....we are in death.

You cannot miss it--all over the news, it's the sad truth that Michael Jackson has died and Farrah Fawcett has also passed on. There isn't really much left to say.

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I will not be attending Otakon this year. I'll miss seeing some familiar, friendly faces there, but it's simply a matter of money and work. I will be attending the New York Anime Festival in September, however. Come to think of it, I have not be hitting the conventions this year; it's entirely my fault--job hunting, work, more job hunting, more work, lack of funds, lack of confidence, stress--but life goes on. There are commissions to work on, jobs to finish, new work to create, and life's too short.

One more thing...I strongly recommend THE STRAIN, the new book from Guillermo del Toro (PAN'S LABRYINTH, HELLBOY, and BLADE II) and Chuck Hogan. It's a solid, very cool book about vampires...but these vamps are not what you expect. If you're expecting TWILIGHT-type vampires--sorry! Not going to get that.

What you WILL get is a chiller on the level of Matheson's I AM LEGEND, King's 'SALEM'S LOT, and McCammon's THEY THIRST. It's that good--I'm loving it.

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"No one is truly invisible. Sooner or later, everyone gets noticed--either for the right reasons, or the wrong ones."
--from PERIPHERAL (2008)