The life of a self-publisher can be streaky. By that, I mean short bursts of lots of visible activity and then long(-ish) stretches of what looks like nothing. I’d say we’re in the latter, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. So how about an update? My flagship book, Hologram, is moving along at itsContinue reading “The in-between days”
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So you want a paper copy?
I surveyed the landscape of comics and especially small press publishing before launching this site. And what I saw, after 30+ years away, was radically different than the world I operated in as a teen. One of the biggest differences? The ascendance of digital comics. Whether Webtoons or Comixology or any of the many private,Continue reading “So you want a paper copy?”
The waiting is the hardest part
And so it begins. All of the copies of Heroic: Heroes Past that were intended to be mailed have been mailed and are winding their way to the houses of contributors, United Fanzine Organization members, reviewers, customers and a few extra friends. Now, I wait. I’m usually not so antsy about feedback on my books.Continue reading “The waiting is the hardest part”
Been a little while…
Quick update on the state o’ things: I am working on Heroes Past, a book reprinting my five heroes’ stories…a short “omnibus”, if you will. Most all work on it is done, but I need to nail down the page count and get the special front cover finalized. To the best of my knowledge, I’veContinue reading “Been a little while…”
New Phoenix Productions logo
While putting books together, I’m afforded with time to do little things like rework a thirty-year-old logo. Here’s what we have for Phoenix Productions, Mark II: I have a couple other variations, but this is the basic form. Hope you like it!
Not gonna jinx anything!
It’s been a little while since I wrote with an update on the status of new projects. (The old collection has been entirely bagged and packaged into manageable boxes…that took a week-plus.) And while I don’t want to screw up the system, here are some intentionally vague tidbits: Collected edition of older books – AContinue reading “Not gonna jinx anything!”
You gotta look in the right places
One of the biggest challenges in reentering the small press field — or entering ANY field in any industry, for that matter — is figuring out where “your people” hang out. When I was selling commercial insurance, it was the country clubs and golf courses. When I was in politics, it was that favorite wateringContinue reading “You gotta look in the right places”
United Fanzine Organization
At the urging of Chairman Steve Keeter, I placed my name in for consideration as a member of the long-running (and personally beloved) United Fanzine Organization. The U.F.O., as members call it, is “a co-op of small-press publishers who mutually aid each other in the promotion and production of their titles, and the promotion ofContinue reading “United Fanzine Organization”
On the prowl
I still have a bit left to scan for the library, but the real matter at hand is getting new creative material off the ground. As a writer, I’m only able to push a story so far. So if you’re an artist, one looking to play around on the fringes of the spandex hero sphere,Continue reading “On the prowl”
The (rough) plan going forward
(Excerpted from a personal statement of direction/purpose) As background, I wrote a few small press comic book stories back in the 1980’s. I have 4 characters where I have clear creative rights: Patriot (Patriot 1, c. 1987) — A fascist Captain America of sorts with a young sidekick. Lots of Red Scare spy stuff. TheContinue reading “The (rough) plan going forward”
