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Happy Independence Day!

I’ve been sticking pretty tightly to all comics-related posts of late, but given that it’s the 4th of July, I’ll let that slide:  Happy Independence Day, all! We spent the morning of this fourth of July at our neighborhood “parade,” which might be more accurately described as, “flag- and crepe paper-encrusted kids, dogs and bikes …

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Empire Strikes Back Turns 30

Like I didn’t feel old enough already, now The Empire Strikes Back is 30 years old today.  I was (and still am) a huge Star Wars fan and while I love the original film, Empire came out when I was nine and had a far more profound impact on me simply because at that age …

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When Nerds Procreate

My in-laws were in town recently and very generously purchased a dollhouse for my daughter.  She, though, quickly decided that the “stock” dolls that came with the house needed to be augmented and some of her other toys–like Brobee and Muno here–took up residence in the house.  Even that was not sufficient, however, and she …

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Interview at Sweet Union ‘Toonists

You can find a short Q&A/interview with me over at the Sweet Union ‘Toonists blog.  The blog is promoting the upcoming Union West Regional Library Mini-Con (Indian Trail, NC –  June 26-27) where I’ll be appearing along with folks like Al Bigley, Marcus Hamilton, and Chrissie Zullo. Q: When did you first discover comics and …

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Happy New Year!