For a while now, my favorite “author photo” has been a photo my wife snapped while I was having a margarita in San Diego. I looked like I was in my element, I guess. But that shot is now a few years old and the format doesn’t really work for print and such. So… I asked talented photographer Kelly Manno to “make me look pretty.” Here’s a selection of my new author shots. I’d love to hear your...
Read MoreWhen I was 12 years old, my pal Doug and I founded HERO COMICS. This was not my first foray into the world of funny books. Years earlier, I had created MATTER MAN on several pages of onion skin paper. And not long after that I wrote and illustrated a 10-issue run of X-Lazer Nights (Yes, “Lazer” with a “Z” and “Nights” with an “N” although I later retconned it into “Knights”). Those...
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I’ve mentioned that my son (who is now 3) is destined to be the next great horror writer. This week, he took another step down the road of the macabre. A few nights ago, I took up more than my share of the available parking area in our driveway. I’m sure I was in a hurry and was planning to move the car before my wife and son got home. But I didn’t. So, when Cindy and Squish got home after a hard day at work and the babysitter,...
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A while back, my son and I made up a game where we would hide from various imaginary monsters. We would get a blanket or sheet, sit on the floor, and listen closely to sounds that weren’t there. “I hear something outside!” I would say. “What?” Squish would ask. “A robot!” I’d shriek, and we’d both dive under the blanket until the threat was gone. And we’d do this over and over and over...
Read MoreForgive me. I couldn’t resist. And you can thank me for that tune running through your head for the rest of the day. Five days from now I will officially be a full-time writer. I’m not ready. There’s no way I’m ready. I’ve got insurance issues to worry about! I’m a long way from setting up my business and accounting systems! I don’t have enough Ramen stocked up! The work will be there. I’ve got...
Read MoreI get a lot of trouble for my love of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie, Road House. I’ve watched the movie dozens of times and, unlike some “better” movies, it never gets old. I contend that Road House, despite its humble origins as an ass-kicking action flick, is chock-full of valuable life lessons. After all, Dalton is a “fighting philosopher,” so you should expect to learn a thing or two every time this bad boy...
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