There are some days that I love being a writer. When the everything is cooking, when the words are flowing, when the characters are speaking to you, when you’re on the top of your game, it’s all magic. That’s not every day. Not by a long shot. There are the days when you’re staring at…
James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Catherine Keener shine in this heartwarming comedy that A.O. Scott of The New York Times calls “a small miracle of a movie.” Divorced mom Eva (Louis-Dreyfus) may be falling for Albert (Gandolfini), a sweet, funny, like-minded divorcé. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne (Keener), who’s always complaining about…
The toughest part of the story, inevitably, is the beginning. How do you get the narrative ball rolling? How do you get somebody’s attention so that they want, maybe need, to hear what happens next?
From the very second we announced Milestone in 1992 to today, there have been those who simply hate us. Chief among our haters are a small but vocal group of black comic book creators. Back in the good old days we were just called house niggers and we were hated because DC Comics owned us….
So there they were on the small screen, Oliver Queen and his main man, knocking back vodka shots and there I was, riding the couch and being maybe a bit befuddled, remembering that an MD once told me that vodka was the alcoholic’s libation of choice because it didn’t have much telltale odor. (As you…
Dirk Manning is slowly becoming a household name in comics. Currently, he is putting together Tales of Mr. Rhee for kickstarter which is going on right now. You can find it here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devilsdue/tales-of-mr-rhee-hardcover-graphic-novel-by-dirk-m I talked to Dirk about Mr. Rhee, his kickstarter experiences, and his recent schedule. Joshua Pantalleresco: So you had a rock band…
The Wonderful 101 has been a year coming – it’s been part of Nintendo’s many show reels for the Wii U system since its release, and it was one of the most popular demos at last year’s New York Comic Con. And it has been worth every minute. Conquering alien horde Geathjerk has set its…
Please believe me, as I conclude last week’s well-reasoned and temperate dissertation on why comics fans should care – maybe – about the future of the US Postal Service, when I say I’m trying hard to wrap up this little opus before the USPS goes out of business. But I’m not working as fast nor…
New Pulp Publisher Airship 27 Productions has a way for loyal airmen to show their pulp support with the new Airship 27 patches. PRESS RELEASE: For the first time ever, we offered all our Loyal Airmen a premium quality Airship 27 Crew Patch. These we debut at the Windy City Pulp & Paper Con to…
I must apologize for not being here last week. We had a family emergency, and the weekend was not fun. No, not my dad. My mom. She was in the hospital. I’ve talked about my dad here, but have rarely mentioned my mom. She comes from a large family. Eleven kids. All of them, the…
The Book Cave’s Art Sippo interviewed Dick Enos, John Small, Win Scott Eckert, and Mike Croteau at the 2013 PulpFest convention. Listen to Panel Fest Episode 18: PulpFest 2013 Interviews here.
From Borgo Press and Author Christopher Yates comes a new tale of adventure featuring the classic character from Argosy Magazine, THE NIGHT WIND! Borgo Press previously reprinted four Night Wind novels, edited by Yates. The fifth book, entitled Behold ‘The Night Wind’ is a newly written tale of adventure by Yates as the next…
