Patti Martinson of Sequential Tart has been interviewing all of the Couscous Collective members (minus the elusive Konstantin Pogorelov, who lives in a small cabin in the woods with Bill Watterson, Steve Ditko and J.D. Salinger), and she's kicking off October with me and Shaenon.

Enjoy these, then meet us in person at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco on October 17 & 18. Shaenon's moderating a panel, I'm moderating a panel, and I'm actually *on* two panels, which is a rarity. If all goes well, I'll have a new print-only William Bazillion mini-comic, entitled "Fatty Camp" on sale at the con.

We'll be loaded with stories from our (currently ongoing) trip to Japan (wrapping up a project for Studio Ghibli and Disney) and copious amounts of rum. Miss it at your peril!

Two quick announcements: First up, I've got a new Fresh From the Festivals column up at Animation World Network, including a review of Glago's Guest, the new Disney short premiering with Bolt next month.

Secondly, just under the wire, I finished up a new mini-comic for APE this weekend. I'll leave it up to you to guess the plot, but here's the cover:

Another brief installment of The Chronicles of William Bazillion this week--work's been especially busy lately, but I'm hoping to start up with longer installments soon: http://www.williambazillion.com

I'm also planning to get a new (non-Bazillion) mini-comic done in time for APE. Something...magical.

And if that's not enough to get conversation going here, I'll pose a question: What are the must-see destinations of Tokyo, *if* I happen to find myself there within the next year or so?