Above: Not a fictional character, not from TV or film, but a real live person.

Above: Not a fictional character, not from TV or film, but a real live person. Cédric Villani (actual last name), French mathematician and politician, spotted in Standart's Enki Bilal documentary. Love me an eccentric. Also of note: North American graphic novelists are rarely if ever seen conversing with mathematicians/politicians. This, I suppose, is part of what separates the French from Americans. Below: The road back to Cairo from Suez. The construction goes on forever. Cairo, already an insane megalopolis, continues to balloon. Finished the final touches on the design for the box that will collect the serialized editions of THE SOLAR GRID. My co-publishers at Radix Co-Op tell me it'll debut at the NY Art Book Fair in September. Cover reveal when I get the green light. Gearing for THE SOLAR GRID panel at Petrocultures 2026 in Dresden, which will be held on August 27 from 11:00am-1:00pm. I am told that it'll be held in a conference room with a capacity of up to 400 people. Today: –…