Writer | Editor | Web Strategist


The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-08

  • @KateLMills The “gaga ooh lala” part is the one that always goes through my head. It’s so weird and wonderful. in reply to KateLMills #
  • @KateLMills I am entirely convinced of your non-involvement in said conspiracy. Well done. Go back to your robe-wearing in peace. in reply to KateLMills #
  • @KateLMills Are you part of this Illuminati conspiracy? http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=1676 #
  • Everyone was right: The Hurt Locker is amazing. Also good (tho not for recent/expecting moms): Grace, creepy, well-executed mommy horror #
  • A bug prevents homepage updates, but the new Split Lip story, “The Pieces of Meat” (art by Dirk Shearer), starts here: http://bit.ly/9AXTX5 #
  • Dear CBS: Thanks to your anti-choice, homophobic ad decisions, I am not watching the SuperBowl for the 1st time in 20 years. Well done. #
  • And what I like even less? Looks like the bug has been present for a couple weeks and I’m just now noticing. Terrific. #
  • Know what I like? When WebcomicsNation bugs stop me updating Split Lip’s homepage to promote a new story. Oh wait, I don’t like that at all #
  • Chairy from Pee Wee is disturbingly reminiscent of Edogawa Rampo’s The Human Chair. #childhoodiscreepynow #
  • Settling in to watch The PeeWee Herman Show, live in LA. #
  • Also, there’s a live band during Lakers games. Awesome, but WTF. #
  • Section 303 in the Staples Center is precariously steep. #
  • @KateLMills True. And you have much more hair than me. in reply to KateLMills #
  • Driving thru LA in a Dodge Charger. Feel like Vic Mackie, but with slightly more hair and way less tough. Still. #
  • @elizabethgenco Not home, but to my destination safely. And if I can’t get a doughnut, I guess I’ll have to settle for vacation! in reply to elizabethgenco #
  • @elizabethgenco I did not, sadly. It was time to get on the plane, so I settles for crackers. Not the same! in reply to elizabethgenco #
  • @bhardt It was a high-protein doughnut, I swear! in reply to bhardt #
  • Why is it so hard to find a doughnut in Midway airport? It’s un-American! #

Powered by Twitter Tools.

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-01

  • “Beyond the Campfire Light” has concluded at Split Lip. 15 pages of horror between friends on a camping by me and Jason Ho. bit.ly/7TaUjc #
  • @tropicalsteve Definitely a frustrating choice on Apple’s part. in reply to tropicalsteve #
  • @tropicalsteve Flash is a top cause of browser crashes. Apple says it’s about UX. I wonder if it’s partly b/c hulu uses flash (& netflix?) in reply to tropicalsteve #
  • 4 pages of new Split Lip script done (more than halfway home on this one) and I am tired from a busy week. Hello couch. #
  • @debaoki I saw some blogs covering the iPad name because of recent trademark filings, but no one seemed to take it seriously. Oops! in reply to debaoki #
  • 5 pages of script on a new Split Lip story today = comics success. This one’s neat: a reinterpretation of an earlier idea I forgot I’d had #

Powered by Twitter Tools.

Shade the Changing Man Vol. 1: The American Scream, by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo

shade the changing man vol. 1

As I recall, this series gets much better as it goes. This installment sees the creators finding their legs, determining what the series is going to be about (putatively: American myths and madness, but I recall it heading elsewhere). It’s slightly gawky, but appealing enough to propel me to the next book.

Buy Shade the Changing Man Vol. 1 at Amazon
Books:4/52

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-25

  • Fans of basketball and literature should find this interesting: http://bit.ly/7yjY0K Thanks to the ballin’, well-read @caitlinroper #
  • This may come as a surprise to no one, but Iron Maiden is awesome. #
  • I’d forgotten how deliberate Carpenter’s Halloween is. It’s almost all set up until the last 15-20 minutes. Also, creepy heavy breathing! #
  • And it’s a success! Thanks, John (@xjparker)! #
  • Testing Seesmic as a means to post to FB and Twitter simultaneously, on the recommendation of @xjparker. Here goes nothing! #
  • Just picked the cover for Split Lip vol. 2 (art by the fantastic Shane Oakley). Can’t wait for the world to see this one! #
  • Why is it so amazingly hard to update 2 Facebook account statuses from one Twitter feed? Anyone have any tips? Ping.fm isn’t doing it. #
  • The penultimate installment of Beyond the Campfire Light is up at Split Lip today. If you don’t read it, you’ll be so sorry. bit.ly/7TaUjc #
  • Man, 9 out of 10 t-shirts I like at Threadless are sold out of my size. How will I ever be more fashionable at this rate? #
  • Why is the Twitter app for Facebook so, so bad? One of the Internet’s great mysteries. #
  • Ruh roh, Reorge. Don’t do it, Hulu! http://bit.ly/6xbPzy #
  • It’s weird when Tori Spelling appears out of nowhere in your horror movie (and she wasn’t billed as a star). Interesting movie… #
  • @joeymanley Absolutely. That’s partly how I see Split Lip. It’s not in the greats’ neighborhood - maybe someday! - but they’re my yardstick in reply to joeymanley #
  • @joeymanley Yeah, that’s what I meant. Sorry - 144 characters just aren’t enough sometimes! in reply to joeymanley #
  • @joeymanley You’re talking about the overall artistic achievement (iffy term, I know) of the work? in reply to joeymanley #
  • @joeymanley But, content-wise, they’re two totally separate beasts - strips vs. short stories, 3-panels vs. comic page, etc. in reply to joeymanley #
  • @joeymanley It depends. In terms of overall success readers, finances, publishing, etc.), I’d love Split Lip to be the next PvP. in reply to joeymanley #
  • Really good opportunity here. RT @debaoki: “Want to blog for a living? @agolis is hiring 5 bloggers for Yahoo.” http://bit.ly/7EAo5f #

Powered by Twitter Tools.

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories, by Etgar Keret

bus driver who wanted to be god

Keret’s very short stories are long jokes, absurdist sketches, and mordant commentary on modern life, especially as it’s lived in Israel. I enjoyed this book well enough, but all of my favorite stories are elsewhere. These stories seem thin in places, but, overall, it’s a solid entry in his body of work.

Buy The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories at Amazon

Books: 3/52


52 Books/52 Weeks

Shade the Changing Man Vol. 1: The American Scream, by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo

As I recall, this series gets much better as it goes. This installment sees the creators finding their legs, determining what the series is going to be about (putatively: American myths and

News

What I Did in November 2009

Another installment in my regular series of posts detailing, in brief terms, my professional life for the previous month. Last month, I spent my work time doing the following: For Schwadesi

Comics

Blink and You’ll Miss It …

… but I’m in this story that Time.com did at King Con Brooklyn. I’m only there for about two seconds, though, so if you don’t already know what I look like, you̵