(In which my reach no doubt exceeds my grasp)
(Begin brain dump:)
Two concepts Warren Ellis rumbled on a good bit about last year were design fiction and hauntology. Here they are, quickly defined:
Design fiction:
Design Fiction is making things that tell stories. It’s like science-fiction in that the stories bring into focus certain matters-of-concern, such as how [...]

As you’ve no doubt noticed, there’s been very little activity here lately. Of course, that probably means you’ve all migrated away and there’s no one reading this to notice the lack of activity anyway.
I’ve been thinking about what, exactly, I’m doing online. About being intentional.
I’ve been thinking about these two posts by Ariana Osborne, about [...]

Collecting the complete THE REMNANT mini-series, issues #1-4. My first trade paperback collection!
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
ISBN: 1608860019
ISBN13: 9781608860012
Diamond Code: SEP090696

HUNTER’S FORTUNE #1
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Diamond order code: AUG090730
Read a preview: First 5 pages (there’s also a 7-page preview in IRREDEEMABLE #7)
Official press release: Hunter’s Fortune Debuts This October

When down-and-out slacker Hunter Prescott inherits a vast fortune from his uncle, he thinks he’s got it made. But there’s a catch. Hunter has to pick up where [...]

We often speak of “realistic” comics art – there has long been a constant tension, even animosity, between fans of “realistic” comics art and “symbolist” comics art, without much discussion of what those terms really mean in the context of comics - but how realistic your figure work is or how visually concrete your mise-en-scene [...]

HUNTER’S FORTUNE #1
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Diamond order code: AUG090730
Read a preview: First 5 pages

When down-and-out slacker Hunter Prescott inherits a vast fortune from his uncle, he thinks he’s got it made. But there’s a catch. Hunter has to pick up where his famous treasure-hunting benefactor left off — and find the one artifact Uncle Max never [...]

UNITED FREE WORLDS #5
Publisher: Devil’s Due
Diamond order code: JUL090787

In case you missed “Mimetic Kinetic” the first time around, it will appear again in the pages of UFW #5 next month.
“Mimetic Kinetic” is a 2-page creator-owned story by myself, Russ Manning nominated artist Budi Setiawan, Eisner nominated colorist Ronda Pattison and letterer Patrick Foster.

If you enjoyed [...]

I’ve collected all my con tweets here to give you a glimpse at what I was doing, seeing and thinking each day of the con. I was on my first ever panel this year, the “Spirituality In Comics” panel. Scroll down for some pictures of it.

Wednesday:
In cab on way to train station. SDCC here I [...]

Let’s talk writing programs.
I started writing all my comic scripts in Microsoft Word back in 2000. Decided I wanted to write comics, Googled (did I even use Google in 2000?) up a sample script by some guy whose name I’ve forgotten who wrote some Twilight Zone scripts, then proceeded to reproduce that format in the [...]

Sorry I’ve been running silent lately. Lot of things demanding my attention lately not the least of which has been prepping for the lovely madness known as Comic-Con International! I’ll be there this Wednesday through Saturday, so look me up!

I will be spending plenty of time at the BOOM! Studios booth (#2543), though there are [...]