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Aurora, Alex Teves and Why We Need Superheroes

On July 17th, 2012, without evidence or provocation, a high-profile pundit went on record trashing The Dark Knight Rises as a politically charged propaganda piece. As a Batman devotee, I was annoyed, maybe even a little offended. When I said so, a friend told me to lighten up. After all, he said, “Batman is just […]
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Comic-Con, Hall H and the Line From Hell

Comic-Con International 2012 took over the city of San Diego last week, drawing more than 130,000 patrons. It ran from July 12th through July 15th, with July 11th as a bonus “preview night.” But people were lining up a lot earlier than that. Seating 6,500, the infamous Hall H is where all the biggest panels […]
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Comic-Con Is Really Big: A First-Timer’s Perspective

I just wrapped up my first Comic-Con International, often called “San Diego Comic-Con” by fans, and just “Comic-Con” in the press. It wasn’t my first convention. I frequent Cons on the east coast every year, Baltimore in particular. But this was my first San Diego, and for sheer size and scale it definitely warrants the […]
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American Splendor

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an essay comparing the art forms of jazz and comic books. I decided I wanted it read by a larger audience than my blog posts usually reach, so I contacted Ron Marz. Ron’s a comic writer of many years, and he also writes a great blog called Shelf […]
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Philly Con, Day 3- Neal Adams

My Con is over, and I’m on a train bound for Baltimore. The Philadelphia Comic-Con runs through tomorrow—and it would’ve been fun to watch the Sci-Fi Speed Dating—but I’ve done everything I wanted to do here, and decided to cut costs by going home a little early. I had three goals for today: attend a […]
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Philly Con, Day 2- Artist Alley

I started writing comics a few years ago, and since then have attended a decent number of conventions. If you’re a comic creator, conventions are part of the gig. That’s where the pros are, that’s where the fans are, that’s where you network and get the word out. It’s the best way to stay current […]
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Philadelphia Comic-Con, Day 1- It’s Always Sunny

I’m back in Philly for the Philadelphia Comic-Con. Timing wasn’t great, given I had just gotten home from a trumpet conference in Georgia. But as I’m trying to be a part of this industry, and I need an artist for a new book, and Philly is so close, it seemed a waste not to come. […]
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Zombies and the People Who Love Them

George Romero has become a household name. The Walking Dead is a phenomenal hit, both in comic stores and on television. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies began a new sub-genre of historical fiction, now containing such installments as Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, soon to be a major motion picture. Literature is published about how to survive zombie […]
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