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Perspective, Courtesy Orson Welles 21 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
I think about the moment at the 1:30 mark of this clip a lot. Whenever I have regrets about how I've managed my career or how hard I've worked or how many hours I've spent on a treadmill, I think of t...
Inking Made Easy 10 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
I published this on Twitter the other day. Figured I might as well place it here, too. Here, in my semi-humble opinion, is what makes good comic book inking, in five not-so-easy steps: 1- Draw, don'...
My Happy Experiences with Dynamite and Nick Barrucci 12 Jun 2013 | 07:08 pm
I wrote this the other day for Clifford Meth, who was writing a piece about the recent Don McGregor/Dynamite thing. Since Cliff only used part of my message, I thought I'd share the whole thing here: ...
Ten Years Back 22 Mar 2013 | 11:06 pm
Andrew Sullivan's writing on how he came to be so wrong about Iraq War 10 years ago is amazing stuff. A model for how we should examine ourselves. Ten years ago, I knew Bush was intent on the Iraq in...
Giordano on Getting it Done 18 Feb 2013 | 09:44 pm
I was talking about inking and my inking hero, Dick Giordano, this morning. One more thing about Giordano. A possibly apocryphal story- Dick's suggestion for curing slowness as an inker went somethi...
Dressing for the Hat 12 Feb 2013 | 01:04 am
This came up at one of my regular online hangouts the other day. To what extent does one try to match your hat to the rest of your outfit, or even vice versa? I do try to match my outfits, but I also...
My Current Process, In Five Steps 9 Feb 2013 | 11:58 pm
I get asked from time to time how I go about tackling a monthly comic book script. I wrote down the steps I currently go through the other day for a friend, so I figured I'd share here. This is just t...
For Jenne and Ginny 11 Oct 2012 | 07:16 am
My sister asked me to do a reading as part of her wedding ceremony last weekend. I was honored, and I wanted to write something special for Jenne and her beautiful bride, Ginny. Here's what I came up ...
Comics Riches! Or not. 20 Jul 2012 | 04:38 am
Once in a great while a friend or family member asks me about selling some comics they've found. There are usually comics from my friends' youth, which dates them back thirty or so years. I found myse...
Green Hornet #27 and Beyond... 18 Jul 2012 | 11:33 pm
Just wanted to drop by to say that issue #27 of Green Hornet is my last issue as sole writer. Starting with issue #28, I am providing plots or story ideas for Jai Nitz to work from. On issue #28, I wr...