Babbling Point

Come knocking at the door of The Diabolical and get the chance to win a treat from Trese. What’s the treat? This limited-edition Trese poster by Kajo Baldisimo. To win, draw any character from the Trese graphic novels and show them trick-or-treating. Drawings can be in black-and-white or full-color. 13 winners will be chosen by me and Kajo. To submit: 1. post your drawing in your blog, DeviantArt, Twitpic, Flickr, Tumblr, or wherever it is you post your artwork. 2. Label it as TRESE: TRICK OR TREAT 3. Post a link of your artwork in the comments page and include the following: YOUR FULL NAME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS LINK TO YOUR ARTWORK Ready! Get set! Scare us! BOOO! Deadline is on October 31, 2010

Couple of weeks ago, I read this announcement in Bleeding Cool that Alan Moore was giving a talk in Northampton for the benefit of the Fight for Sight Eye Research. I quickly checked Google Maps and saw that Northampton was two hours away by train from Manchester. I didn’t care if it was four hours away by camel. It felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet one of my comic book idols. The event was held in the Great Hall of the Guildhall. The hall could’ve comfortably fit a hundred people, but there were only 50 of us, maybe even less. While waiting outside, I saw people walk up to the poster, read it, and then try to explain to their companion who Alan Moore was. “He wrote Watchmen and V for Vendetta!” One lady just said, “Well, he looks scary,” and continued to walk down the street. I just couldn’t believe that people from Northampton weren’t excited to meet Alan Moore. His heavy footsteps echoed as he strode down the hall clad in a beige paisley blazer that seeme...