I’ve been back from the first of the summer trips for a few days now…digging into the to-do list in between family obligations, Dad Taxi runs, and World Cup soccer. One of the Phoenix to-dos is submitting applications for upcoming zine fests and related events. These operations often want to see samples, an easy taskContinue reading “Phoenix library “posters””
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Summer Break…?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Summer is a bear, stuff is happening, I gotta slow down on the videos over the summer. The tension of “family v. zine guy” always is high when the kids are out of school, but it is especially high this summer. I have a rising college freshman and two highly engaged young teens.Continue reading “Summer Break…?”
#SundaySteveWillis – Celebrate Lefties!
Not those “lefties” that send certain folks through the roof…no, just those who walk among us with green-handled scissors! Steve Willis took the entire 26th issue of his amazing Cranium Frenzy series and devoted it to us, the 10% of society who walk among us with a permanent ink/graphite smear on the side of theirContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Celebrate Lefties!”
#SundaySteveWillis – Cranium Frenzy #25!
We’re back at it with #SundaySteveWillis, this time getting up to Cranium Frenzy #25! This issue was fun in that Steve shelved the long-form story for at least an issue and instead rolled out a bunch of short (almost all single-page) strips. Not only are they good, but they show off a little more ofContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Cranium Frenzy #25!”
A little love for Willis and Cranium Frenzy!
Imagine my surprise when watching a discussion between Canon Zine’s Colin Blanchette and writer Gary Usher about their Top 100 Superheroes list in Die With Your Mask On #3…and they veer off on a tangent about Steve Willis, Tragedy of Morty and The Collected Cranium Frenzy! Thanks for the kind words, guys! (And if youContinue reading “A little love for Willis and Cranium Frenzy!”
Comic Book Creator #42 talks Willis, Cranium Frenzy
Exciting news – the latest issue of TwoMorrows Press’s Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke, has a lengthy article discussing Steve Willis, his Collected Cranium Frenzy and Tragedy of Morty collections, and his friendship with Bruce Chrislip and Phoenix publisher Tom Fellrath! It’s all in Comic Book Creator #42, on sale now atContinue reading “Comic Book Creator #42 talks Willis, Cranium Frenzy”
Happy New Year 2026!
Last year, I wrote a New Year’s post. This year, I switched formats and went with a video. It uses that post as a starting point, so I suppose the link is good to have. Anyway, here’s my New Year’s message…looking back and looking forward…again… Here’s to a wonderful 2026! Thanks for your friendship andContinue reading “Happy New Year 2026!”
The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Reader reviewed at Electric Transit
Danny Ferbert of Electric Transit offered up a review of The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Reader in the Prog: 09:12:25 print edition… This book gives ya a taste of what’s to offer from Steve Willis’s Cranium Frenzy that Phoenix Productions has collected in to several volumes. The book starts with an introduction toContinue reading “The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Reader reviewed at Electric Transit”
Comics Blogger on The Collected Cranium Frenzy Vols. 1-2
Thomas Campbell, better known in the small press comics/zine sphere as “Comics Blogger,” took a look at the first couple volumes of The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis. For a reader coming in cold to Steve’s work, I think the books acquitted themselves quite nicely. Many thanks for the thoughtful review, Thomas! Vols 3-4Continue reading “Comics Blogger on The Collected Cranium Frenzy Vols. 1-2”
A little more love for The Collected Cranium Frenzy
Many thanks to cartoonist Dale Martin, who had these kind Thanksgiving words to say about The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis: Dale keeps a blog on this very same WordPress platform. Lots of cartoony goodness, often focusing on his signature character, Watusi the Talking Dog. You should check it out! And wouldn’t you know,Continue reading “A little more love for The Collected Cranium Frenzy”
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