–Reminder: Guest blogger Cecil Castellucci is still accepting questions over on this thread; she’ll answer them tomorrow, her last day to blog with us.
–Per Jason Rodriguez, the book’s editor, the upcoming Postcards anthology has been pushed back to July 17, the same day that the new Harry Potter book comes out. Jason, who blogged with us some weeks back, also has a nifty contest idea related to both books’ releases:
Ok, seriously. If anyone can provide me with proof that they went into their bookstore during a Harry Potter Midnight Launch Party and asked for/buys Postcards, I’ll make sure that one of my creators gets a sketch postcard mailed out to you or we get you a signed book or something. You can still buy Harry Potter, but if your receipt says Postcards or if you go ahead and make a little film of yourself raising a ruckus because your bookstore doesn’t have any Postcards for its Postcards Midnight Launch Party, I will find a way to get something cool to you.
–Shane Bailey’s ode to both Dr. Seuss and the Incredible Hulk is a hoot.
–To benefit NF, Inc., an organization dedicated to providing support to individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis, a bunch of celebrities participated in National Doodle Day. Visit the site to check out doodles by Gillian Anderson, Donald Trump, Lorenzo Lamas, Rick Springfield and many others. Barack Obama’s doodle sold for $2,075. And who would have thought Ed Asner had such nice penmanship?
–The Muppet Newsflash reports that at the big Star Wars Celebration this past weekend, Disney announced a bunch of Star Wars related action figures, such as Mickey Mouse as Luke Skywalker. They also announced similar figures featuring the Muppets:
They’ll only be sold at Disney theme parks. Speaking of Star Wars, the Ben Kenobi artwork at the top of this post is by Stuart Immonen.
March 27th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
I am enormously worried about the 2012 election. When I consider what is happening in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East (not to mention the U.S. economy) we seriously must have a experienced leader. I’m far from convinced that Mr. Obama or any of the Republican contenders thus far have the experience or skills necessary to do the job the way it needs to be accomplished. Being president of the U.S. is an remarkably hard job. Do you think there is any man or woman out there with the experience, skill, and moral courage to do the job?