I just wanted to send out a reminder that Walter Simonson will be at Main Street Comics at 2PM this Saturday, August 2. Walter is truly a giant of the comics industry, and we are honored to have him as our guest this Saturday.

For those unfamiliar with his work, here's the intro to his Wikipedia page:

Walter "Walt" Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for run as writer/artist on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983 - 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for his creator-owned work, Star Slammers, which he first published as his Rhode Island School of Design thesis project. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four, on DC Comics books including Detective Comics, Manhunter, Metal Men and Orion, and on licensed properties such as Star Wars, Alien, Battlestar Galactica and Robocop vs. Terminator.

He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson (n�e Alexander), with whom he collaborated on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989, and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film.

If you want to read more, here's the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Simonson  

I've been a fan of his work since I first encountered it in Detective Comics, all those years ago, and I still enjoy his work today, especially his most recent output, Ragnarok, where he revisits the Norse mythology -