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Wow, was THAT a wild ride or what?

It was only my second year going, but it was fantastic for making contacts and new friends!

I'd like to give a shout-out to all the cool cats I got a chance to hang with, including the incredibly talented and "bitter" :iconmooncalfe: (be salty, not bitter, man :P), Ross's #1 Ultrafan: Hector, the rockin' duo of :iconadamwithers: and :iconcomfortlove:, and another sweet double-feature: :iconthejeremydale: and :iconladykelly:. Bryan J.L. Glass was kickin' ass at the Image booth with Mice Templar, while Dwayne McDuffie, Charlotte Fullerton, Eugene Son, Matt Wayne, and Tom Kenny were incredibly cool cats all-around, inviting me to the greatest parties in the land! All of you guys rock, and it was great seeing you again! ^_^

Holy Shnikes, though. Completely by accident, I stumbled onto the awesome mega-stars of my childhood, Walter Jones (Zack, the original Black Ranger) and Karan Ashley (Aisha, the second Yellow Ranger)! I was overjoyed to have a chance to chat with the both of them and get their autographs. Both were some of the coolest people you could hope to meet, and my head still spins a little thinking about it. As a side note, besides hairstyle changes, neither Walter nor Karan have really aged at all since MMPR. O_O It's uncanny!

They're great peoples, so if you get a chance, see them at Power Morphicon in Pasadena, California this summer! It's August 27-29 at the Pasadena Convention Center: [link]

Special thanks go to :iconjosh-finney: and :iconkat-rocha: for opening up their home to me on Sunday night. =D It was great to meet :iconspookychan:, too, and Sunday night was one of the best times I had the entire con.

On top of all this awesome, I made a LOT of excellent contacts and nearly ran out of my stock of business cards! The rest of the year is going to be VERY interesting... =D

Cheers to everyone!
-MNA
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Hi there everybody!

Great news! The first of THE UNIQUES TALES is available for FREE at www.UniquesComic.com! THE UNIQUES TALES is a series of short comics from a ton of very talented creators set in THE UNIQUES universe created by :iconadamwithers: and :iconcomfortlove:. These tales chronicle the checkered, often violent history of THE UNIQUES world.

uniquescomic.com/ut001aac.php

The first run of the The Uniques Tales will be a series of short stories featuring characters and events from throughout The Uniques universe’s past, and leading up to the present. Each story will take place in a decade of the world history. The first story begins in the 1920’s and will progress monthly until the 1990’s. There will be nine stories in total, released on the first Wednesday of every month from now until November.

And making all of this happen is a set of mind-blowingly a-mazing creators! All of which are already making incredible work for the series as we speak!

Writers:
Jon Lock, Jason Masters, Bryan Glass, Tonya Eby, Jason Richards, :iconnickalmand: (ME!)

Cover Artists:
:icondel-borovic: :iconthechamba: :iconjfrison: :icondanielauhlig: :iconklar: :iconsolon-fyre: :iconminarho1: :iconbrolo:

Interior Drawings:
:icondel-borovic: :iconthefranchize: :iconkidnotorious: :iconmallettepagan0: :iconthejeremydale: :iconstalk: :iconjessasketch: :iconspiderguile:

Interior Colors:
:iconvest: :iconjukkart: :iconiron-odin: :iconsdowner:

Pin-ups:
:iconsauceboy: :iconpeng-peng: :iconlazeedog: :iconrobaato: :iconalex0wens: :iconjamiefayx: :iconno-nami: :iconsilentsketcher: :iconkayshasiemens: :iconmegsyv: :iconpaulsizer: :iconcomic-chic: :iconweshoyot: :iconngoff: :iconrudyvasquez: :iconnickjake: :iconjfury: :iconmattfranklin: :iconsilvertesh: :iconmarkcdudley:

So enjoy, take a look at the first of the UNIQUES TALES right here:

uniquescomic.com/ut001aac.php

I promise you won't be disappointed.

-MNA


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Hey everyone!

If you're in the area, come visit me at my table at MCBA FallCon 2009 in St. Paul, MN this coming weekend (October 10th & 11th). I'll have lots of Razor Kid prints for sale, along with issues of Razor Kid #2 (my order of issue 1 hasn't been even hinted at being shipped yet, which is very worrisome at the moment, so unfortunately I won't have any for the con). But it's going to be great regardless!

MCBA FallCon's website: midwestcomicbook.com/

A taste of the guests coming this year:</b>

Gerry Conway – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Conway – Creator of the Punisher, Death of Gwen Stacy
Len Strazewski – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Strazewski – Writer & Creator of Malibu Comics' Prime
Lewis Lovhaug – atopfourthwall.blogspot.com – Revolution of the Mask & Atop the Fourth Wall
Terry Beatty – terrybeatty.blogspot.com – Batman: The Brave and the Bold & Shock Stories and Urban Legends
Mike Bullock – www.runemasterstudios.com – Tigers & Bears v3, Transgalactic Towel, Phantom
Melissa Kaercher – www.tinlizardproductions.com – Femme Noir & Dr. Blink
Christropher Jones – www.christopherjonesart.com – DC & Marvel Artist
Ryan Kelly – funrama.blogspot.com – Northlanders, DMZ & Local
Doug Mahnke – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Mahnke – Blackest Night
Mark Sparacio – www.marksparacio.com – Legendary Cover Painter & Artist
Dave Watkins – smithee101.blogspot.com – Comic Book Writer

Hope to see you there!
-MNA


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Hi everybody!

I was recently interviewed by the wonderful guys from the Comic Book Outsiders podcast about Razor Kid and my background in comics and writing. Scott and Stephen have a really fun, informative podcast out of the UK, and I'd suggest giving their other 50 episodes a listen when you can.

Enjoy!

comicbookoutsiders.libsyn.com/…
:winner:

-MNA


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M. Nicholas Almand will be appearing at CONvergence 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN July 2nd-5th.

Drop by if you're in the area! I'll be speaking at the following panels this weekend!

Diversity in Comics </u>
Date: Thursday, July 2nd
Venue: Atrium 3
Start: 3:30 pm   End: 4:30 pm
About: A discussion of how comics address diverse issues like race, gender and sexual orientation.
Panelist(s): Dwayne McDuffie, Scott Jamison, M. Nicholas Almand

Writing Craft: World and the Creatures Within</u>
Date: Friday, July 3rd
Venue: Vista Suite
Start: 11:00 am   End: 12:00 pm
About: How do you create a world with depth and reality apart from our own? Not just magic and tech but creatures and people that populate the place as well.
Panelist(s): Sean M. Murphy, EV Baldwin, Adam Stemple, M. Nicholas Almand, Jeannie Holmes


Manga and Graphic Novels: East Meets West</u>
Date: Friday, July 3rd
Venue: Atrium 2
Start: 8:30 pm   End: 9:30 pm
About: Discuss the origins, similarities, and differences between graphic novels originating in the West and their manga predecessors in the East. How have the two forms of expression influenced each other over time and are they still distinct entities?
Panelist(s): Joe Cote, Scott Jamison, M. Nicholas Almand, Ken Justiniano


Check out the official CONvergence website here: www.convergence-con.org/

Hope to see you there!

-MNA


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