tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75841916618090553062009-05-13T17:17:53.038-07:00Missed Connection Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934645272075586974noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584191661809055306.post-72622128790573192982009-02-12T07:06:00.001-08:002009-04-22T09:13:16.329-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bMF7aRdSADc/SZQ7NyLXNUI/AAAAAAAAABA/N4MsIJWA6co/s1600-h/i+saw+you.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bMF7aRdSADc/SZQ7NyLXNUI/AAAAAAAAABA/N4MsIJWA6co/s320/i+saw+you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301927769315685698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I Saw You...is an anthology of comics based on missed connection ads collected from Craigslist, weeklies and newspapers. Edited by Julia Wertz of the <a href="http://www.fartparty.org/">Fart Party,</a> it includes nearly 100 cartoonists such as Peter Bagge, Jesse Reklaw, Tom Hart, Sam Henderson, Laura Park, Emily Flake, Keith Knight, Janelle Hessig, Gabrielle Bell, Aaron Renier, Austin English, Corinne Mucha, Jeffrey Brown, Minty Lewis, Joey Sayers, David Malki, Kazimir Strzepek, Ken Dahl, Rodd Perry, Abby Denson, Damien Jay, Sarah Glidden, and many more, whose interpretation of missed connection ads ranges from laugh-out-loud funny to disarmingly strange.<br /><br />Available for purchase through <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307408532">Three Rivers Press</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saw-You-Inspired-Real-Life-Connections/dp/0307408531/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1233694362&amp;sr=8-1">Amazon</a><br /><br />Reviews:<br /><a href="http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2009/02/02/23/0852-77/index.xml">The Metro</a><br /><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/funny-book-review-revue/Content?oid=1064885">The Stranger</a><br /><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/enewsletter/CA6626647/2789.html">Publisher's Weekly</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2009/02/cool-book-alert.html">USA Today</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/08books.html?_r=2&amp;ref=fashion">The New York Times</a><br /><a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/70422-pop-20-superman-and-pop-culture-greatness/">Pop Matters</a><br /><a href="http://jjchristie.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/quick-take-i-saw-you-edited-by-julia-wertz/">Brews and Books</a><br /><a href="http://sandboxworld.com/i-saw-you-by-julia-wertz/">Sandbox World</a><br /><a href="http://criticalmass.blogs.citypaper.net/blogs/mu/2009/02/12/i-saw-you-by-julia-wertz/">Philadelphia City Paper</a><br /><a href="http://rhlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/radar-malfunction-i-saw-you/">Random House Library</a><br /><a href="http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/reads/5062/Desperately_seeking_someone">Venus Zine</a><br /><a href="http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/i-saw-you/">Bookgasm</a><br /><a href="http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2009/02/20/i-saw-you/">Read About Comics</a><br /><a href="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/03/graphic-novel-friday-i-saw-you-edited-by-julia-wertz.html">Omnivoracious</a><br /><a href="http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.asp?bookid=10820">Book Loons</a><br /><a href="http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/04/20/review-i-saw-you-edited-by-julia-wertz/">Comic Mix</a><br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com/living/article/619738">Toronto Star</a><br /><a href="http://guttergeek.com/files/i_saw_you.html">Guttergeek</a><br /><a href="http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/29/review-i-saw-you/">Newsarama</a><br /><a href="http://www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46912">Comixtreme</a><br /><br /><br />Interviews:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saw-You-Inspired-Real-Life-Connections/dp/0307408531/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1233694362&amp;sr=8-1">the Greenpoint Gazette</a><br /><a href="http://www.heebmagazine.com/blog/view/1466/1">Heeb Magazine</a><br /><a href="http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/02/26/news/local/doc49a6371ebe9ba237800010.txt">Napa Valley Register </a><br /><a href="http://blogs.wnyc.org/culture/2009/02/16/mcq-for-target-missed-connections-for-comics-the-apollo-lives-on/">WNYC</a><br /><a href="http://www.doomkopf.com/2009/03/10/qa-julia-wertz/">Doomkopf</a><br /><br />Some samples from the book can be seen <a href="http://www.fartparty.org/i-saw-you/">here</a><br />as well as on Facebook and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/missedconnectioncomics">Myspace</a><br /><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780307408532.html"><img src="http://faosd.com/ads/crown/iSawYou/ISYbadge.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bMF7aRdSADc/SZRBNubN4sI/AAAAAAAAABg/MaJt8NkQmX8/s1600-h/i+saw+you+rough+cover+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bMF7aRdSADc/SZRBNubN4sI/AAAAAAAAABg/MaJt8NkQmX8/s320/i+saw+you+rough+cover+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301934365378208450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bMF7aRdSADc/SZQ_BD8J8tI/AAAAAAAAABI/HZysHvR0suM/s1600-h/2.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7584191661809055306-7262212879057319298?l=missedconnectioncomics.blogspot.com'/></div>Missed Connection Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934645272075586974noreply@blogger.com0