EMAILS OF THE WEEK (concerning the San Diego Comic-Con and my Life’s Little Vics in New Orleans strip)…

>Thanks for your latest comic. That’s the most accurate one anyone’s done about this city since the storm. Add to the list: the grocery store’s open, then the store’s open at night, then it’s open late at night, then hey, there are no piles of debris on my street. Victories such as this give us hope.

R. in New Orleans

>Keith,

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for my “Life’s Little Victory”. I’m sorry I missed you later on, and could not thank you personally, but we kept missing you when we went by your table. You did an excellent job, and I am pleased to own another piece of your work. (last year we bought a drawing you did of a baby drinking a Triple Latte…) My Little Victory will be framed and placed near the computer where I saved the thesis right before the power went out.

I am really proud to have this piece of art. Thanks again!

Cheers!

W

>Keef,

It was good to get a chance to meet you at Comic-Con. I was the short guy with the goatee and 15 year old son you talked with for a bit about New Orleans on Sat. afternoon. You gave my son one of your “shadow government” stickers and he loved that and I got a copy of “What A Long Strange Strip It’s Been”. Anyway … talking with you gave me a couple of “Life’s Little Victories” moments:

1. You go to Comic-Con and run across one of your favorite comic artists, who you didn’t expect to be there, and he’s a nice guy!
2. You go to Comic-Con and run across one of your favorite comic artists and you don’t go all fan-boy on him.
and unrelated to meeting you:
3. You go to Comic-Con and find a comic that you loved as a kid and it’s only $2.50!

I’ll be looking to see you again next year and thanks for reminding me that there are still liberals out there (living in Orange County, CA, it is sometimes easy to forget).

S.