{"id":2232,"date":"2013-02-22T03:59:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2013-02-22T04:20:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T04:20:43","slug":"klaw-appearances-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2013\/02\/22\/klaw-appearances-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Klaw appearances in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The release party, which attracted some 60 people and sold out of books, was just the beginning of my appearances to promote\u00a0<em>The Apes of Wrath<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VjALKopRPFE\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Apes of Wrath&quot; book signing\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjALKopRPFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">March 2-3, Austin\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.staple-austin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Staplegator\" src=\"http:\/\/www.staple-austin.org\/images\/2013_staplegator.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had long relationship with the annual event of alternative comics, books, and other crafts. First as a journalist (&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/columns\/graphica293.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Staple!<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.sacurrent.com\/news\/story.asp?id=71005\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh From the Comix World<\/a>&#8220;) and then a panel moderator. This year will be my first as an exhibitor. My sometimes co-writer (&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newpulpfiction.com\/2011\/10\/pigskin-pulp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nameless Here For Evermore<\/a>&#8221; for\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Protectors-Paul-Benjamin\/dp\/0985870222\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1361466156&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+protectors+paige\" target=\"_blank\">The Protectors<\/a><\/em> super hero anthology), author of several magnificent books on pop culture, and writer of the\u00a0<em>Cars<\/em> comic <a href=\"http:\/\/alanjporter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alan J. Porter<\/a> and I share a table, showcasing our wares.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond getting your signed copy of\u00a0<em>The Apes of Wrath<\/em>, you can hangout with with special comic (James O&#8217;Barr, Steve Niles, Berni Wrightson), indie gaming (Jason Morningstar, Jeff Dee,\u00a0Marc Majcher), webTV (Danni Danger,\u00a0Sara Reihani, Jessica Mills), animation (Dax Norman,\u00a0Kyle Sullivan,\u00a0Bill Byrne), and pop culture podcast (Geek Bombast,\u00a0The League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen,\u00a0The Random Access Web TV Podcast)<b><b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staple-austin.org\/guests\/\" target=\"_blank\">guests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On March 2, I&#8217;ll will sneak out from the con for a few hours to attend <a href=\"http:\/\/store-locator.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/4212416\" target=\"_blank\">another Austin event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The Apes of Wrath<\/em><\/h1>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Author Signing<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin Rick at a meet and greet for his new book The Apes of Wrath. From the jungles of Tarzan to outer space and beyond, the apes in these remarkable tales boldly go where humans dare not&#8230; intertwining beloved classics with inventive new writings.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Saturday March 02, 2013 2:00 PM<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/store-locator.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/4212416\" target=\"_blank\">Arboretum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/store-locator.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/4212416\" target=\"_blank\">10000 Research Blvd #158, Austin, TX 78759, 512-418-8985<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be signing with\u00a0Nathan Smith, author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/store-locator.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/4212415\" target=\"_blank\">Apocalypse: King of Eden, Book 1<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the signing, I&#8217;ll return to STAPLE! I&#8217;ll be there all day Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/files\/murderbooks\/mbtbstorefront.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Then on March 21 at 6:30, I&#8217;ll make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/2013\/03\/21\/day\" target=\"_blank\">Houston appearance at the legendary Murder By the Book<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s more to come including California appearances in April. When that&#8217;s all finalized, I&#8217;ll pass along the details.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing everyone at these events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release party, which attracted some 60 people and sold out of books, was just the beginning of my appearances to promote\u00a0The Apes of Wrath. \u00a0 &nbsp; March 2-3, Austin\u00a0STAPLE! 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