Given the title and premise of Inside Out, the only surprise that should come with the news that I’m posting a series in honor of National Coming Out Day is that I’ve taken this long to get around to it. But I’m going to make up for lost time, and you’re going to help–and with [...]
More questions from you! Answered by me! Benel R. Germosen asks:Best fight sequence ever rendered in comics…ever? Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. All of it. hippokrene asks: What was the first comic you fell in love with? According to my parents, I used to make them sit and explain Kliban cartoons to me when I was [...]
If you’re just jumping in now, I’ve decided to cede the responsibility of coming up with column ideas to you. For the next few weeks, I’ll be answering the questions you ask
When summer kicks into Portland, it kicks hard, and my shitty apartment (oh, how I loathe this place. But now is not the time to talk about mold, ridiculously inept construction, or tragic lack of rent control laws) is not air conditioned, which means the temperature in here is about two hundred and seven degrees [...]
This week, I answer your questions! Because I know stuff! Some, anyway… Linkara asks: What do you feel Dark Horse’s primary market is? I.E. Marvel and DC are primarily superhero stories, Image is a mixture of superheroes plus various other genres usually related to scifi or crime. One of my favorite things about Dark Horse [...]
What a month. I missed SDCC ’cause I came down with appendicitis and spent most of the weekend in the hospital. Three sets of parents visited. Three of my best friends from college moved to the area. One of my best friends from elementary school died of an overdose. I went blackberry picking. The point [...]
1. You are a comic-book writer or editor attempting to create a team of superheroes. You are sensitive to diversity issues in comics, but as a heterosexual white man, you are concerned that if you make characters of color, gay characters, or (wonder of wonders!) both, you will be accused of tokenism and appropriation. What [...]
Because you demanded it… A Day* in the Comic Book Mines: 8:00 AM – Arrive at work. 8:04 AM – Clock in. 8:06 AM – Check email. Save any files (scripts, art, naughty photos) that have come in via email, then print them out in duplicate. 8:30 AM – Check the printer. Discover that the [...]
Last week, I asked you, my four or five loyal readers, to tell me what you wanted to know. In addition to those of you who wrote to express your doubt that there’s actually more than one queer woman working in comics or your disappointment that I do not, in fact, look just like my [...]