We were pulling out of the parking lot, headed for home, when Akemi sunnily intoned: "Thank you for taking me to geek festival!". I explained that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it wasn't a geek festival per se. It was the Toronto Comic Arts Festival which, over the course of May 7th and 8th,…
September 30, 2010: The Masked Superteam Answers Your Questions! Lou Anders! Matthew Sturges! James Maxey! Paul Cornell! Daryl Gregory! Gail Simone! Mark Chadbourn! Marjorie M. Liu! And yours truly!
It's finally here! Nine authors and their tireless editor answer your questions about the Masked superhero-themed anthology, comic books, and writing in general. We've got quite a team here. One could go so far as to call them a "super team". And it strikes me that members of this literary superteam have some pretty obvious comic…
August 7, 2010: Author Daryl Gregory pops in! Another hint at SGU season 2 things to come! More from the Atlantis archives! And the mailbag!
When editor Lou Anders sent me an advanced copy of Masked for proofreading purposes, I ended up reading the entire anthology over the course of two days. I remember emailing Lou soon after to discuss, among other things, Daryl Gregory's brilliant contribution to the collection. I enjoyed "Message from the Bubblegum Factory" so much that…
May 2, 2009: One of Those Days. And, The Comic Round-Up.
I’ve discovered that I’m much less productive on a) days when I miss my morning work-out, b) following a sleepless night spent cleaning up after a nauseous French bulldog, c) when I’m distracted by chores such as laundry, taking my dog to the vet, and planting those herb plants my wife bought for me that…
April 28, 2009: Is Susan Boyle For Real? What About Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? The New York Post is On the Case! Also – The Comics Roundup!
The article was titled “WHY IS NO ONE SUSPICIOUS OF SIMON COWELL’S LATEST CREATION?”. Intrigued, I clicked on the link and was redirected to a New York Post piece by writer Maureen Callahan that seemed to question the authenticity of Susan Boyle’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent. You know Susan, that dowdy, 47-year old woman…
April 16, 2009: Almost a Full Script, Shanks on Set, Comic Book Round-Up
I spent the morning working on the Atlantis script and hit the 90 page mark. From the looks of things, we should have a first draft by Monday. There are a lot of BIG moments throughout and the last third of the movie will be nothing short of spectacular. Action, humor, drama, and at least…
April 9, 2009: Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow, The Writing Bug, Hey Kids Comics!
Given the family atmosphere of the production, you can imagine how hard it is for us to go our separate ways. A regular weekend is bad enough but a long weekend?! Emotions run the gamut from delirium to outright frustration. Don’t believe me. Check out the above pics of my co-workers facing the prospect…