{"id":3592,"date":"2011-11-17T03:32:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T03:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/11\/17\/stuff-received-111611-austin-comic-con-edition-2\/"},"modified":"2011-11-17T03:32:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T03:32:52","slug":"stuff-received-111611-austin-comic-con-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/11\/17\/stuff-received-111611-austin-comic-con-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 11\/16\/11- Austin Comic Con edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what I picked up at the 2011 Austin Comic Con<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Speedway<\/span> vol. 3<\/a>
\nby Yehudi Mercado<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the show was picking up the climatic volume to Mercado\u2019s epic series. I reviewed each of the previous volumes in past Nexus Graphica<\/a> columns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Buffalo Speedway<\/span> Volume 1 by Yehudi Mercado (SuperMercado)<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 17th 1994, the Rockets battle the Knicks in the NBA Finals, America hosts the World Cup, and OJ Simpson leads the LAPD on a slow speed chase. These events combine to create the perfect storm for Houston pizza delivery. That one day in a city of over 3 million people, everyone stays home, watches the TV, and orders pizza. Accurately compared to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle<\/span>, Clerks<\/span>, and Do the Right Thing<\/span>, Buffalo Speedway<\/span> chronicles the unusual tribulations of the delivery drivers from Turbo Pizza, Houston\u2019s last independent pizza place. The talented Mercado\u2019s humorous observations and insights are only marred by the fact that this volume ends mid-story.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Buffalo Speedway<\/span> Volume 2 by Yehudi Mercado (SuperMercado) <\/span><\/p>\n

Mercado continues his humorous chronicle into one day of the Turbo Pizza delivery drivers. On June 17th, 1994, the Rockets battle the Knicks in the NBA Finals, America hosts the World Cup, and O.J. Simpson leads the LAPD on a slow speed chase, combining to spawn a near perfect storm of pizza delivery as all 3 million people in Houston stay home to watch the events unfold on TV. Following the bizarre happenings of the initial volume, things get even stranger as sex, violence, explosions, and jail enter into the mix. Amidst all the chaos, oddity, and laughs, Mercado delivers a surprisingly realistic portrait of the relationships between the drivers. (I know. In the 80s, I spent a Houston summer as a pizza delivery driver. My experience sans the sex, violence, explosions, and jail mirrors Mercado\u2019s account.) The excellent cartoony art combined with effective storytelling and a comprehensive understanding of 90s pop culture further propel the enjoyable Buffalo Speedway<\/span>. While accurately compared to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle<\/span>, Clerks<\/span>, and Do the Right Thing<\/span>, Mercado\u2019s unique creation bears only a superficial resemblance to the latter grouping, offering a superior product in terms of quality and content. As with Volume 1, the tale ends midstream with a cliffhanger, but Volume 3 promises an epic conclusion.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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As a bonus, Mercado included a set of his 9 Game of Thrones of Muppets<\/span><\/a> cards and since I had already purchased the previous two volumes (he was including when buying all three books), he added the Buffalo Speedway<\/span> pizza box.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pirates of Mars<\/span> Volume 1<\/a>
\nWritten by JJ Kahrs
\nArt by Veronica Fish<\/span><\/p>\n

The first collection of the fun bi-weekly adventure strip<\/a>. Fish is a talented newcomer worthy of keeping an eye on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JESUS CHRIST WAS A CARPENTER\u2026<\/a> t-shirt
\nby John Lucas<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2019nuff said!<\/span><\/p>\n

\nHappily after nearly 15 years, I reconnected with artist Mark A. Nelson<\/a> and picked up three of his books. I first met him in the 90s shortly after he completed illustrating the Joe R. Lansdale God of the Razor comic series Blood &amp; Shadows<\/span>. While with Mojo, I commissioned him to produce the cover to my anthology The Big Bigfoot Book<\/span>. Apparently, he relocated to Houston (from Chicago) sometime in the previous decade, where he continues to produce covers, comics, illustrations, and other artsy stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tales of the Dinosaur<\/span> No. 1
\nby Robert A. Nelson, Mark A. Nelson, and Michael Russick<\/span><\/p>\n

One of Nelson\u2019s earliest published works, this 1983 publication also featured a contribution from Mark\u2019s father Robert.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Silverwing Special<\/span>
\nWritten by Michael Dimpsey
\nArt by Mark A. Nelson<\/span><\/p>\n

Collects the stories from Eb\u2019nn<\/span> #2 &amp; 3. The 1987 issue promotes a full length Silverwing<\/span> graphic novel. Sadly the book never appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From Pencils To Inks: The Art of Mark A. Nelson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A magnificent collection of Nelson\u2019s b&amp;w illustration and comics work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stuff received 11\/16\/11- Austin Comic Con edition<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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