Show tonight! We’ve got a ton of comedic performers – stand-up comics, improvisers – all teaming up for a big night for you!
Meanwhile at The Comics Observer:
Caturdays
Caturday: Door Climbing Kitteh Edition
Ten on the Tenth is happening now! Post your 10 Drum Songs here!
I have a show tonight! Improv comedy by two groups, the Magic Meathands (with me!) and Jump Start, at our brand new location, Heyler’s!
Meanwhile, at The Comics Observer:
- What are Bizarro Depravity Comics? Miguel Cima explains in his latest Dig Comics column.
- What’s so special about Spider-Man? Wayne Rée explains in his latest The Journey, Man column.
- And 3 brand new graphic novels anyone can read.
Also, listen to my second appearance on the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, where we review The Avengers movie. I show up about halfway through.
Caturday: Clever Eating Technique Kitteh
Hey, here’s me joining in on the latest episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast! We totally geek out talking about good Avengers comics (you know, because of that movie). I make an Impossible Man joke, just to give you an idea of how deep into the geek pool we go. I’ll also be joining them for a review/discussion of the movie, which we’re recording tomorrow. I lucked out to be able to go to the premiere last month and am going again tonight just to make sure I didn’t imagine enjoying it.
Speaking of comics, today is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! The Comics Observer has details, as well as a rundown of how stores here in LA are celebrating.
Caturday: Shed Kitteh Edition
Meanwhile, in other corners of the internet this week:
- A new column debuted on The Comics Observer: cartoonist Scott Shaw! runs through his history with comic books in the first installment of Confessions of a Cranky Comic Book Cartoonist. Plus, a look at ComicKick, a Facebook page promoting comic-related projects on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.
- The Magic Meathands remember our second sketch comedy video.
- Nahleen.com is in week 3 of an ’80s music video retrospective, if you’re into that kind of thing. I’m not, but hey, you might be. (Although I always forget that Bob Dylan sang in “We are the World”.)
- Big news in the fight against multiple sclerosis: In It For The Parking caught the news item that scientists believe they’ve found a way to halt the progress of MS. If this ends up to hold true, this would be huge.
Caturday: Sack o’ Kittehs Edition
Last one to leave the bag wins.
The Magic Meathands have our final show at the Mary Pickford Studio tonight! Don’t miss it!
The Comics Observer just completed a round-up of all of the Finalists in the Graphic Novel category for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, which were given out last night:
- I Will Bite You! And Other Stories by Joseph Lambert
- Celluloid by Dave McKean
- Finder: Voice by Carla Speed McNeil
- Congress of the Animals by Jim Woodring
- Garden by Yuichi Yokoyama
The LA Times Festival of Books is going on today and tomorrow, and there are plenty of Comics Panels and Events to check out.
The Ten on the Tenth for April has an awesome group of songs, and it’s not too late to post your own list of train songs.
I make a quick cameo in Nahleen.com‘s weekly Moments of Peace this week. It’s a picture taken from last Saturday’s Magic Meathands show. It looks like a case of One of These Things is Not Like the Other, but I’ll take it!
Caturday: Scouting Kitteh Edition
– All sorts of exciting things are going on over at The Comics Observer:
- The debut of our newest column The Journey, Man by Wayne Rée, where he takes you through his discovery of comic books.
- The second installment of Dig Comics by Miguel Cima, where he reveals his recent discovery of dramatic manga.
- And here are three graphic novels released this week worth checking out for people with little or no history with comics.
– Changes are afoot with the improv comedy group Magic Meathands! If you didn’t read about it here, check it out over there. (And we’ve got a show next Saturday.)
– Music lovers! Get your lists ready! Ten on the Tenth is happening on Tuesday, April 10th.
– And Nahleen.com continues to be revealing, eye-opening and funny. I think my favorite one this week was her total take-down of the interior decorating skills of doctors’ offices.
Caturday: Digging for Gold Edition
The Comics Observer recommends 3 new graphic novels worth checking out for new comic readers. And it also continues its coverage of the LA Times Festival of Books with a look at the just-announced program schedule.
In case you missed it here, learn about the Magic Meathands’ Comedy Outreach Project, bringing comedy to people in our community who need some laughter.
Nahleen had her first full week of blogging! Go her! This one, about how sometimes she just has to WAIT whether she wants to or not, might be my favorite of the week.
My Tumblr gets a rare but probably controversial update in support of Détente.
And on the totally other end of the music spectrum, if you’re into singer-songwriters from the late ’60s and early ’70s, take a look at the Troubadour Tribune.
Caturday: Face Cleaning Kitteh Edition
Love the rotary phone.
Today I’m at WonderCon, a comic book convention happening all weekend long in Anaheim.
Tomorrow evening I’m performing improv comedy with the Magic Meathands in Hermosa Beach.
Meanwhile at The Comics Observer:
Caturday: Kitteh Tongue Edition
Look at that tongue!
Also:
Tonight! It’s improv comedy! For you! Don’t miss it or you’ll ruin everything.
Hey, music list makers! Ten on the Tenth started this morning! Post 10 songs about hate! It’ll remain open until Monday at 9 AM Pacific / 12 noon Eastern.
And at The Comics Observer:
- Read an innovative manga that literally pops off the page!
- Check out next weekend’s WonderCon!
Caturday: Door Opening Kitteh Edition
Smart kitty!
Meanwhile at The Comics Observer:
- The LA Times Festival of Books is getting ready for their free event on April 21-22 and comics will get represented, including the five finalists in the Graphic Novel category for the LA Times Book Prizes. Read all about it.
- From the archives, it’s the 1987 documentary The Masters of Comic Book Art. Read about it (but sadly it’s been removed from YouTube).
Corey Blake 