Yesterday, I was rear ended by a guy who doesn’t know how to drive in the snow. This morning, I woke up sick. So… 2016 is off to a weird start, but hey, 2015 was a great year!
Last year, I… Continue Reading “My 2015”
My 2015
Tag: Comics
My Year In Books: 2014
Every year, instead of a “My Picks for Best Books of the Year” list, I make a “Here’s What I Read This Year” list. I’m way, way, way behind on this post … 2015’s been a busy one so far! But, in keeping with the grand tradition (Check out previous Years In Books, if you’re so inclined: 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.), here’s what I read in 2014… Continue Reading “My Year In Books: 2014”
Young Shaq in the Bad Future
A while back, I had a silly idea. It was a notion of what would become a short comic story and—though I doubted anything would ever come of it—I sat down and wrote the script so I could get the idea out of my head and down on paper, freeing me up to move on to the next silly idea. Continue Reading “Young Shaq in the Bad Future”
Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot #1 is now available on Comixology!
That’s right, folks! Caleb Goellner and my little comic is now available at one of the world’s largest digital comics retailers! So, head to Comixology, and for just 99 cents, grab a copy of the futuristic cryptid crime comic that Comics Alliance calls “quite possibly the greatest sasquatch-based sci-fi revenge mystery of autumn 2014.”
Get Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot #1 here! Continue Reading “Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot #1 is now available on Comixology!”
I have written a comic! Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot lives!
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your peepers!
I have written a comic about a bigfoot pushed to his limit that Comics Alliance (who generously covered this indie effort) dubbed “quite possibly the greatest sasquatch-based sci-fi revenge mystery of autumn 2014.” You should use your eyeballs to look at its glorious art and read its excellent words! The comic is called Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot and it is currently available digitally on Gumroad. Continue Reading “I have written a comic! Birch Squatch: The Last Bigfoot lives!”
Never stop improving
Last night, I was watching MasterChef with my fiancé and I realized that, over the two seasons I’ve watched, there are always a few contestants who seem certain they know better than the judges. Gordon Ramsay will come around, ask them what they’re cooking, taste it, and often offer some sort of “Are you sure about this? Did you think this through?” criticism. The contestants who often do the best, take that cue and work toward applying the criticism to their cooking. The contestants who are often eliminated early on in the competition are the ones who shake their heads at the criticism and seem convinced that they know better than the judges. Continue Reading “Never stop improving”
Find a crucible for your story
In David Mamet’s On Directing Film, he explains that a director’s job is to make a film by putting together a series of uninflected shots. Using straightforward images alone, you tell the story. He suggests that if you try to make a silent film, you should be able to make a great film because you’ll be forced to make sure each image you use means something, each shot furthers the scene.
Think about that. It’s a great guide for the visual storyteller—Comics very much included in that. Make sure every scene/image works toward telling your story. Continue Reading “Find a crucible for your story”
Branch out
I recently read a great piece from Brian McDonald’s Invisible Ink blog about how imagination is like a reservoir.
Here’s a sample, but go read the whole thing (and check out his book too!)… Continue Reading “Branch out”
On top of the world, Ma!
Recently, ComicBookResources.com announced that Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa’s thrilling high altitude noir comic High Crimes, originally published digitally via MonkeyBrain Comics and currently nominated for the Best Digital Comic award at this year’s Eisners, would be getting a print edition via Dark Horse. A collection that I’m very proud and excited to be editing! Continue Reading “On top of the world, Ma!”
Easter Eggs That Only I Care About
I’m lucky enough to have been drawn into/referenced in a few comic books. You can read about them here, here, here, and here. These are Easter Eggs, if they’re even special enough to be called that, which I’m sure most people don’t notice. But—naturally—to me, they’re awesome!
Here’s a bunch more from last year that I’m eternally grateful for, but I haven’t had a chance to blog until now. Continue Reading “Easter Eggs That Only I Care About”