Brotherhood of the Doctor

So... this is what I did this past weekend.

This past Sunday, I went to an event called Milque and Cookies at Phi Tau, a coeducational fraternity at Dartmouth College (For a bit more on what the event entails, other than the obvious, click here.).

Why did I go? Well, first off, while I didn't attend Dartmouth, I live somewhat locally, and have been hanging out at this particular frat since about 1997. Why? A friend from high school was a brother there, and the people and environment soon grew on me, as the place was filled with geeks, nerds, and other non-prudish people with senses of humor similar to my own.

Heck, I even married one of the Brothers (co-ed frat, remember?).

But, I admit, I hadn't been visiting in much in the past few years. Maybe once a year, if we had time. Work, kids with no one to watch them -- just never time to get away.

However, I had to leave the wife at home (someone had to watch the kids) and go on this past Saturday eve.

The theme of this M&C was Doctor Who.

Just to speed this up somewhat, there were fezzes, sonic screwdrivers, the front door adorned with a TARDIS, Dalek, bow tie, and TARDIS cookies, Who-decor, and even Brothers (and friends) cosplaying;





Many in the House were aware I worked on Doctor Who for IDW (in fact, the house symbol, a Phi and a Tau, are hidden in most of the comics I worked on). However, I wasn't prepared for the joy and support that I was shown for my work, or just plain association with the mythos.

So... here's some thanks;

Many thanks to the brothers (and possible future brothers) of Phi Tau for inviting me over to their Doctor Who Milque and Cookies tonight. Great work on all the Who-decor.

And many, many thanks to those that seemed genuinely wowed by my work and what I do. I work in a vacuum, and more often than not the only response I see to my work is words on a screen on the internet (which, while appreciated, is still just voiceless words on a screen). At comic cons, I'm obviously not a main draw and rarely meet anyone outside of the Gallifrey One convention who wants to talk very long and/or is familiar with my work.

So to meet those who only have a slight grasp of what I do be seemingly so amazed and impressed really means a lot.

To Colleen and Hannah - your attention (even Hannah's threats of stalking ;)~) really made my day. Enjoy the sketches.



PS - Hannah - messaged you on FB... could you send me scan or photo of the sketch I did for you? Thanks!

PPS - Thanks for the photo borrow, Lisa and Sede. If either of you would like me to link to your website/blog/etc of choice in this post, let me know and I'll do that. :)

Update: you can visit Lisa Green's website here --> [CLICKY]