Chester Brown appeared at the Strand Bookstore in NYC last Thursday (5/12) to promote "Paying For It."  There was a presentation where Chester read most of one chapter of the book, a Q-and-A with the audience, and a signing afterwards.  Here are some photos I took of the event...

Prior to the start of the event, Chester Brown and author Tracy Quan, who also appeared on the panel, discuss whether or not his new graphic novel "Paying For It" should have been issued with or without a dust jacket...


The first half of the event was Chester Brown reading from "Paying For It," with the panels shown on a projection screen as he read from them.  Chester explained the panels in the presentation had the word balloons blanked out so the audience wouldn't finish before he did...




The "Paying For It" panel: Chester Brown, moderator Benjamen Walker and author Tracy Quan...




Finally, Chester proudly shows off my freshly signed and sketched copy of "Paying For It",,,




Here's a link to my Flickr set from the event... 49 images... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_dunaier/sets/72157626714680332/