Polite Dissent

It’s been a mostly quiet day today at the 90% House. While we made time to watch the dinal NASCAR race of the season, we have spend most of the day cleaning and getting ready for the arrival of both sets of parents for the Thanksgiving holiday.

It seemed like a good idea at one point.

Sunday Blog-o-Bits:

• I picked up issues 1 and 2 of Dorothy (ordered them from the company, actually). The comic has a distinct look to it and presents an interesting twist on the Oz story. I’ve definitely enjoyed it so far. The Polite Wife enjoyed it too, and she’s very picky in her comics reading.
• The International Comics Art Association is having a contest to a limited edition hardcover of Visual Storytelling: The Art and Technique.
• Ian over at the Brill Building has a clever idea. Pre-packaged pull quotes and cover blurbs. Just what today’s busy comic publishing executive needs! (I also just realized I had him listed under Medical Blogs, not Comics Blogs. Nice try Ian, but you can’t win a Medblog award that easily!)
• For all of those who enjoy Dorian’s stories of customers gone mad, make sure you check out Acts of Gord. It’s a very funny website authored by a guy who once ran a video game store up in Canada and what he had to deal with on a daily basis.