[My Leap Year is a 12-month life project (begun 11/01/07) at the end of which I intend to be writing full-time. 365 small steps = 1 giant leap.]
INTERVIEWS!
First I published a new Making Good column today over at ScrypticStudios.com, in which I interview comics writer Vito Delsante. Here’s a quick excerpt:
What’s the best advice you [...]
May 13, 2008
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . Tags: faith, Grant Morrison, interview, magic, Making Good, Parable, Scryptic Studios, Superman, Vito Delsante, Warren Ellis . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: No Comments
A collection of modern parables from some of the world’s best independent animators, web artists and comic creators. From personal introspectives to fantastic fictions, each short tale provides its own unique glimpse of the elusive (and eternal) truths of life. The result is a rich volume full of faith, love, grace and beautiful sequential art. [...]
April 14, 2008
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . Tags: Caroline Parkinson, Parable, Uncommon, Viper Comics . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: 2 Comments
More work in the Eagle, Eisner and Harvey Award nominated anthology!
This time it’s the PLUMMET flash comic with artist Daniel LaFrance, which you saw first on this very site, as well as the 8-page FILLING IN THE GAPS with artist Carlos de Anda. The latter was completed years ago (maybe as many as five, now [...]
April 14, 2008
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . Tags: Carlos de Anda, Daniel LaFrance, Filling in the Gaps, Negative Burn, Plummet . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: No Comments
Reprints my story PAPER CUTS, a 16-page “autobiographantasy” with artist Noel Tuazon exploring the strange relationship between man and advertising.
I do not have an exact release date, but probably early next month. I will update you when I know more.
Incidentally, the solicitation art above is by Michael Peters, another friend and collaborator. He’s hard at [...]
April 14, 2008
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . Tags: Michale Peters, Negative Burn, Noel Tuazon, Paper Cuts, Perspective . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: No Comments
[My Leap Year is a 12-month life project (begun 11/01/07) at the end of which I intend to be writing full-time. 365 small steps = 1 giant leap.]
It’s been over a month since I’ve updated this blog, and I promise I’m appropriately embarrassed.
You’ve probably noticed that, as of today, the site has a new look. [...]
April 14, 2008
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . Tags: Comic Creator Services, Jenny Somenumber, Michael Nigro, NYCC, patrick Foster, redesign, update . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: No Comments
I’m calling my new 12-month project My Leap Year. As in small step/giant leap. Having a couple months to taste the future before I started at Jim Hanley’s gave me a hunger for more of it. A lot more.
And the math of my life fits into three main categories: wife, work and writing. I’d love [...]
October 30, 2007
Categories: My Leap Year, News/Announcements . . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: 3 Comments
For those of you in the LA area, Felipe Smith, creator of last week’s You Should Be Reading This, MBQ, is signing tonight at my alma mater Meltdown:
October 13, 2007
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Daniel LaFrance, the talented artist whose work on CARRIER you’ve been watching here on this very blog, has placed as one of the 10 finalists in Comic Book Idol*! He and the other finalists will receive assignments to complete, then you the reader have the opportunity to vote. So please do! Go register at the [...]
October 5, 2007
Categories: News/Announcements . . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: 2 Comments
I learned today that Parable now officially has a publisher. Initial estimates are for a March or April release date. I’ll keep you posted as there are further developments.
October 1, 2007
Categories: News/Announcements . . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: 1 Comment
Well, they called yesterday and asked me to come in this afternoon to start. So it looks like my resume was effective and I will now be part of the Jim Hanley’s Universe family. It will be interesting to see how working again will affect my writing productivity. Traditionally, working has done something in my [...]
September 26, 2007
Categories: News/Announcements . . Author: Caleb Monroe . Comments: 3 Comments