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10.09.09 - ONS UPDATE

Aaron Taylor sent me this pin-up in support of our ONE NIGHT STAND project. When we started, I had to cut the comic down to 32 pages, which means some artists weren't able to participate, because of promises I made first to other artists. It happens, but I felt terrible having to cut anyone. Aaron's pin-up art is greatly appreciated. Online promotional exclusive?

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Right now, I'm working on a press release for ONE NIGHT STAND and an email to gain the support of more retailers. The scripts are al...

10.04.09 - CRIMES AGAINST FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS

Paul Milligan accuses me time and time again (usually when we're bored at conventions and need something to debate) that the women in my stories get unfairly beaten upon. I apparently have a bad case of "Women in Refrigerators" as a plot device. In my defense, (1) several of my stories have strong leading women. If you are the protagonist, the conflict follows you and you're an easy target. (2) The men in my stories also get beaten upon. Basically, if you are a character in one of my stories,...

09.25.09 - D MAGAZINE, PRODUCTIVE PROCRASTINATION, AND NO NEWS

The October issue of D Magazine is now available. On page 20 of the "Pulse" section, Paul Milligan and I have our SOUVENIR OF DALLAS comic. I really enjoyed writing this one. We brought back the red neon pegasus and made fun of Reunion Tower. You can buy a copy at any local grocery store or bookstore. And of course, if you love the comic, write the editors and tell them.

Procrastination is a monster -- a terrible horrible beast seeking to take away what you hold most dear, your creative willpo...

09.19.09 - KICK ME. SUPPORT INDIE COMICS.

After only a day, I'm already at the half-way point for my goal on Kickstarter (click here for my project page). I'm trying to raise money to cover the printing and shipping costs for ONE NIGHT STAND. Here's the promotional video I put together...





It'd be great if we can meet our goal. However, at this point, I'm kinda hoping we can raise beyond the $500 goal, which would allow us to do even more with the mini-comic. All support is greatly appreciated. (click here for more details and updates)

09.14.09 - TO BURLESON AND BEYOND

I recently finished all 31 one-page scripts for my ONE NIGHT STAND comic project. Done. I'll have more to say about that tomorrow. Right now, I want to mention three speaking/teaching events coming up.

Thursday, October 22nd, 4:30 PM at the Burleson Public Library -- I will be speaking to their Teen Anime/Manga Club about the future of comics and job opportunities in the field. Hey! Stop laughing. I'm sure job opportunities exist. I know plenty of people who have had them. (I'm just not one of...

09.07.09 - HALF HOUR WASTED

Here's the interview with Brent Schoonover and me on the Half Hour Wasted podcast (click here). In this episode, we talk about the completed ASTRONAUT DAD -- all the dirt and details.

Enjoy. We're highly quotable.

09.01.09 - THESE PEOPLE MAKE ME LOOK GOOD

I now have 32 artists working on my mini-comic project ONE NIGHT STAND:

Christopher Higginson, Ryan Dunlavey, Jason Copland, Sina Grace, Cat Staggs, Mark Murphy, J.E. Smith, Tom Kurzanski, Brock Rizy, Paul Milligan, ZeeS, Chad Thomas, Brad Marshall Wilson, Scott Zirkel, Dave Sherrill, David DeGrand, Tania Kaufmann, Nate Bramble, Joe Eisma, Matthew Warlick, Vinh Luan Luu, Jake Ekiss, Erica Stephens, Justin Stewart, Ryon Elliott, Cal Slayton, Jose Esquivel, David Rodriguez, Michael Lagocki, Josep B

08.31.09 - AN OPEN INVITATION

Hello friends and acquaintances,

Diamond Comic Distributors will not ship any new comic books for the week of December 30th. There's been some talk about reserving that week for independent creators to provide original material for our favorite comic shops.

A year ago, I created a project called MINE ALL MINE. The mini-comic was a series of one page vignettes -- about thieves, crooks, scoundrels, con artists, etc. Each page, a different artist, written and arranged by me, all about stealing stuff.

08.29.09 - IT'S BEEN AWHILE

I haven't posted anything in quite a few days. I've been busy with my first week back at school and Kennedy's first week of school. It's just one of those chaotic seasons.

Dallas Comic Con was good (photos posted). I had dinner with lovely local artist and professor Erica Stephens, also hung out with Kyle Kondas. Great guy. April got back from China, so it's wonderful to have her home. April and I went to the Star Wars gallery show at the Soda Gallery. Afterward, April, Paul Milligan, and I went

08.18.09 - WORD TO THE GENIUS

I finished listening to the audiobook for ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk and White. I've read ELEMENTS a few times (and I teach from it in my Creative Writing class), but it was nice to have Frank McCourt's narration. He added some humor I never noticed before in a few of the lines.

For any writer, I consider it required reading. Seriously. I'm a full blown disciple of this little book and E.B. White's reminders on style. This section is especially comforting:

"What," an imaginary student asks Mr. Wh