The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac

From time to time I post about basketball hereabouts because, well, I love basketball and this is my Web site. For once, here’s a basketball post that actually kinda sorta relates to comics.
As the NBA has had something of a resurgence in recent years, with the quality of ball improving substantially and the fun factor [...]

Sketches: In Which I Rant About a Part of Comics Culture That Bewilders Me

A month ago at the Small Press Expo, I circled around the booths picking up books and chatting with some friends and new acquaintances.
I met Tom Scioli of Godland and grabbed a couple of his mini-comics of The Myth of 8-Opus, and he immediately asked what I’d like sketched on them. Then I meandered over [...]

Wise Words from Paul Pope on Kirby, Writing and the Battling Boy Movie

There’s something that’s just undeniably cool about covering comics, particularly in moments such as when I was talking to Paul Pope for a story in the latest Publishers Weekly Comics Week. He was talking about how the huge manga compilations influenced Heavy Liquid (Vertigo’s reprint came out last week), and said this:
I just wish Kirby [...]

A Very Good Day

A couple years ago, I was a newspaper reporter, an unbiased observer of news and events, when I had the chance to cover a speech by Barack Obama and, briefly, speak to him.
He was smart, funny, professional and, to the large crowd, inspiring. I was objective, sure, but it was impossible to deny the aura [...]