Had a wonderful time in Seattle for the Emerald City Comicon!

And came away with some sweet stuff:

Trades / Special comics:

1. Local #1 (set in Portland, wOOt!)
2. Queen & Country – Definitive Edition #1
3. The Boys – TPBs vol. 1 and 2
4. Casanova – TPB vol. 1
5. MySpace Dark Horse Presents – TPB vol. 2
6. Conan – Born On The Battlefield, TPB vol. 0

Autographs:

1. Kurt Busiek
2. Rick Remender
3. Greg Rucka
4. Ed Brubaker
5. Ben Templesmith
6. Jonathan Case
7. Dave Wachter

Original Art (see Gallery):

1. Mike Mignola
2. Ben Templesmith
3. Erik Larsen
4. John Paul Leon
5. Becky Cloonan
6. Vasilis Lolos
7. Dave Wachter
8. Jonathan Case

Already excited for next year, but looking forward to Stumptown next weekend!

–Scott

So the master list of Comic Book Resources’ 100 Best Comics of 2008 is here. Of the 100, we only reviewed nine this year…although we read a few others. Tells us we have a lot more reading to do, I suppose. The list needs a serious re-order (in my oh-so-humble opinion), but it’s long enough to include our favs.

Here’s my personal best (of the nine we reviewed) in order:

9 – The Amazing Spiderman

8 – Buffy Season 8

7 – Freakangels

6 – The Boys

5 – Batman

4 – Hellboy / B.P.R.D.

3 – Casanova

2 – Local

1 – The Umbrella Academy

Of course, this list is fatally flawed because in some cases (like Spiderman) I only checked out one issue or collection. And I read a couple other things (including The Walking Dead and Northlanders) that I would put high on this list but failed (thus far) to review, so I’ve left them off. But such is life. Lists are still fun.

CBR

Why do I care this much for Megan? The emotional torment is real. I can feel her sincerity even as she does totally retarded things.

Local #6

(“Megan and Gloria, Apartment 5A” As found in Local collection 1-12. Named one of NPR’s top graphic novels of 2008).

Intense and beautiful, as any story set in Portland should be. One scene, four outcomes. I want this girl to win & I want you to read this!

Local #1

(As found in Local collection 1-12. Named one of NPR’s top graphic novels of 2008).