July 12, 2012: One day to Comic Con! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Season 2!

Copies of my comic book series Dark Matter?  Check.  Giveaway items?  Check.  Girlfriend?  Check!  I'm ready for Comic Con.  If you happen to be in San Diego this weekend and also just happen to have tickets to Comic Con, swing on by the Dark Horse Comics booth (#2615) between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.  I'll…

July 11, 2012: Two Days to Comic Con! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Allies!

Qu'est ce que c'est?  Why, it's the Stargate: Atlantis ultimate box set.  It includes the entire series PLUS a bonus disc with all new extras.  I'll be giving it away to some lucky, random individual who comes to visit me between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. this Saturday at the Dark Horse Comics booth (#2615).  Whether…

July 10, 2012: Ouch! 3 Days to Comic Con! Dogs enjoying the Summer! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Inferno!

I hit play on the DVD and, as a fifth season episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia started up, I took a seat and tested the dumbbells.  It was my triceps day so I figured I'd start with flat bench extensions, move on to overhead extensions, then to close grip press, and finish up…

July 8, 2012: 6 Days to Comic Con! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Michael!

Heading to Comic Con in a little less than a week to do a signing for my comic book, Dark Matter, and I thought it would be nice to offer those who swing by a shot at winning some cool giveaways.  In addition to copies of Dark Matter's first issue, I'll also be offering up a…

July 7, 2012: 7 Days to Comic Con! A Stargate Reunion – of sorts! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Coup D’Etat!

So, I'm prepping for Comic Con, selecting giveaway items for the fans who will visit my booth - accidentally assuming it's a Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-related signing only to discover the truth to late!  The gate will be shut and locked behind them for the duration of my hour long meandering reminiscences of all the places…

July 6, 2012: The Comic Con Approacheth! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! The Long Goodbye!

It's official.  I WILL be doing  a signing in support of my comic book series, Dark Matter, at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con.  NOT in the parking lot or out of my hotel room but INSIDE the actual convention center! WHEN?  Saturday, July 14th.  4:00 p.m. WHERE?  Dark Horse Comics  booth number #2615. WHY SHOULD…

June 20, 2012: Dark Matter (and me!) at Comic Con! Take a breather with Jelly! Winners of the Greatest Mid-Season Two-Parter in Stargate History contest!

Finally booked my hotel for Comic Con next month which means I WON'T be sleeping on the floor of the convention center after all.  On the one hand, it's nice to know I can look forward to a mattress, a hot shower, and room service cookies and milk, but on the other hand, I was…

June 13, 2012: Dark Matter at Comic Con! Save Lennox the dog! Days of Stargate Past, Atlantis! The Eye and The Defiant One! Vote on our favorite Stargate mid-season two-parter for a chance to win!

It looks like I will be in San Diego for Comic Con, signing copies of my SF comic book series, Dark Matter, at the Dark Horse booth (conveniently located steps away from where former Stargate scribe Remi Aubuchon will be overseeing the action at the Falling Skies booth).  I'll have the space for about an hour…

May 22, 2012: Running the miniseries marathon! And the Dark Matter TPB is on its way!

If this miniseries were a marathon, these last two legs would have been all uphill.  I'm exhausted but have passed the halfway mark and, while I forge ahead, keeping to my grueling act a day pace, Paul is following a few steps back - reading, revising and making sure everything actually makes sense. Once I…

May 18, 2012: Dark Matter artist Garry Brown answers your questions!

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…

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 8, 2012: Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France! Nebula Awards Showcase 2012! Dark Matter #4!

Tucked away on the less-traveled 21st Street, just off the much-traveled Main Street, sits my favorite little truffle stop in Vancouver: Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France.  Owned and operated by former Quebecer Anne-Geneviève Poitras, it offers a delectable selection of hand-crafted chocolates, truffles, confections and beverages.  With its rustic wooden shelves, glass jars, and chalkboard specials,…

February 29, 2012: Dark Matter #3 preview (1 of 6)! Bizarro Alexander M. Ruemelin! Akemi’s confectionary creation!

The third issue of my comic book, Dark Matter, hits the shelves March 12th.  It's a series with action, adventure, suspense, mystery, humor, twists, turns, surprises...but you already know this because you picked up issues #1 and #2 and are now anxiously awaiting the third installment of the four part opening story arc.  You're no…

February 16, 2012: Marty G. tries to continue his Road to a Dream! Tara’s long-awaited Dark Matter review! Top Ten Tokyo Pleasant Surprises!

Quelle surprise!  The day after my Toronto nemesis, Tara Yelland, makes a bid to be cast in the potential Dark Matter television series (based on the comic book of the same name) by posing with a copy of the first issue, which came two days after Carl Binder did pretty much the same thing, which came a…