Congrats Interrobang December 3, 2009 11:20 AM Subscribe
Congratulations to MeFi's own Interrobang, whose first book for young readers, The Secret of Invisibility, was just published! He is both author and illustrator - preview the illustrations here.
It's on Amazon too.
It's on Amazon too.
i already know the secret to invisibility and used it for my previous comment
Congrats!
posted by davejay at 11:22 AM on December 3, 2009 [3 favorites]
Congrats!
posted by davejay at 11:22 AM on December 3, 2009 [3 favorites]
Congratulations!
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:25 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:25 AM on December 3, 2009
Oh, very nice! Congratulations, love the look and feel of the art!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 11:25 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 11:25 AM on December 3, 2009
Congratulations man. I especially like this illustration.
posted by Lutoslawski at 11:30 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by Lutoslawski at 11:30 AM on December 3, 2009
Sounds good, I'll probably read this to my 8 and 10 year olds.
posted by DU at 11:45 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by DU at 11:45 AM on December 3, 2009
Thanks, guys!
posted by interrobang at 11:52 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by interrobang at 11:52 AM on December 3, 2009
Congrats - I love your drawing style in general and am particularly fond of this page. Best of luck with this - I look forward to seeing more.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 11:52 AM on December 3, 2009
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 11:52 AM on December 3, 2009
Lovely stuff. Interrobang's cat cartoon is beautiful as well.
posted by dng at 11:55 AM on December 3, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by dng at 11:55 AM on December 3, 2009 [2 favorites]
Salvor, I like the cut of your jib,
but this here is a power boat.
Congratulations interrobang! I just knew that move would do you good.
posted by Floydd at 12:27 PM on December 3, 2009
but this here is a power boat.
Congratulations interrobang! I just knew that move would do you good.
posted by Floydd at 12:27 PM on December 3, 2009
Awesome! Coincidentally, I have a 10 year old cousin who just moved to Lawrence and this is right up his alley. And, I score cool points for saying "I met the author in a bar" when I hand it over. Congrats, interrobang!
posted by donnagirl at 12:31 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by donnagirl at 12:31 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
Awesome!
posted by mygothlaundry at 12:32 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by mygothlaundry at 12:32 PM on December 3, 2009
And, I score cool points for saying "I met the author in a bar" when I hand it over. Congrats, interrobang!
I will score creepy points by saying "it was written by this guy I know from the Internet" when I give it to my 9-year-old niece.
Congratulations!
posted by headnsouth at 12:35 PM on December 3, 2009 [5 favorites]
I will score creepy points by saying "it was written by this guy I know from the Internet" when I give it to my 9-year-old niece.
Congratulations!
posted by headnsouth at 12:35 PM on December 3, 2009 [5 favorites]
That is wonderful, we're putting it in the mall!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:37 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:37 PM on December 3, 2009
Wow, that's impressive, and the illustrations are great. Congrats, interrobang!
posted by misha at 1:22 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by misha at 1:22 PM on December 3, 2009
Yay, congratulations!
posted by hermitosis at 1:26 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by hermitosis at 1:26 PM on December 3, 2009
Thank you very much, everyone! I really hope you like the book.
posted by interrobang at 1:35 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by interrobang at 1:35 PM on December 3, 2009
Congrats.
posted by johnny novak at 1:39 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by johnny novak at 1:39 PM on December 3, 2009
For those who don't tread the teal (or whatever color MeFi Projects uses), here's the Projects post related to this announcement.
posted by filthy light thief at 1:42 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by filthy light thief at 1:42 PM on December 3, 2009
yyyyyYEAH!
posted by not_on_display at 1:49 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by not_on_display at 1:49 PM on December 3, 2009
I'm assuming this would be at a good level for 4th graders, right? Because if it is then I'm about to give it a bazillion and thirty-seven more cool points since the wife would be able to bring it into her classroom.
posted by theichibun at 1:54 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by theichibun at 1:54 PM on December 3, 2009
I'm assuming this would be at a good level for 4th graders, right? Because if it is then I'm about to give it a bazillion and thirty-seven more cool points since the wife would be able to bring it into her classroom.
It's in the 8- to 12-year-old range.
posted by interrobang at 2:00 PM on December 3, 2009
It's in the 8- to 12-year-old range.
posted by interrobang at 2:00 PM on December 3, 2009
If it weren't for interrobang I wouldn't know what an interrobang is.
posted by cjorgensen at 2:10 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by cjorgensen at 2:10 PM on December 3, 2009
I still don't know what 'a' interrobang 'is', but I'm not sure what 'is' 'is'. This is great news though as I've admired interrobang's work for a while and I'm delighted his art is infecting (in the good way) others, especially young others.
posted by Elmore at 2:17 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by Elmore at 2:17 PM on December 3, 2009
And I suppose I meant to use the word influencing, rather than infecting.
posted by Elmore at 2:18 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by Elmore at 2:18 PM on December 3, 2009
I've been a fan of Interrobang for quite some time, I loved the hole in the wall and pretty much everything else he's done.
So, congratulations, dude. You're awesome.
posted by dead cousin ted at 2:30 PM on December 3, 2009
So, congratulations, dude. You're awesome.
posted by dead cousin ted at 2:30 PM on December 3, 2009
Congratulations!
posted by languagehat at 2:36 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by languagehat at 2:36 PM on December 3, 2009
Thank you!
posted by interrobang at 2:42 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by interrobang at 2:42 PM on December 3, 2009
"I still don't know what 'a' interrobang 'is'..."
posted by Elmore
An interrobang is the punctuation in this sentence:
What the fuck?!
Also, in Unicode, there's an interrobang character: ‽
Does that answer your question‽
posted by not_on_display at 2:43 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by Elmore
An interrobang is the punctuation in this sentence:
What the fuck?!
Also, in Unicode, there's an interrobang character: ‽
Does that answer your question‽
posted by not_on_display at 2:43 PM on December 3, 2009
YAY! Congrats, interrobang!
posted by katillathehun at 2:47 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by katillathehun at 2:47 PM on December 3, 2009
w00t! w00t! Congrats! This is ossum!
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 3:07 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 3:07 PM on December 3, 2009
Speaking of shirts, we really need a model that just says, "Metafilter's Own."
That way, we can gift them to our famous members.
And we can wear them ourselves, knowing that one day we will all be famous*, and someone will write a post about us, saying, "And of course, s/he's Metafilter's Own..."
*At least for 15 minutes.
posted by misha at 3:33 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
That way, we can gift them to our famous members.
And we can wear them ourselves, knowing that one day we will all be famous*, and someone will write a post about us, saying, "And of course, s/he's Metafilter's Own..."
*At least for 15 minutes.
posted by misha at 3:33 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
Yay! Interrobang is the coolest.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:15 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:15 PM on December 3, 2009
Nicely done sir, plus, you just made my Christmas shopping a little easier.
posted by nenequesadilla at 4:39 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by nenequesadilla at 4:39 PM on December 3, 2009
kudos, most excellent, interrobang - and good timing for the holidays. Thanks for alerting us, Miko!
posted by madamjujujive at 4:49 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by madamjujujive at 4:49 PM on December 3, 2009
Way to go, pal.
posted by rocketman at 5:31 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by rocketman at 5:31 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
This looks great Interrobang! I think I'll pick one up for my daughter.
posted by Sailormom at 5:40 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by Sailormom at 5:40 PM on December 3, 2009
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!
posted by The Whelk at 6:14 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 6:14 PM on December 3, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh! My kids' great-grandma lives in Lawrence and we visit at least once a year. I'm going to order this book for my girls and my nieces, who will be endlessly amused at the idea of an "underworld" in Lawrence, I'm sure.
Yay, Interrobang!
posted by padraigin at 10:26 PM on December 3, 2009
Yay, Interrobang!
posted by padraigin at 10:26 PM on December 3, 2009
That is way cool.
posted by LobsterMitten at 10:30 PM on December 3, 2009
posted by LobsterMitten at 10:30 PM on December 3, 2009
There have been several times this summer where I wished my nephew was older (he's 1.5). This is one of them. Right near the top of the list actually. Turns out the newborn presents are cool then it's all boring until 8 or so. So I either buy presents now and horde (not so practical) or hope you all buy the cool stuff and keep it going until he's old enough so I can buy stuff then. Maybe a mixture.
The book looks awesome, congratulations.
posted by shelleycat at 1:06 AM on December 4, 2009
The book looks awesome, congratulations.
posted by shelleycat at 1:06 AM on December 4, 2009
Congrats!!!
posted by typewriter at 5:12 AM on December 4, 2009
posted by typewriter at 5:12 AM on December 4, 2009
Congrats!
posted by Stewriffic at 5:13 AM on December 4, 2009
posted by Stewriffic at 5:13 AM on December 4, 2009
Congratulations! It looks great. (Even the invisible bits.)
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:17 AM on December 4, 2009
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:17 AM on December 4, 2009
Woohoo!
posted by lazaruslong at 8:37 AM on December 4, 2009
posted by lazaruslong at 8:37 AM on December 4, 2009
Thank you, everyone, this thread made my year!
posted by interrobang at 10:22 AM on December 4, 2009
posted by interrobang at 10:22 AM on December 4, 2009
I am reading this right now and totally loving it. If people decide to get a copy, I think that's great. I would also suggest people order this book at their public library (same goes for any other MeFite book you've bought and enjoyed). It's tough to get small press books into public libraries and patron orders are one decent and totally legit way to do this. Make sure you check it out when it comes in!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:20 PM on December 10, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:20 PM on December 10, 2009 [1 favorite]
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