When my editor at Dark Horse, Patrick Thorpe, asked me which artist I wanted to work with on Dark Matter, I had a difficult time offering a name. Yes, there are plenty of comic book artists whose work I greatly admire but, being a relative newcomer to the field, I didn't feel right pitching someone…
May 16, 2012: A Major Mailbag! Includes: The scoop on the Dark Matter trade paperback! T.V. thoughts! And where I would like to see the Stargate: Universe movie go!
Well, last night I received a call from my writing partner, Paul. It was the call I suspected and expected and altogether dreaded. He was a couple of days into his pass on the first four acts I'd written and, while things were going well, they were also progressing slowly. "I don' t know what…
May 15, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club Reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Meteor Man!
Meteor Man written and directed by Robert Townsend. To be honest, me prefer his Chinatown. Still, monster surprized me not hate dis movie. Sure, it all sortz of stoopid and itz hero as interesting as a deli sandwitch named after David Caruso, but it not all bad. Only mostly bad. After opening theme muzik dat…
May 12, 2012: 2 Acts down, 14 to go! And why not join our Supermovie of the Week Club?
The miniseries I'm presently writing has required a fair amount of research. Over the past few weeks, my online investigations have covered cyber-terrorism, computer worms and viruses, online anonymity, the NSA (National Security Agency), the FBI, Missile Defense Systems, nuclear power schematics, and the White House administration. In short, every google search sure to set…
May 7, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Batman Returns!
Batman Returns remind monster of solid gold eggz Big Bird get by mail order. Nice to look at but empty and when send complaint, company stop taking your callz and it all end wit director filing restraning order against you. Dis movie also like Grover at prom nite. All style, no substance, some pleather, and…
May 4, 2012: Dark Matter artist, Garry Brown, wants to hear from YOU! And once you come up with that final act break, it’ll be smooooooooth sailing!
With the opening four-issue arc of our comic book series, Dark Matter, completed, I thought this would be a great opportunity to have artist Garry Brown swing by this blog for a Q&A. A native of Scotland and graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Garry has worked for Marvel, DC, BOOM!…
April 26, 2012: My Top 10 Bookstore Turn-offs!
You're at your local bookstore, browsing the shelves, when something catches your eye. Whether it's an interesting cover or an intriguing blurb or a fantastic review, it's an unexpected "something" that impels you to buy that particular book. Being an impulsive shopper, it happens to me all the time and I've ended up discovering some…
April 23, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Captain America (1990)!
From direktor of Kickboxer 4: De Aggressor and Nemesis III: Prey Harder and producer of Breakin' 2: Elektrik Boogaloo and Super IV: Quest for Peace (uh oh) come Captain America, de greatest American hero since Superman. Oh, and de Greatest American Hero. Movie start in pre-WWII Italy. Mussolini interrupt boy's piano lesson. Boy forced to…
April 21, 2012: The Big Vancouver Fan Expo Report!
I was online yesterday, checking out the local weekend events, when I came across a report on Vancouver's very first Fan Expo taking place this Saturday and Sunday at the downtown convention centre. While in Toronto, I attended their annual Fan Expo and had a pretty good time walking the floor and tracking down a…
April 16, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club Reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Darkman!
In his most understated performance since role of Rob Roy in movie me can't remember name of, Liam Neeson play part of brilliant doctor who invent sintetic skin (lucky :)) but not having much success perfekting formula (unlucky :() but have beautiful girlfriend (lucky :)) who about to blow whistle on her crooked boss (unlucky…
April 15, 2012: Project Thunderbolts! And others!
It looks like the mini-series gig is a go. First thing tomorrow morning, Paul and I will have a conference call with the studio execs to discuss the concept after which we'll get started on the outline for "big event" story. We'll hammer those out, get the approvals, move onto the script and then it'll…
April 12, 2012: Garvige Day! Things Japanese! Mailbag!
"Garvige day?"I asked. "What's garvige day?" "Gar-vige,"Akemi enunciated for me. "Garvige day." "You mean garbage day,"I said. "Yes,"she confirmed as if that's what she'd been saying all along. "Garvige day. Why? How do you spell it?" "G-A-R-B-A-G-E". I said the letters aloud as I wrote them in big block letters on the piece of paper.…
April 11, 2012: Decisions, decisions! Another Dark Matter review!
I picked up a few books today and I'm trying to decide on some sort of reading order. Familiar with any of the above titles? Able to read the above titles? Okay, allow me to help: Dark Places, Gillian Flynn The Story Sisters, Alice Hoffman The Islanders, Christopher Priest (actually, already halfway through this one).…
April 10, 2012: Getting my macaron fix! Full Preview Dark Matter #4!
Everyone has their weaknesses. For some it's drugs. For others it's drink. For still others, it can be something as seemingly innocuous as surfing the internet, head massages, or shirtless albino guys. For me, it's ice cream and macarons. I've never been much of a drinker and, to be honest, golf and drugs hold equal…
April 9, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Hoo boy. Take one good idea wit promise, sell out and make it for kiddiez to cash in on merchandizing potenshul, den make movie about it but don't bother paying for decent script. Just trow together any old lazy ideas, some lame jokes and dubbing, and voila - you have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a…