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One
of the best kept secrets going through the bars and clubs in recent
years has been local poker tournaments. Giving people the opportunity
to play in an actual competitive environment without wasting time and
gas to get to Nevada, all while being able to give local venues a
chance to do something else on nights when little is happening.
Free
Comic Book Day. The event came and went across the nation, a
chance for everyone to snag a bunch of free books and the
opportunity to talk to some local comic gurus. --- As
you already knew, I dropped into NightFlight on State for some
pictures on Saturday, and got to talk to most of the artists and
writers who were there for the event. Since all the
interviews are a tad lengthy, we're going to split this up into two
parts this week. Today we start off with local graphic
designer and Pirate Club creator Derek Hunter, followed
by TMNT writer and Elders Of The RuneStone creator
Quinn Johnson.Derek
Hunterhttp://www.pirateclub.com/Gavin:
Hey Derek.
In
the process of gearing up for Free Comic Book Day, I picked
NightFlight this year for us (meaning me) to do coverage of the
event. Being one of the longest running comic stores in the
entire state (not to mention one of the longest running in the U.S.)
NightFlight has constantly maintained a tradition of giving the
lonely comic fans of Utah a hallowed ground for a multiverse of
books, from Apocalypse to Zatanna and everything in between. I
got a chance to talk with Mimi Cruz, owner and all around comic guru
of NightFlight, about the upcoming event and a number of other random
topics. --- Mimi
Cruzhttp://www.night-flight.com/Gavin:
Hey Mimi.
