I’m in Manhattan for the New York Comic Con and was planning to post something when I get home about the show. If I’m lucky, I’ll actually remember to bring my camera onto the show floor so that I can have some cool pictures. In the meantime, I got the BEST TEXT EVER today and figured it was blogworthy.
There I was, hanging out in Artists’ Alley talking with one of my Marvel Adventures Hulk artists: Steve Scott. For those who have never been to a comics convention, Artists’ Alley is an area where artists sit at tables set up end-to-end in long rows (hence the “alley” moniker). It’s a great place to find your favorite artists, pay them to draw custom sketches, and maybe buy some original artwork from the comics they’ve drawn.
Steve is a fantastic guy and amazing artist whom I’ve loved working with but never gotten a chance to meet in person. We were like matter and anti-matter, always going to conventions but never to the same one at the same time. So already I’m having a blast just getting to hang out in person. And I met his friend Dabu, a kindred spirit in that he went from making games at EA to working in comics (with a very interesting interactive comic on the iPad).
Then came the text from James Waugh, one of the talented Blizzard editors with whom I worked on the World of Warcraft: Shaman graphic novel:
“Congrats, sir. You are now a New York Times bestselling author.”
It was a serious WTF moment. I showed Steve and Dabu the text, as if tweeting for an audience of two. After their heartfelt congratulations I texted James back to find out if this was exactly what it sounded like. Sure enough, WoW Shaman cracked the manga top ten in its first week on the stands. So congrats to the brilliant artist Rocio Zucchi and all my editors and the other folks who contributed to the book!
Hmmm… Rocio lives in Argentina. Maybe Lisa and I will get posted to Buenos Aires and I’ll be able to meet her in person next!