The Whiteout trailer -- the official one! -- is now online. Those with interest, please examine below the cut.

( Whiteout trailer! )

And then there's this preview of Detective Comice #855, on sale a week from today. Spoiler warnings if you don't want the ending of #854 ruined!

SDCC starts in earnest for me tomorrow, with The Day from Hell. I am guaranteed to make only one of my scheduled events on time, that being the first one, the Superman panel with myself, James Robinson, Sterling Gates, Geoff Johns, Matt Idelson, and others, at 11:45 am, in room 6DE.

As others pointed out in my previous schedule post, I neglected to include A Darker Shade of Ink, discussing noir and crime comics, at 2pm tomorrow, in room 5AB. Thank you to those who pointed out the omission.

Let the wild rumpus begin!

The Action Comics run begins tomorrow. I have to admit I'm a little nervous about this, simply because there's been such a build-up about who Flamebird and Nightwing are, and since I know who they are already, and since I wasn't going to play that mystery card to begin with, it's a non-issue for me. But that doesn't mean it's a non-issue for other people, and I'm trying to remember to respect that.

Flamebird and Nightwing's "real" identities notwithstanding, Eddy's art is, I think, wonderful -- dynamic and energetic, and I believe it's pretty much worth the price of admission.

Had a great talk with Robinson this afternoon. Plotting and planning. The man shoots out ideas like a firehose. It's sometimes difficult to keep up.

Got most of the USMA questions answered courtesy of 1LT Daniel Choi (USMA '03) (warning, it's a Facebook link, so no telling what you may have to agree to just to view it). It's difficult to articulate the respect I have for him, for his service, for what he's done and what he's accomplished. There is a class of soldier that, each and every time I speak with them, be they a him or a her, leaves me both awed at what they've committed to, what they've sacrificed, and ashamed at what I haven't given, what little I've done. We all serve in our own ways, but it's hard to put writing novels or comic books on the same level as Wearing the Uniform. These men and women have my respect.

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