Here's some fun news

Looks like I'll be on a panel at San Diego with Tori Amos, David Mack, Ted McKeever, and the lovely Kelly Sue, for the launch of COMIC BOOK TATTOO.

Tori at San Diego Comic Con!
Promoting the release of Comic Book Tattoo, Tori has scheduled a couple appearances at the San Diego Comic Con. Plans begin with a COMIC BOOK TATTOO panel, hosted by comics and music critic Douglas Wolk, and featuring discussion between Tori, editor Rantz Hoseley and several of the contributing creators on Saturday, July 26 from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

Shortly thereafter, 2:00 pm to be exact, Tori will be doing a signing on site. Fans wishing to meet Tori can receive tickets to her signing, limited to 200 fans, by purchasing a copy of COMIC BOOK TATTOO at the Image Comics booth.

Tickets will be made available in increments with 20 given out on Wednesday, July 23, 75 on Thursday, July 24, another 75 on Friday, July 25 and 30 on Saturday, July 26.

Rantz has pix of an advance copy on his Flickr, too:

Other projects

Just got back from Nashville last night - whew!

Still getting a handle on all I need to catch up on. In the meantime, I thought I'd mention another one of my projects: Comic Book Tattoo!

Here's a bit from the latest write-up from CBR, in which songs and creators are finally revealed. Though Rantz goes beyond that to reveal quite a bit about my story, "Here. In My Head" with Carla Speed McNeil:

Among those stories is “Here In My Head” by Elizabeth Genco and Carla Speed McNeil (“Finder”), based on the B-side of “Winter” (UK release), circa 1992. Hoseley interprets the song as a reflection on a relationship that never seems to start or end. “[It’s about] wanting someone, even though you know they want another person and that the things they say are just complete BS,” he said. “From that, [Genco and McNeil] end up creating this haunting, sexy, and incredibly touching tale of a girl on the verge of womanhood, who’s pinned under the weight of the upcoming choice she has to make on whether she is going to spend the rest of her life as a human, or as a bird. A transformative choice that has to be made on her seventeenth birthday, as is her familial legacy. A choice made all the harder by her love/lust for a boy who wants a different girl and who sees her as just a friend.”

There is some amazing art in that article, including a page from Ted McKeever that will completely knock you down, so be sure to check it out.

Sami has another big project in the works as well, but I'm not allowed to mention it yet. :)