I’m back from another edition of Torino Comics where an old friend of mine said he is interested in issuing my comics and graphic novels for the i-Pad. I won’t say more until I see the contract, but apparently the i-Pad with its color screen is the only e-reader good for comics and graphic novels at the moment. So now I wonder if I should save to buy and i-Pad or but that Kindle and wait for the i-Pad to lower its price. Sigh.
Again I met new artists and old friends: Maurizio Manzieri was off duty, but he showed me is latest works on his… i-Pad! The Photoshop Wizard wasn’t the only artist with one of those… I guess being also an artist I should… Aaaw, we’ll see! 
I chatted with Stefano Frassetti who did this neat little drawing for me (because I put the sheet back up, mostly, as it had half fallen under his eyes).
I couldn’t buy his comic, but I’ve added it to my FB favorites and found he as an English website as well, so you might want to check him out.
Don Rosa was guest of honor and I helped the interpreter who was also called Barbara. I also signed up for a drawing at 11am on Saturday, I was #68 and got it around 4 or 5pm. Here it is, but it’s not for me, hence I cut off the dedication because it’s a surprise for a friend (and the gray marks stand for blue marker.
Now back to last week and catching up; the awesome Joleene Naylor has given me another award for this blog. Ain’t it cool? Rules:
1) display the award in a post (see end of the rules
2) list five things about myself, and four must be bold-faced lies. I’m not the best of liars, but I’ll do what I can to squeeze a stranger than fiction truth in the midst
3) must pass on this awesomely, prestigious award to 5 deserving bloggers
So, which of these things is the one and only truth, and which are the lies:
1) my dream/goal is to write in every conceivable genre, including poetry, using dozens of pen-names.
2) I’m addicted to anything trendy, either drink, drug or the latest gadjet, AND a fashionista, of course.
3) my house is also known as The House of the Unicorn for my awesome collection of the mythical animal in all forms, shapes and sizes (puzzles, plates, statuettes, stickers, stationery, pens…).
4) I am so fond of furry animals my house is full of them.
5) I’ll marry Keanu Reeves as the world falls down (with the David Bowie song and Labyrinth video playing in the background, of course!)
Now, to pass on this awesome award to five wonderful bloggers:
1) the Great Hema and her witty posts @ Wading through words
2) the Wonderful Janna and her inspiring posts @ Janna T Writes
3) the Amazing Melissa and her lovely stories @ The Undeveloped Story
4) the Happily Happy Seph and his House of Happy @, well, House of Happy, of course! (maybe he can squeeze it at the letter M when he reaches it! )
5) the Mighty Biker Mickey and his daily posts @ The Prodigal Scribe
Display with pride! Jumping kitten and all!
Anna Lowenstein
/ April 12, 2011I bought the Kindle because I wanted something small and light to carry around. My bag is always full of books (I never travel into Rome without at least two, but sometimes three or four!) and I was starting to have back problems. How wonderful to have all those heavy books in one small device!
The i-Pad is bigger and I thought it would be less convenient to carry around – not to mention being at least three times the price! From what I’ve heard, it would be better for graphics, or if I wanted to subscribe to beautifully illustrated magazines with lots of photos. But I’m mainly interested in reading books, and for that the Kindle is better. The screen also has the look of a printed page, which is what I wanted.
Shafali
/ April 13, 2011Barb…the only tablet worth possessing is iPad. I bought one a couple of months ago. Last week I was in the mall and out of curiosity, I checked out the Samsung Galaxy tab. It looks and feels like a poor, starving cousin of iPad. I am not a big spender…I am quite thrifty in fact…and that’s why I am an Apple fan. They give you many times more than what others do. Yes their products are slightly expensive…but they give you a gem while others peddle glass-beads.
Wish you the best for your comic strip:)
S
Barb
/ April 13, 2011Well, Anna is a reader, Shafali is an artist… I’m waiting for the Mac-lover-who-is-not-an-artist to weight in her wisdom and make up my mind!
Besides, you always need to hear from at least 3 people, right?
Thank you for your opinions!
Hema P.
/ April 13, 2011I love how you live your passions (classifying them as hobbies feels like belittling them to me), Barb! You left a comment on my blog last week about comics. Yes, India has an amazing collection of comics dating back to decades (and the stories date back to centuries and millenia too) with beautiful illustrations. You should check them out.
About the one truth in your list, I think it’s the one about the House of the Unicorn? (Yes, your latest post helped
.)
Congratulations on the award and thank you so much for considering my blog deserving of it and passing it on to me!!
Barb
/ April 13, 2011OK, my passions!
I already have a list of Indian comics I want to check, whenever I get to actually buy them, I’ll definitely review them. They’ll join my collection of French, American, Japanese and a few indie Italian… look forward to it!
You’re welcome for the award, even if you cheated!
Joleene Naylor
/ April 18, 2011I went with Kindle for now – I think it’s only a matter of time before all ereaders go to color. Nook has a color version out now (though I have not seen it so no idea the picture quality) and I imagine amazon will eventually follow. I just went with kindle because it was cheap and i needed something to read on besides the pc screen which gives me a headache after a bit.
the unicorns are true?
Barb
/ April 18, 2011Still waiting for any of them unicorns (especially the four stuffed ones on my bed header) to come to life… you’ve got to believe… And I DO believe in faeries and unicorns (my totem animal IS the unicorn)!
J. P. Cabit
/ April 19, 2011Oh, I didn’t know I had an award!!! Yes, I should’ve used that…hmmm…perhaps an edit is in order…
House of unicorn is the truth. Definitely.