I know… I’ve been derelict with maintaining the site. I worked a little on it over the weekend, pairing the FANzine Live Phoenix Spotlight videos with their accompanying entries in the Library tab. So that’s done. And I’m woefully behind on weekly recaps. Those aren’t the most difficult to assemble, but they take time…and I’mContinue reading “An update … and a kind word”
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2024: The Halfway Point
New Year’s is a time of self-renewal. We make resolutions, mostly to improve ourselves in an effort to be happier, more confident and more satisfied with one’s life. I know, 99% of the resolutions are of the lose weight/exercise variety, and 99% of THOSE don’t pan out. But I’d like to try for a more modest, perhaps moreContinue reading “2024: The Halfway Point”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s an extra special one here; permit me to explain. On June 29, I had my overdue colonoscopy. My surgeon discovered 2 tumors, a benign one the size of a tennis ball and another, 5cm long, lining part of my large intestine that was precancerous. He immediately extracted the tennis ball. Two weeksContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
On George Pérez
The legendary George Pérez just offered a heartbreaking update about his health today. You can read it here. The comics world knew that Mr. Pérez wasn’t in the best shape, but today’s news is simply tragic. I never met Mr. Pérez. I collected comics really seriously in the mid-late 80’s, then put them aside forContinue reading “On George Pérez”
Friendships make it work
Permit a personal aside… In the wake of receiving Heroic: Heroes Past from the printer, I’ve found myself being emotional in thinking about the friendships and camaraderie reborn by the project. Putting it lightly, I was lax in maintaining my relationships with the small press creative community since dropping out in my senior year inContinue reading “Friendships make it work”
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