Entries from April 2009

April 28, 2009

SLG to Publish ‘Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer’

About a year ago, artist Dusty Higgins and I began working on a comic book project called Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer, based on a doodle Dusty had come up with one day.
At last year’s Heroes Con, we debuted the first 10 pages as a mini comic, which earned praise from folks like Todd Dezago. Since then, [...]

April 21, 2009

Platinum Studios Facing $20 Million Deficit

Last year, I wrote a couple articles for Publishers Weekly on the financial situation of comics publisher Platinum Studios. At the time, the company had run up about $14 million in debt and was accused of not paying creator DJ Coffman.
I haven’t disclosed this before, but when I contacted Platinum’s PR person for information on [...]

April 1, 2009

This Weekend: FLUKE in Athens, Ga.

On Saturday I’ll be joining Top Shelf crewmates Andy Runton and Robert Venditti for a jaunt to Athens, Ga., for FLUKE 2009.
In case you aren’t familiar, it’s a mini comics convention. This will be my first time in attendance, and I’m looking forward to seeing folks like J. Chris Campbell, Chris Schweizer and others.
At the [...]