For those who live in the LA area! Don’t make plans September 17, ’cause we’ve whipped you up a comics treat! The West Hollywood Book Fair is proud to present the… PULP GRIND MANIFESTO: Writing the Monthly Comic Book!! Four firmly entrenched writers in popular comics… DEVIN GRAYSON (Batman: Gotham Knights – the first ongoing Batman series created by a female! – Matador & the novel DC Universe: Inheritance) ALLAN HEINBERG (Young Avengers, Wonder Woman & ABCs Grey’s Anatomy) BRIAN … →
Hitler Meets Christ
“Shot in Vancouver’s seediest district on a budget of only $100,000 (Cdn), Hitler Meets Christ (from a stage play by actor Michael Moriarty) follows two mentally ill, homeless men, who have mysteriously assumed the personae of the polar opposites of good and evil…” – from the article “Just How Far Does God’s Love Extend?” This Feature Length Film, based on Michael Moriarty’s play Hitler and Christ Meet Death at the Port Authority Bus Terminal threatens to be either brilliant, gloriously … →
Radio Interview on the State of Iraq’s Past, Present and Future
Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times, was recently the guest on Fresh Air. He gave an amazing and engaging run down of his understanding of the Iraq conflict after having been embedded there since the 2003 invasion. He openly talks about the difficulties of recruiting Iraq military forces, Sadam’s reasoning for lying about WMD’s, Rumsfeld’s famous “No Nation Building” speech and the White House’s redefining of the word “victory” in regards to our involvement there. Amazing … →
HOW IT GETS IN (Free Comic!)
I’ve wanted to write a researched political post lately, but I tend to get my head stuck up inside my own ass when I do that. While not entirely unpleasant, I do find it unproductive in there. This morning, however, I remembered HOW IT GETS IN. A 22-page comic book that Allen Gladfelter and I created three years ago. In my opinion the material is still relevant. By posting it some time after its creation, I’m able to capture a … →
Hundreds Watch ‘Corpse Flower’ Bloom
Since working on Swamp Thing I’ve become fascinated with plants and their many mutations. This one is truly amazing… “Hundreds of visitors filed through a Virginia Tech greenhouse to get a glimpse, and a whiff, of a powerfully malodorous Corpse Flower as it bloomed.” Read the full article here. What the article doesn’t mention is that this flower is one of the, if not the, largest in the world. Coming in at virtually the size of the Audrey II. One … →
