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My name is Stuart Moore, except when I type it as "Stuarat." I'm a writer and occasionally an editor, if nobody else is available. I don't update this blog with new entries very often anymore, but I keep the bio and bibliographic information in the sidebars up to date. So if you want to know who I are and what I does, just cast your eyes to the right.

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Reading/Signing: 7/26/12

I'll be signing and reading from CIVIL WAR: A Novel of the Marvel Universe this Thursday night, 26 July 2012 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The place: the NYU Bookstore, 726 Broadway near Waverly, in New York City. Here's a quick-and-dirty preview of what you can expect.

COMICON 2012 - SAN DIEGO

Let's all ignore the fact that I haven't updated this blog in a year, okay?

I'll be at Comicon the whole time. One signing scheduled:

THURSDAY 12 JULY - Marvel Comics, Booth #2329. Signing CIVIL WAR (the novel) and talking about what's next, including my two issues of WEB OF SPIDER-MAN coming in August. See the lovely art above, by mad genius Damion Scott.

Otherwise, look for me out by the Marriott pool. Ask me about all my secret projects!

Comicon San Diego - 2011

UPDATED! Second Marvel signing added!

Here's my schedule for San Diego. I'll be at the con the whole weekend.

THURSDAY, 21 JULY:

6:00 - 7:00: Marvel Comics, Booth #2329. Signing NAMOR, 1 MONTH 2 LIVE, and whatever else you've got.

SATURDAY, 23 JULY:

1:00 - 2:00: Dark Horse Comics, Booth #2615. Signing the brand-new one-shot CONAN: THE MASK OF ACHERON, based in part on the new film.

4:00 - 5:00: Marvel again, Booth #2329.

If you see me, ask me about TEACH, LIMBO, Botfriend, and FABLES FOR JAPAN. Don't ask me about JOHN CARTER or Spider-Man -- I can't tell you yet!

Conventions

Here's where I'll be sailing to, this year:

JULY 20-24: Comic-Con 2011 San Diego! The big one, the mob scene, the one that separates the literati from the Wookies. I got a nice hotel room this year, so there was no turning back.

AUGUST 11-14: Chicago Comic Con / Wizard World. I'm an official guest at this one, baby...haven't been to Rosemont for several years, and I'm really looking forward to it. From the looks of the guest list, I'll be the meat in the Bruce Campbell/Morena Baccarin sandwich (rrrowr!).

OCTOBER 13-16: New York Comic Con. The big new kid on the block, and the best con of all if you're looking for Brits still hungover and cigarette-deprived from their transAtlantic flights. Fun, except I have to commute home every night.

Details on appearances & times to come. Hope to see you all out there -- and bring the kids. You can trade them in for old issues of KOBRA!

Signing @ Jim Hanley's Tonight - 6-8 PM!

NAMOR #10 will be out. And if you think you know who that old guy on the cover is...



...well, just read the book. We're building up to the big climax in #11, and penciller Carlos Rodriguez has really hit his stride.

Here's the details on the signing:

Jim Hanley's Universe
4 West 33rd St.,
New York, New York
(opposite The Empire State Building)

Meet creators Stuart Moore (writer of this week's Namor #10), Reilly Brown (penciller of this week's Amazing Spider-Man #662) and Khary Randolph (penciler of the new series Charismagic) EXCLUSIVELY at Jim Hanley's Universe in New York City, Where Fans and Creators Meet!

And on NAMOR #10:

NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #10
Written by STUART MOORE
Penciled by CARLOS RODRIGUEZ with SERGIO ARINO
Cover by PHIL NOTO
"The Fire Down Below" continues! After last issue's shocking death, Namor sets out for revenge against Commander Krang and his lackey, Selach. But as Selach prepares to destroy both New Atlantis and the X-Men's island Utopia, Namor must accept help from an unexpected ally. The wild card: a mysterious cloaked figure who knows an awful lot about Namor. But who is he?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

The Winners

Update 1/31/11: The prizes have all gone out except for Cameron Rogers'. Send me your mailing address, Cameron, and I'll get it right out to you.



To recap: I offered to give away two copies of NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #5 to the people who could tell me, in 50 words or less, why they like Marvel’s underwater mutant. It took me longer than I expected to pick the winners…because the entries were all great.

So I decided to dig deep and give away FOUR copies instead of two. Here are the winning entries:



Kieran Maddy Wisser had a great take on Namor: “I'll be Frank, I like Namor because I'm a big fat nerd from Hawaii who likes the character because he's my two favorite things in one -- he's from Atlantis, my favorite mythical city, and so much of his character involves science and mysticism, usually in a way that keeps you wondering how they thought of this guy! He's not a particularly unique character, but he still stands out from the crowd of other water/fluid based superheroes and villains. Thank you for reading this message, and good luck!”

Rob Gorman won over this Jersey boy by saying: “I like Namor because he is the king of his domain (kind of like I & a lot of others feel). Also, I like that I have heard various pronunciations of the word Mariner over the years (my favorite being from stan lee in the history of marvel comics documentary). Finally, the fact that he went after sue richards reminds me of the Situation from Jersey Shore. lol!”

(Mariner’s too hard to pronounce. That’s why we went with Mutant.)



Leila Mae Moghimzadeh proved what I’ve always known: Namor’s got a lot of female fans out there. “After seeing some fan-girl spam posts on Namor, I couldn’t stop. His punch-in-the-face egotism and blunt remarks are some of my favorites. I also enjoy his romantic interest in Sue Richards. Nothing intimate will ever happen except in a “What If…” circumstance, but that’s what I enjoy about it.”



And Cameron “Battlechop” Rogers had the most inspiring story of all: “Subby's been my fave for the better part of 35 years and oddly enough, he was probably one of the subconscious reasons I got into submarines when I joined the Navy! A mutant anti-hero with a bad attitude in an age of square-jawed do-gooders; what's not to like? Plus, there's something to be said for a dude in a Speedo who can duke it out with the Hulk and occasionally come out the winner!”

There sure is, Cameron. Thanks.

Honorable mentions to go: Alex Hopf, David Vey, Lawrence Woods, and Dale Walker, who gets extra points for mentioning the film “Goldie and the Boxer.”

All four winners will receive NAMOR #5, plus a little extra or two from my comp pile. Congrats!

And just so we all don’t forget: on sale tomorrow, January 26th…



NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT #6. Namor Goes to Hell, Part One!