{"id":563,"date":"2009-09-17T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/2009\/09\/back-from-brazil\/"},"modified":"2009-09-17T19:32:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-18T00:32:00","slug":"back-from-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Back from Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cover is a special delivery to my Fanta Friends:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVUlSQSMI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/ETcyhDcEXTA\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599054243940546\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVUlSQSMI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/ETcyhDcEXTA\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_01.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>The first story would interest the new Marvel Friends: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVZ2luOxI\/AAAAAAAAAHs\/2JEVVW1MAF0\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599144788343570\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVZ2luOxI\/AAAAAAAAAHs\/2JEVVW1MAF0\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_02.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVec0BtXI\/AAAAAAAAAH0\/3cYUDhgEefA\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_03.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599223768364402\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVec0BtXI\/AAAAAAAAAH0\/3cYUDhgEefA\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_03.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>I got this at a comic shop called H Q Mix in Sao Paulo. It\u2019s open 24 hours (!) on a block of mostly theaters and actor\u2019s bars. There is a famous whore house around the corner. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVjQXwD5I\/AAAAAAAAAH8\/GLrbJqhrLdY\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVjQXwD5I\/AAAAAAAAAH8\/GLrbJqhrLdY\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_04%20%3Ca%20href=\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLd9ppv8QI\/AAAAAAAAAJM\/qdBV_uDrpPk\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_05.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLd9ppv8QI\/AAAAAAAAAJM\/qdBV_uDrpPk\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_05.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608555883884802\" \/><\/a><br \/>Andre Conte is the editor of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.companhiadasletras.com.br\/\">Companhia das Letras<\/a> comic division. I spent most of my trip hanging out with him and Juliana Vettore, a publicist at Companhia, and David Grann, since his <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lost_City_of_Z_(book)\"><em>The Lost City of Z<\/em> <\/a>book was published in Portuguese by Companhia. Grann&#8217;s latest New Yorker piece, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/reporting\/2009\/09\/07\/090907fa_fact_grann\">&#8220;Trial by Fire&#8221;<\/a>, came out right before we left NY for Rio.<\/p>\n<p>Andre and I had a lot to talk about since we\u2019re about the same age so we read all of the same comics growing up. It\u2019s nice that Joe Madureira and Wildstorm are at least conversation possibilities. Here&#8217;s Andre:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVyPocCRI\/AAAAAAAAAIM\/PAZy9smrBY4\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_06.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599563827480850\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLVyPocCRI\/AAAAAAAAAIM\/PAZy9smrBY4\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_06.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLV4AIkZlI\/AAAAAAAAAIU\/8trOAk__OpE\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_07.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599662746494546\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLV4AIkZlI\/AAAAAAAAAIU\/8trOAk__OpE\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_07.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>I\u2019m pretty sure that the store owner (above corner) edited this anthology, <em>Capa<\/em>. He didn\u2019t speak any English and I don\u2019t speak any Portuguese, but I think that\u2019s what he was communicating to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLV_zNcwbI\/AAAAAAAAAIc\/WbhgKosk68o\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_08.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599796716257714\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLV_zNcwbI\/AAAAAAAAAIc\/WbhgKosk68o\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_08.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWEfxsV7I\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/ZFJJGcq2rPc\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_09.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599877398910898\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWEfxsV7I\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/ZFJJGcq2rPc\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_09.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWJ0a71ZI\/AAAAAAAAAIs\/8cwNMCQWEuE\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599968839947666\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWJ0a71ZI\/AAAAAAAAAIs\/8cwNMCQWEuE\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_10.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fabioandgabriel.blogspot.com\/\">Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon<\/a> came with us to the store since we went right after a joint discussion\/signing at a mall bookstore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWOw5paaI\/AAAAAAAAAI0\/2CDEfek49po\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_11.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382600053794367906\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWOw5paaI\/AAAAAAAAAI0\/2CDEfek49po\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_11.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWTsYMgOI\/AAAAAAAAAI8\/Kxo7xSyfbtU\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_12.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382600138479665378\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWTsYMgOI\/AAAAAAAAAI8\/Kxo7xSyfbtU\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_12.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>More Brazil stuff later.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWYcbkMNI\/AAAAAAAAAJE\/6ivFgM_M-Pw\/s1600-h\/Shaw_brazil_13.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382600220098179282\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_7kulKsz6MeQ\/SrLWYcbkMNI\/AAAAAAAAAJE\/6ivFgM_M-Pw\/s320\/Shaw_brazil_13.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cover is a special delivery to my Fanta Friends: The first story would interest the new Marvel Friends: I got this at a comic shop called H Q Mix in Sao Paulo. It\u2019s open 24 hours (!) on a block of mostly theaters and actor\u2019s bars. There is a famous whore house around the corner. Andre Conte is the editor of the Companhia das Letras comic division. I spent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1371],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-wild-on"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicscomicsmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}