It’s funny how tempting it can be to just write the whole damn story out at once, and have it there, on the page. Part of the reason I don’t do that is because I’m not quite sure what those juicy details I love about lived-in universes are yet, and I really want the luxury […]

People love the movie Aliens. Even people who prefer Alien always add the provision, “But Aliens is awesome, too.” But the question I’m wondering, myself is: Why do I like Aliens so much? It’s funny, because Aliens has always played an important role in my life. It was one of the first rated-R movies I had ever experienced. Interestingly […]

This is one of the few projects I’ve worked on that I’ve been really tight-lipped about. I think it’s because I really want everything to be perfect (or at least, close enough to perfect) before FOTB becomes official. Working on a logo so the site/community has a wordless brand, steadily getting pages in that look […]

I don’t by any stretch consider myself a comic “pro,” but I have had a fair amount of experience working with, and convincing people to read, comics. For instance, I know about that crucial pitch when you’re trying to explain a concept or, in my case, sell someone on it (usually a publisher). One thing […]