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An Ode to "Peanuts"
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A retrospective on Charles Schulz and "Peanuts" for the twentieth anniversaries of the passing of the legendary cartoonist and the ending of his comic strip.
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Is Anybody Out There? One Writer on the Purgatory of Submission
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Written for The Millions, this short piece is about waiting to hear back from editors and publishers.
(Spoiler Alert: it takes a long time.)
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10 Things Americans Need To Know About Canada Before Moving Up Here
A humourous look at the 2016 U.S. Presidental Election from a Northern perspective.
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3,457 Miles and 14 Years Ago
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As part of Comic-Con@Home, the 2020 Souvenir Book was made available online (as was the rest of the Con), and now you can read all about the time I met Ray Harryhausen!
(BTW, that's not Ray Harryhausen on the cover; it's his good friend, Ray Bradbury. Both men would have turned 100 years old that year. Ray Harryhausen is on the inside!)
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The Journey of a Thousand Miles
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Originally written for the 50th Anniversary of the Legion of Super-Heroes, "The Journey of a Thousand Miles," was published in 2008 as part of that year's Comic-Con International Souvenir Book, making it the most widely circulated piece that I'd ever written, up to that point.
Updated to include the publication changes that have occurred since!
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Dave Cockrum: A Personal Reminiscence
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This is rare. Originally published in Interlac #184 (circulation: 42) back in 2007, it was written the day after Dave Cockrum died (November 27, 2006). Posted online ten years after his death for everyone else to read.
Features rare, behind-the-scenes artwork!
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Remembering Steve Lightle
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Written on the day Steve Lightle died, this essay originally appeared on Facebook and captures how I felt after getting the shocking news.
It is archived here -- with photos and artwork not included in its original form -- for posterity.
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Goodbye, Keith Giffen
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Keith Giffen was-one-of-a-kind. After he died, I wrote this essay on Facebook about who he was and how he was unique.
If all you know about him is that he wrote Justice League and co-created Rocket Raccoon and Lobo, pull up a chair and get yourself educated.
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Hawk & Dove: The Karl Kesel Interview
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Cut from The Titans Companion 2, we present a series of questions with Karl Kesel about both the 1988 Hawk & Dove mini-series and its monthly follow-up. Learn how the new Dove came to be, and how Rob Liefeld was picked for his first big break!
Your Titans Companion experience isn't complete without it!
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Non-Fiction Spotlight with Cora Buhlert
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Cora Buhlert won the Hugo Award in 2022 for Best Fan Writer. I was happy to answer some questions for her about my Dave Cockrum biography, if for no other reason than I finally got the opportunity to tell about the time Dave Cockrum found a dead body!
Can you believe I left that out of The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum?
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