Bush Dodges Questions… and Shoes

I’m writing a graphic novel that involves George W. Bush, so I’ve been reading everything I can about him and perking up whenever I see his name in a headline.
I about did a spit take just now when I saw on CNN that he’d almost been struck… by a hurled shoe.
The thrower of the shoe [...]

Washington Post Article on Blind Comics Artist

There’s a very good feature story in today’s Washington Post about a legally blind man who draws comic books.
Andre Campbell is part of the Heritage Comics HSQ studio. Overcoming his disability, Campbell has drawn a comic and a graphic novel, which he’s self-published.
The article, online right here, follows Campbell to the 2008 Pittsburgh Comic Con. [...]

Sketching

I keep trying to find time to draw (between the day job, freelancing, writing comics, etc.), which often means squeezing it in to whatever odd free seconds I have.
The other day, that meant doodling in my reporter’s notebook during a lull. I’ve been focusing a lot lately on studying the way clothing folds as it’s [...]

Exorcising the ‘Haunted Tank’

There’s this trend — you could go so far as to call it a tradition — at DC Comics of dusting off old characters and concepts from the vault and giving it a new spin. That’s nothing new in comics, and DC has done it well in the past, notably in the Dr. 13 backup [...]

‘The Punisher’ — Diminishing Returns

The Thomas Jane Punisher is one of the few movies that I’ve ever disliked so much that I had to just walk out.
For some reason, the attached writers, director, producers, etc. thought this character should be stuck in flashy Miami, all neon and pastel and sports cars. It was awful, but, unfortunately, it didn’t even [...]

Toad Zombies: One of the Many Reasons You Should Read ‘Cul de Sac’

I keep recommending the comic strip Cul de Sac to anyone and everyone who’ll listen (Now it’s conveniently collected in book form!), so I apologize if this gets repetitive.
But this comic, by the super-funny Richard Thompson (who has the best qualities of Bill Watterson and Ralph Steadman, as bizarre as that sounds), is just too [...]

Let’s Talk About ‘Watchmen’

Without question, Watchmen is the graphic novel I read most often. At least once a year, I’ll pull out my old worn paperback and read it, either combing through each word and detail or meandering through the well known story.
And yet, I wouldn’t call it my favorite graphic novel. I also don’t recommend it as [...]