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How I Got Here
October 18, 2023
Hello,And happy birthday to me! I got you a present! It’s a blog!Thanks for joining me for what ought to be a somewhat unusual blog. This one’s both...
Celebrity and Culpability
October 14, 2023
Hey, how's it going? It's been a helluva week, huh? RIGHT UP TOP: Trigger warnings on this one. I am going to talk about the Israel-Hamas War. I'm going to...
Copyrights and Wrongs, Part 4 (A.I.)
October 7, 2023
Greetings! We come, at last, to the end of our discussion on copyright (for now)! And we're talking about it specifically in relation to "Generative A.I.", a...
Copyrights and Wrongs, Part 3
October 1, 2023
Happy October and welcome to the spookiest month! This week, we're continuing the long talk about copyright! This week I wanted to talk particularly about...
Copyrights and Wrongs, Part 2
September 24, 2023
Welcome back! As promised last week, once again we're going to be talking about copyright! I also gave some homework at the end of that. If you haven't yet...
Copyrights and Wrongs, Part 1
September 15, 2023
Hello there! Feels like it's been a bit since we last spoke, and I'm sorry for that. Two weekends ago, Becca and I were out of town (I'll share a little bit...
Week 86 - 8/28/23 - A BLUE BEETLE MOVIE???
August 28, 2023
Hi there, It probably isn't news as it's a pretty popular film in theaters right now, but there's a Blue Beetle movie out! And it's a lot of fun! If you...
The Perfect (Editorial or Agent) Match
August 20, 2023
Hey there, Yogi Bear! To start out today's blog, I wanna talk about a kinda fun recent thing. Steve Lieber, who I've mentioned before for having his 12 point...
Keep it Forever? Me and Physical Media
August 13, 2023
Hello friends! I swear that this blog isn't just me advertising that I've got some stuff up for sale on ebay (but also, I totally do). As I think I've made...
You Can Always Restart
August 6, 2023
Ahoy hoy!I've mentioned a few times over the past couple of weeks (mostly in the "What I enjoyed" section) that I've been reading David M. Willis' Dumbing of...
Writing for your First Audience
July 29, 2023
Hello! Today's blog is mostly for newer to comics folks, though there's probably some useful stuff for old hats here too. As an editor, I see a LOT of...
July 24, 2023
Hello! This is a funky thing, but welcome to an abridged blog?! This won't usually be the case, but if you want to know more about my time at SDCC, including...
The 6 Figure Theory
July 15, 2023
Hello! In today's blog, I'm getting spicy! In that I have a hot take that is of course related to the current state of the entertainment industry, but isn't...
A Matter of Time
July 9, 2023
Surf's up, gang! Aloha from the beach! Okay, not really. I'm at home at time of writing, but I've made 2 whole trips out to the ocean this week, so I'm...
Let's Buy a Comic
June 24, 2023
Hello! Check it out, I'm back a second week in a row! Pretty good! Alrighty! Lets get right to it! I'm hoping to keep this one quick! Because this comes up a...
We're Back, A Blog Story?
June 17, 2023
Hey, long time no see, huh? I'm back from the longest hiatus this blog's ever gone on. And for today's entry, I'm just going to briefly recap what's been...
Ask Me (Almost) Anything 2023, Part 2!
April 22, 2023
Hey all! Welcome back! Two weeks ago, I solicited a bunch of questions for an ask me (almost) anything feature on the blog and folks really delivered! I had...
Ask Me (Almost) Anything 2023, Pt. 1
April 15, 2023
Hello!This week, I'm answering a bunch of questions about comics from you, the reader! There will also be some non-comics-y questions that'll pop up too,...
Send in Your Qs!
April 9, 2023
Hi there! This is a suuuuper short blog this week. It was going to be a "Stuff that Sucks" but probably because there is so much bad stuff going on, I'm not...
Butter Sales
April 1, 2023
Hello! Today's update is kind of a journey, but it's all leading to a super important update, so just stick with me. No real better way to get into it than...
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