I’m excited to share the release of the seventh issue of the award-winning anthology series, Strange Times, with the world! Every issue of Strange Times is a different adventure. Theme, format, content…everything changes from issue to issue. This series was intended to be my place for an “anything goes” approach (a respository for my non-spandexContinue reading “Strange Times 7 – On Sale NOW!”
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Phoenix library “posters”
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””
Chuck Bunker (1956-2026)
Chuck Bunker has passed away. He actually passed away on May 24, but news of his death only made it into small press comics/zine social media because of the internet sleuthing of United Fanzine Organization Chair Rob Imes. You can read Chuck’s obituary here. These passings hit hard on this end, and I hate makingContinue reading “Chuck Bunker (1956-2026)”
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…?”
Phoenix wins two 2025 UFO Awards
In a total surprise, the United Fanzine Organization released its 2025 UFO Awards winners last night. Phoenix Productions won two awards – Best Publisher and Best Single Zine/Comic Book for Strange Times #5. This awards program honors UFO member publications one year in arrears; the 2025 awards are for books, comics and zines published inContinue reading “Phoenix wins two 2025 UFO Awards”
Looking back, Looking forward (2025 edition)
Happy New Year! May 2025 be awesome for each and every one of you who choose to read this. (And everyone who doesn’t.) For those who’ve come in late, I wrote a piece back around New Year’s last year. In a way, it served as a North Star for my efforts in 2024. In another,Continue reading “Looking back, Looking forward (2025 edition)”
Strange Times 6 – Keith Newsome: Renaissance Man is LIVE!
At long last, Strange Times 6 is ready for your perusal! When I say ready, I mean READY! You can order it right now: I’m very excited about sharing this zine with the world (and I think Keith is, too!). Together, Keith and I pored through photos and images, matching them up with stories andContinue reading “Strange Times 6 – Keith Newsome: Renaissance Man is LIVE!”
Great Strange Times 6 review…and I don’t even have my copies yet!
Such is the way of Amazon…Strange Times 6 is finished, it’s approved for sale…and I’m waiting on the creator copies to arrive! (I’d make a “slow boat to China” joke, but Amazon prints their books domestically.) Anyway, someone beat the rush and ordered a copy on their own. Guess they liked it…5 stars! Not sureContinue reading “Great Strange Times 6 review…and I don’t even have my copies yet!”
An update … and a kind word
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”
FANzine Live: Week of August 17-23
Normalcy (h/t to President Harding) is coming back! School is in session, fall routines are starting to shake out. The chaos of summer is almost entirely past. We can breathe once again! So why not check out the latest FANzine Live video recaps? The Phoenix Spotlight kicks things off with a passion project of mine,Continue reading “FANzine Live: Week of August 17-23”
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