Photos from San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Had a great time at San Diego Comic-Con! Got to promote Star Wars: The Essential Atlas and the DC Comics Encyclopedia, and got to spend time with some great people.

My Schedule for San Diego Comic-Con 2009 I'm excited to be at this year's San Diego Comic-Con for four days, Thursday-Sunday. In addition to walking the floor and catching up with people, I'll be at these signings:

CONvergence Minneapolis 2009 Had a great time at CONvergence Minneapolis 2009 -- the four-day event covering comics, science, sci-fi, fantasy, costuming, anime, and a hundred other topics. It's fun yet exhausting for all involved.

My Panel Schedule for CONvergence Minneapolis 2009 It's almost time for CONvergence, Minneapolis' leading sci-fi convention and the event that City Pages dubbed "Best Nerd Summit."

Thoughts from NJOE.com on the Future of Printed Books My interview with the readers of NJOE.com is up, and it contains further thoughts on the future of printed books in an age of Wikipedia, Wookieepedia, and The Pirate Bay.

Augmented Reality: Living Sasquatch I helped work on this project, so if you get a chance please check out www.livingsasquatch.com.

How Gadgets Lose Their Magic This Steven Levy article from Wired breaks down how easily we humans get acclimated to the "new norm."

Books as Data vs. Books as Artifacts The New York Times has a piece on Randall Munroe, who is releasing a collection of his XKCD webcomics in book form.

London Anti-Terror Posters, Courtesy of Palpatine Anti-terror posters are popping up in London, and their tone is scarily authoritarian. I can't decide whether they feel more 1984 or Galactic Empire.

Collaborative Online Nonsense at its Best (Broken Picture Telephone) Kutiman's Thru-You is one great example of the collaborative nature of the internet. Here's another: Broken Picture Telephone.