Update: 7/24/25

So, a few things.

First, I stopped into my local comic shop (JHU Comic Books) before therapy to say hey to Gore and talk about horror movies. While there I found out that there are two new reprints out that feature some of my writing.

From DC Comics, the SUPERMAN ADVENTURES COMPENDIUM collects a ton of the comics from the 90's Superman animated. We co-wrote the Supergirl two-parter for the show and for the comic series we wrote the (giant-sized) debut of the character. The art is by Brett Blevins, who worked on storyboards for the TV show, and reknowned inker Terry Austin. This was one of my favorite work-for-hire/licensed comic gigs. If they do a second compendium the three other stories we wrote will be collected, including a sequel to our Supergirl story.

From Marvel Comics, the DEADPOOL EPIC COLLECTION: AGENT X paperback collects the two-part fill-in I wrote for the Agent X series as it was sliding into cancellation. My story brought back Fight-Man, who Agent X is hired to assassinate (contracted by Fight-Man's ex-wife). Fight-Man has recently been released from prison (see the Fight-Man One-Shot) and is depressed and doesn't want to live, so he tells Agent X it's okay to kill him. Only Fight-Man is indestructible, the murder attempts only maim Agent X (and some innocent bystanders) and soon they're both targeted by every criminal and super-villain in Delta City -- including the Plug-In Maniac, Atomic Lou, The Massive Globula, Slap-Happy the Clown, The Roman Candle, Crimeasaurus, The Able-Bodied Assassin and Blacklung the Malady Man ("He has hands of cancer!"). And many, many others. All led by Fight-Man's ex, Beverly LaCoco, given super-powers by the evil Doctorangutan (her super-villain name was The Strawberry Bitch --named after Sarah's grandfather's plane in WW2. Marvel said nuh-uh). The art for the two-parter is by Juan Bobillo and Marcelo Sosa. I was really happy with how these came out.

Look, my name's on the cover. Wheee.

As for new stuff, I've been sent the finished color art and lettering for "Red Blend", which I wrote for CATACOMB OF TORMENT #2 (EC/Oni Press), and I think it looks great. The office was pretty happy with how it came out and I hope the readers will be, too. The comic will be out August 20th.

Oni sent me the layouts today for my second story, "Necronomicomicon", by Lukas Ketner (who illustrated Red Blend), and I sent them back a bunch of notes. I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together, I don't know which issue the story will appear in. Monday I sent out a new story pitch and it's been sent by editorial to the EC Estate for approval. Severed fingers crossed. I really want to write this one. I'll be pitching more story ideas when I have time. I want to spend the next week or two working on commissions and card art and stuff while most of the comic industry seems to be at SDCC. And then most of them will get sick and be a mess the week after.

I'm doing some pitch art for a potential non-comics project.

I have a Zoom meeting tomorrow about a potential non-comics project.

Most of these things never get past the meeting stage, so there's no reason to get whooped up about it. I'm not a "get" in the entertainment industry but I've taken enough meetings and conference calls to know that they're like buying lottery tickets, only you just lose time instead of money. But they're worth it, just to find out what the other folks have in mind. I mean, the Eltingville pilot started as a meeting (this is not about Eltingville).

I haven't heard back from the convention folks that sent me n invite a few weeks ago. I said I'd go, but I haven't heard back. I'll drop them a line but it's never a great sign to get ghosted after someone invites you somewhere. I was just asked this week to do a lecture at a college club (not Eltingville) and I'm trying to see if that's possible, schedule-wise. The comic shop signing I'm doing out-of-town is still on, but they're not going to announce it for a little while yet.

I'm seeing the Descendants on August 2nd. Can't wait.

That's all, for now.