For more Photos for the San Diego Comic Con, You can visit the Parts Unknown website. Don Stroud has posted photos of the John Hitchcock, Jeff Parker and fellow Toth fans visiting the Octopus Press booth at Indy Island. Also included are some photo's of the Toth Panel.
The first of a three part transcript of the "Remembering Alex Toth" panel at the San Diego Comic-con is now available.
The panel featured close friends and family, David Armstrong (moderator), Irwin Hasen, Dana Palmer, Eric Toth, Mike Royer, Paul Power, Rubén Procopio, John Hitchcock and Tom de Rosier. It is filled with insight, humor, and touching moments.
We all owe a huge dept of gratitude and thank you to Alex Toth's family and friends who took this time to share their thoughts, memories and love with us fans.
For the transcript; thanks goes to Kirsten Rose who worked with her two finger typing style to meticulosity transcribe the panel. And also to Bobbie Thompson who made a last minute dash to buy the voice recorder.
Watch for part 2.
"The Alex Toth Doodle book" by Alex Toth and John Hitchcock, published by Jeff Parker's Octopus Press arrived in stores today, Wednesday, July 26th.
The book is filled with never before seen Toth art, musings, annotations and interview answers.
Sold out? Can't find it? - you can order one from John himself. He'll even sign it for you if you'd like.
The details ordering from him at his "Parts Unknown" comic book shop can be found in the forums here.
So get one before they sell out. This is a book not to be missed.
Now on the shelves, The Comics Journal #277.
In this Issue:
* Alex Toth Dies at 78:
by Jesse Hamm (Yes, the very same long time fellow Tothfan here on the site.)
* Alex Toth:
An appreciation and an assessment by Howard Chaykin
* A Conversation with Alex Toth:
by Gary Groth