OT: George Pelecanos at Arlington Library

This will be good - I've seen Pelecanos multiple times and he's always interesting. With crime writers like Denise Mina and Ian Rankin doing comics, perhaps it's oly a matter of time...

Author Event: An Evening with George Pelecanos
Mon Jan 26, 2009, 7pm
Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, Va.
Esquire magazine calls George Pelecanos "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world." Join him at Arlington Central Library for a discussion of his work including his latest crime noir, "The Turnaround." Pelecanos also wrote extensively for the critically hailed HBO series "The Wire." Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Borders comic book displays and George Pelecanos

I was at Borders in Bailey's Cross Roads, VA for George Pelecanos's talk about his new book The Turnaround and I also took some pictures of clever parts of their comic book displays. Also note that they have the Masters of Comic Art catalogue for $10 and Jeff Danziger's last book for $3. I paid full price for both. They've also got a DC Superheroes How to Draw Kit for $4.


A 4-sided stand, cleverly arranged.


"Indescribable? Insatiable? No, Incredible" Hulk books.


"Holy comic books, Batman!"


"Ozzy would be proud" an Iron Man movie reference.


"Best underoos ever." Poor Spider-Man.


Naruto manga stand from Viz.


"Eat your fruits and vegetables" Fruitbasket. I haven't read that yet - any good?


"Sink your teeth in" to Vampire Hunter D.