My Harvey Year – Part II
The untitled graphic novel that I am working on with Harvey Pekar is moving along nicely. Working with Harvey is a pleasure. He calls me about once or twice a week to check in and/or read me new versions of the script. He’s always gracious on the phone and I am always smiling when I […]
Elegant Scaffolding is Not a Crowd-Pleaser
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook or have had the chance to sit with me in a diner recently, you know that I am not happy with the conclusion of the TV series Lost. I found the pink ribbon, ecumenical, cheesefest that was the series finale to be VERY UNSATISFYING. Not only did […]
Unwritten Is Well Written
I just finished the first TPB for Unwritten, Vertigo’s new spotlight series. The series and the fifth issue in particular were just nominated for Eisner Awards. The story is very meta and alludes to the internet in interesting ways. The central premise is about literary geography. By knowing the places where authors like Shelley and […]
Tagged Tanakh 1.0 is Live!
Four years ago I shifted gears a bit. After devoting seven years to a biblical comic book I decided to learn more about technology. I moved to Vancouver for a year and came back to Philly. I then began working with JPS (coincidentally the publisher of my book) using my new found tech savvy and […]
Megillat Esther is Sold Out!
The first print run of Megillat Esther is now sold out. Thank you to everyone out there who purchased the book or shared it with their friends. I’m so pleased that people are still being turned on to the book. In order to ensure that Megillat Esther stays in print please place a back-order with […]
Happy Purim!
As the full moon ascends we celebrate the topsy turvy nature of life with Purim. This holiday is the Jewish spin on a global rejoicing of the Spring to come. Persian New Year, Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras and Purim coincide by weeks as each culture celebrates the fool as the king and then imbibe […]
Better than the A-Team
This weekend WB Studios pushed back the release of their next comic book adaptation The Losers. The special ops team gone rogue will now premiere just a week before the updated A-Team movie. As a former high school classmate of Bradley Cooper, I have this message for him…”YOU BACKED THE WRONG HORSE!” Had Mr. Cooper […]
My Harvey Year
Last week at this time I was meeting Harvey Pekar at the Cleveland Heights Public Library on Lee Road. We sat in the front foyer by the vending machines and the books that were for sale. Harvey introduced me to Carole, one of the librarians. He encouraged me to look over the books and assured […]
Drawing on Tradition at Yeshiva University Museum
What’s Up Everybody!? Apologies for the lapse in blogging. I have been riding the winds of change and Twitter has done a better job of capturing the ideas emanating from my brain and fingers. Here we are back at my little node of the Interwebs, and for those of you out there listening here’s some […]
Twitter Memes and Random Thoughts
HoboDarkseid and TimeLostBatman are the latest examples of fan-fiction transmedia hijacking brand name properties from the corporate establishment. Each of these Twitter accounts takes on the personality of a comic book character and adds their own wacky dialogue to the twitterverse. DC would never have Batman philosophizing with Aristotle or kicking ass in Sodom and […]