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Eric Adams

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About Me

Between design work for clients, continuing released of LACKLUSTER WORLD , and writing writing my ass off this past year, I've been really busy. Regardless, it is possible to get me out of the house. I recommend baiting me with coffee.

My Interests

animation, anime, art, autumn, big headphones, coffee, cold weather, comic books, comics, culture jamming, fiction, filmmaking, films, illustration, minimalism, mogwai, music without lyrics, numbers stations, portmanteaus, productivity, sleep deprivation, snow, spontaneity, subvertising, vocabulary, weather, web design, winter, writing.

I'd like to meet:

In all seriousness, I would love to meet some new friends that live locally. Preferably someone(s) creative, ambitious, and excited by writing/filmmaking/story-related conversation.

Music:

Aphex Twin, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Mogwai, Akira Yamaoka, Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Clint Mansell, Dan Deacon, Frank Sinatra, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, John Murphy, Jon Brion, M83, The Pixies, She Wants Revenge, New Order, Venetian Snares

Movies:

Fight Club, The Prestige, Children Of Men, Lost In Translation, Network, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, Sunshine, 2001: A Space Odyssey, I Heart Huckabees, Smerican Beauty, Pleasantville, Bringing Out The Dead, Rear Window, Brazil, Dr. Strangelove, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Happiness, Batman Begins, 28 Days Later, Eagle Vs. Shark

Television:

Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Farscape, Red Dwarf,

Books:

Comics: Blankets, Black Hole, Death Note, Sin City, Street Angel, WatchmenNovels: Syrup, Slaughterhouse Five, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Lullaby, House of Leaves, The Dark Tower

My Blog

Wizard World Chicago 2008

I, Eric Adams, will be unloading my LACKLUSTER WORLD comics at Wizard World Chicago this Thursday-Sunday, June 26-29.The newest issue, LACKLUSTER WORLD 5, still has that spring fresh buzz attached to ...
Posted by Eric Adams on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:54:00 PST

S.P.A.C.E. and LACKLUSTER WORLD 5

LACKLUSTER WORLD 5 will premiere at S.P.A.C.E. this weekend and is available to order right now online! (I won't start shipping orders until Monday though.)Here's a brief description:While brothers Fa...
Posted by Eric Adams on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:33:00 PST

LACKLUSTER WORLD 4

Seeing as how LW5 is coming out in about six weeks, it's time I finally begin my overdue-by-six-months-promotion-blitz for LACKLUSTER WORLD 4:BUY BUY BUYwww.lacklusterworld.com...
Posted by Eric Adams on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:41:00 PST

LACKLUSTER WORLD #4 debuts at S.P.A.C.E. on April 21 & 22

It's been well over a year, but a new issue of LACKLUSTER WORLD is finally complete and will debut at S.P.A.C.E. (Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo) next weekend on April 21 & 22 in Columbus, OH...
Posted by Eric Adams on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:15:00 PST

SEQUENTIAL SMARTS .10: The Big Picture

Here's the BIG FINALE. Better hurry if you want to be one of those 100 people. At the time of this posting, it's been 30 minutes MAX since the column went up and 25 of them are already gone.Oh, and ...
Posted by Eric Adams on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:44:00 PST

SEQUENTIAL SMARTS .9: Getting Viral

With this post, I'm can safely say I'm caught up. Good thing too as the tenth and final installment of SEQUENTIAL SMARTS goes live on Newsarama.com today.Keep your eyes open for it...I want to give y...
Posted by Eric Adams on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:27:00 PST

SEQUENTIAL SMARTS .8: Pressing The Flesh

One more after this and I'm caught up for the BIG FINALE hitting Newsarama tomorrow...One year ago, I returned from Wizard World Chicago with the largest profit I've ever made at any convention. Feeli...
Posted by Eric Adams on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:27:00 PST

SEQUENTIAL SMARTS .7: Branding

Still catching up...You're an ugly, fat-assed comic book reading loser.Being stereotyped sucks. Comic fans aren't the only ones getting it - Self-publishers get the "Oh, you're... self... publishing" ...
Posted by Eric Adams on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:30:00 PST

SEQUENTIAL SMARTS .6: Marketing Online & Building a Web Presence

I'm really behind on all my posting. Here's Sequential Smarts ..6. It went up several weeks ago, but it needs archiving here so....Posts for SS7, SS8, and SS9 to follow. Eeeek...Every comic creator n...
Posted by Eric Adams on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:26:00 PST

REVIEW: Kamikaze Labs on LACKLUSTER WORLD

Barry of KamikazeLabs has posted a wonderful review of LACKLUSTER WORLD and just about everything else I do too.Give it a read, and if you're up to it, leave him a comment telling him how swell he is....
Posted by Eric Adams on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:38:00 PST