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Announcing Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine!
March 15, 2025
Today, officially is the launch of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine. This volunteer charity comics project is the long-gestating effort of Palestinian...
On Hiatus
April 7, 2024
Hi there, The blog's going on hiatus. I don't know how long it'll be, but long enough that my Patrons have had their billing paused for the next month, and I...
How to Fix Things: The War on Sex
March 16, 2024
Welcome back!Sorry for no blog last week. Becca was tabling an event on Saturday and that meant my Sunday was eaten up doing chores around the house instead...
My Favorite Mostly Obscure Comic
March 3, 2024
Hi all, This week's going to be fun! We're going to talk about one of my all time favorite comics, Justice League Adventures #6! But first, to get the more...
The More Things Change, the More I Have to Update
February 25, 2024
Hey-o! To start this week's blog on a positive note: I wanted to do an update to my last blog because there was movement in a positive direction there and I...
Not So Evergreen: A Perennial Problem
February 18, 2024
Hi there, Wouldja believe it, this week I was thinking about comics? I know, it's hard to imagine I've had time around Valentine's Day and preparing for our...
I'm 100 Hours in and I Still Don't Know if I Like Baldur's Gate
February 11, 2024
Hello there and welcome back! As the title suggests, I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 a lot recently. I picked it up slightly before starting my new job...
Stuff That Sucks, Part 2 (Not Everything is Terrible)
February 3, 2024
Hello! This is going to be a long one covering a lot, so y'know, feel free to take breaks, stretch your legs, get some water. Take care of yourself. Because...
New Job, Boom!
January 21, 2024
Hey friends, Going to be a short one this week, but I definitely didn't want to let it pass without saying a little something. If you haven't heard otherwise...
To Enter the Public Domain!
January 13, 2024
Hey friends! I touched on this last week with public domain day (the first of the year) and obviously I've talked at length about copyright here in the past,...
It's Weird Being Between Two Jobs
January 7, 2024
Hi there and happy new year! Title kinda says it all in this week's blog, but the strangeness of this time in my life is really settling in. Just because of...
Best of 2023
December 30, 2023
Hi there, This week, we're celebrating the 2 year anniversary of my website and blog (well, just under 2 years, it officially launched on Jan 1). So, to...
Goodbye IDW! Hello Something New!
December 22, 2023
Hi there! After seven years and some change, today, 12/22/2023, is my last day at IDW Publishing. It's for good reasons. Things just timed out that my last...
Save Your Work!
December 16, 2023
Hello, friends! This week is going to be very quick because, not to get ahead of myself, but next week is likely going to be pretty long. I didn't mean to...
100 Blogs (Give or Take): FIGHT!
December 9, 2023
Hello! Welcome to my 100th* blog! *Or, rather, blog week 101 over on my website. In terms of actual blogs, I'm probably more in the 70s-80s? I try to update...
Why is it so Hard to Launch a Superhero Universe?
November 24, 2023
Face front, true believers! We're talking superhero comics! In particular, we're going to be talking a little more history this time and then, y'know, time...
Keeping Your Comic Perspectives Broad
November 19, 2023
Hi there! This week, I've had a lot on my mind. I saw a conversation going around Bluesky about whether the big two are publishing comics for kids in a way...
Burning a Resource (Or How I'm Leaving Twitter)
November 12, 2023
Hey again! Yesterday, I drew and posted a little comic on my various socials (reposted here) about how I'm gearing up to officially shut down my Twitter. And...
Tools of the Trade
November 4, 2023
Hello hello! I'm hoping this'll be a pretty quick blog today because I have a lot of ideas kicking around my head and want to focus on trying to write some...
Doing What You Love
October 28, 2023
Hi again, There's an old adage that says if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. It's one of those things we've all heard and pretty...
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