen. But the Kindle doesn’t have a touch screen….Which means that the second thing that people checking out my Kindle do is get a funny confused look — why doesn’t it work?…

I did exactly the same thing the first time I handled one, funnily enough. I’m not iPhone-entrained, I’m Palm-entrained…