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Like a Chinese Tattoo

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Category : Writing

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In March (just in time for World Horror Convention), Dark Arts Books will release their fourth short story collection, Like a Chinese Tattoo.  The book features tales by Rick R. Reed, David Thomas Lord, JA Konrath, and yours truly.  My stories include “Tomorrow, When the Demons Come,” a tale of all-consuming obsession; “Remains,” a novella of supernatural horror and revenge; and “Granny Kisses,” my 2007 Gross-Out Contest entry.  I’m very proud to be part of this collection, and I hope you’ll check it out.I’m the only author of the bunch who doesn’t have a middle name or initial listed, so I guess it’s time to put some thought into how I’d like to be addressed.  “Falcon” is already taken, so I could go with Raptor or Sidewinder or Panther.  Or maybe something like Moon-Unit-12 or Xerxes or Captain Awesome.  Hmm … Cullen “T-Rex Daddy” Bunn has a nice ring to it.

Convention Season is Here

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Category : Events & Appearances

Looking over my calendar, it looks like I’ve got a bunch of trips coming up in the next several months.  I figured I’d go ahead and post a brief run-down of my convention schedule.  Hopefully, I’ll see you there!March 9HurleyConJoplin, Missouri March 27 – 30World Horror ConventionSalt Lake City, UtahApril 18 – 20New York ComicConNew York, New YorkApril 26 – 27Cape Girardeau ComicConCape Girardeau, MissouriJune 20 – 22Heroes ConventionCharlotte, North CarolinaJune 26 – 29Wizard World: ChicagoChicago, IllinoisJuly 24 – 27ComicCon InternationalSan Diego, CaliforniaOctober 3 – 5ArchonCollinsville, Illinois

The Damned: Prodigal Sons #2

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Category : Comics, The Damned

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Is now available for pre-order, and if that cover doesn’t stir some interesting questions, I dunno what will … except maybe the cover to the third issue of the series (but I’m not showing you that just yet).  Run–don’t walk–to your comic shop and ask them to carry the book.

It can be found on page 326 of this month’s Previews.  The order code is FEB08 3942.

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Highlights from This Month’s Previews

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Category : Comics, Distractions, General

Ah, there’s nothing like sitting down with a new copy of Previews to pick out all the new books, comics, magazines, DVDs, and chachkas that I’d love to get my mitts on.  Reminds me of reading the JC Penney toy catalog as a kid.  There is a lot of cool stuff coming out in April, but a few stand-out items really caught my eye.

Pigeons from Hell #1 (Dark Horse) - My favorite Robert E. Howard story has been adapted to comics before, but in this case Joe R. Lansdale is penning the script and putting his own spin on the classic yarn.  Judging from some sample pages I’ve seen, it’s gonna be quite a change from the source material, but I’m still excited about it. 

Creepy Archives (Dark Horse) – Over 200 pages of reprinted material from one of the coolest horror magazines around.  This hardback edition collects the first five issues of the magazine’s run.  I can see the future of my bookcases right now.  Here’s hoping Eerie gets similar treatment.

Titans #1 (DC) – Once a Teen Titans fan, always a Teen Titans fan.  Looks like the original team is coming back together.  That’s enough to get me reading, at least for a few issues.

Showcase Presents: The Haunted Tank Vol. 2 (DC) – I love weird war stories.  Some would argue that The Unkown Soldier or The War That Time Forgot are better, but The Haunted Tank stories from G. I. Combat were always my favorites. 

Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula (Marvel) - Hey, it’s my talented pal, Chris Samnee, drawing the man with no fear.  That’s gotta rawk!

Cladestine #3 (Marvel) – In the 90s, there were only a few bright spots on the comic landscape.  The short-lived Clandestine was one of those great comics that didn’t make it back then.  But it’s back again, and just as awesome as I remember.

Secret Invasion #1 (Marvel) – So, sue me.  The hype machine over this event has sucked me in.  I gotta know who’s a skrull!

The Mist (DVD) – The best big budget horror movie I’ve seen in a long time is coming out on DVD … so I can watch it again and again on foggy nights.

And, of course, The Damned: Prodigal Sons #2 hits the shelves in April, too.  But I’ll post some more about that later.

How the Big Boys Brainstorm

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Category : General, The Damned

So … yesterday my esteemed colleague, Brian Hurtt, and I got together to discuss The Damned.  We haven’t been able to meet face-to-face in several months, so it was a pleasant change of pace from the e-mails (to which Brian never responds) or the phone calls (which I rarely answer) that usually comprise our creative process.  Here are a few behind-the-scenes highlights, just to show you how powerful and focused such meetings really are. 

  • Brian and I both liked the Atari 2600.  Kaboom was a mutual favorite, and we agreed that Centipede was a difficult game to master.  Ironically (when you consider the rest of this list) we felt as though playing video games was the only childhood activity we would classify as a big waste of time.  I would one day like to own a Discs of Tron video game, just like the one I used to play at Take 10 as a boy. 
  • Speaking of Tron, the Kanye West/Daft Punk performance at the Grammy’s was pretty cool, wasn’t it?
  • After Brian saw my Goodreads profile, he decided I’m surprisingly more well read than he would have thought.  Gee, what a nice thing to say …
  • Black Hole by Charles Burns is a terrific graphic novel.  I’m unsure why I don’t own a copy.
  • Underworld and Underworld 2 were not high on Brian’s list of favorite movies.  I think the sequel is a little better than the first movie, but that’s not saying much.  Likewise, Brian feels that The Howling does not hold up, nor do the two Back to the Future sequels.  I still enjoy BTTF2 quite a bit, though.
  • The Terminator TV show is a lot of fun.  Brian and I hope it doesn’t get cancelled.
  • My favorite quote from Brian (one that pretty much sums up how we work together): “It’s when you say things like that, that I wonder why I want to work with you.”
  • I think the preceding quote was in response to my claim that I enjoyed the movie Smokin’ Aces.
  • We agreed that The Damned (yes, we actually talked about the book) would make one hell of an ongoing series.  Sigh.  Maybe one day.
  • Because of rewrites I did to the first issue of the new series (I expanded the first issue quite a bit), I have to do some significant rewrites to the second issue.  No worries there, and the end result will be so much better than originally planned, I believe.  Also, Brian’s art for the new series is really sweet.
  • … Smokin’ Aces rawked … I don’t care what anyone else says.

Don’t Call it a Comeback

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Category : General

Finally, I can breathe again.

The last few weeks have been a mad writing marathon, full of stress, junk food, and lots of caffeine.  When you balance a day job with writing, you’ve got to make the most of your off-the-clock hours.  And I’ve been working the keyboard like a speed bag every evening and weekend.

I’ve completed several new short stories, two novellas, a film script, and 25 pages of script for a new project I can’t wait to announce.  I’m not out of the woods yet–I’m powering through a new novel over the next several weeks–but I at least feel a little more relaxed about my writing life.  After spending so much time on comic book scripts, it took a little work for me to get back into writing prose.  Some rather nasty deadlines helped.

I’ll be back to updating this site a little more frequently again.  In the meantime, here are a few links you might find interesting.

Goodreads.com - It’s like MySpace for book lovers.  My Goodreads profile can be found here.

The Dragon Page Podcasts - An interesting sci-fi/fantasy/horror podcast.  This one happens to feature a reader review of The Damned: Three Days Dead.

Beemsville – Review of The Damned: Three Days Dead, including some nice artwork.

Comics to Consider 2007 – Over at Rise of Nikoli, you can see a pretty nifty rundown of some great comics from last year … including–you guessed it–The Damned: Three Days Dead.