Tag Archives: New Orleans
Costumes at the New Orleans Comic Convention
New Orleans showed its love for comic books and geek culture at today’s Wizard World New Orleans Comic Convention. Fans packed the floors to see TV and movie stars from sci-fi shows like Buffy, Star Wars, Batman, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and more. Several comic book artists and writers were also signing and selling their materials. One of the most … Continue reading
Driving by East New Orleans
I just got back from driving my wife and kids up to stay with the grandparents, and I ended up driving through East New Orleans for the first time. Mind you, I was on the interstate, so it wasn’t like I was taking a street by street tour of the entire area. Continue reading
Takeout Food in the French Quarter
I learned something last weekend: you cannot take a “to-go” box of food from a restaurant in the French Quarter without people asking to have your leftovers. From the restaurant to our car, three separate people asked for the Styrofoam box in my hand, even though they had no idea what kind of food I had. What’s more is that … Continue reading
A Finished Project!
It’s finally here, in full color and in physical, fresh-off-the-press form. The Hidden is published and will soon be available for sale online and in select stores. I can’t say how much it means to have a project done. Oftentimes, I begin artistic projects only to see them sputter out or meet with seemingly endless delays. Artistic projects are difficult, … Continue reading
Review: NOLA #1 (of 4)
Okay, let me confess right away that I wanted this book to be good. I live close to New Orleans. I wasn’t here when Katrina hit, but my parents were here and stayed in their home northwest of the city on the other side of the lake when the storm came through. But even today, Katrina stands as a localized version of one of those newsworthy moments like Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy assassination. Continue reading
