I’ve been seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform since December 1975 and each time I go, I am utterly amazed. First of all, it’s pure rock and roll with plenty of showmanship. But you get your money’s worth. The shows last between two and three hours without an intermission. The band rocks […]
When you’re a company as big as Verizon Wireless, there are inevitably gaps in knowledge and training. I understand that but the last week has been an exercise in frustration.On April 14, I earned my $100 credit for an upgrade and I decided I really wanted something a little thinner and lighter, maybe with a […]
It’s been about two months since I did any sort of proper update so let me bring you the latest about my professional career.As you know, I have been writing book jacket copy for Marvel, and was just asked to do my fourth in addition to contributing to their facsimile of the 1939 Daily Bugle […]
We’ve been looking forward to Citi Field, henceforth still called by me as Shea Stadium since construction began. Driving over the Whitestone Bridge Sunday morning, we looked for a new silhouette to replace the familiar one but couldn’t quite spot it. When we did see it coming over a rise on the Whitestone Expressway, it […]
As so many of you know, Len Wein’s house burned down recently and he’s starting to put the pieces of his professional life back together. His pal, and mine, Mark Evanier has begun organizing a drive to collect copies of Len’s written work to replace the ones lost.He writes:Hey, let’s rebuild Len Wein’s comic book […]
Due to unknown wackiness, the websites for Bob Greenberger and Peter David seem to have been delisted from Google. We’re working on resolving it, and one of the best things we can do is to ask people to provide links to their sites so that Google knows they exist. So we’re asking for your help.If […]
I’ve been waiting to talk about this one for a while now and suddenly, it’s gone public.Back in August, David Mack sent out an e-mail called “A Diabolical Plan” and invited a group of selected co-conspirators to make an event out of what we normally do for sport. That is, pick on Keith R.A. DeCandido. […]
We’re slowly catching up on our television watching now that our evening schedules are easing just a wee bit. We’ve decided that Castle is entertaining, thanks to winning performances by the leads. While we know Kings is doomed, we watched the pilot last night and were intrigued enough to stick with it until NBC decides […]
In the spring of 1980, I was facing graduation and needed a job. I researched 35-40 publishers of books, newspapers and magazines, all in the New York area and all I wouldn’t mind working for. Clearly, some were more desirable than others but I couldn’t be picky. I added to the list, Starlog, since I […]
When I turned 21, my dad wrote me a letter, a serious missive discussing the changes this meant, both legal and in terms of how the world will deal with me. It was encouraging and the pride was clear with every word.When Kate turned 21, I wrote something similar to her.Today, Robbie’s 21st birthday, I […]
I-Con 28 was certainly unlike any of the previous 27 cons. Normally held at SUNY-Stony Brook, this year, it was moved given the renovations being done to the sports complex, the hub of the con. As a result, the con found itself split into three – dealer’s room and media guests at Suffolk Community College, […]
For those in Connecticut, a reminder that I will be speaking Tuesday night at the Cheshire Public Library. This is the second place where I will be presenting my Picturesque History of the Graphic Novel. The visual presentation should take about 45 minutes followed by questions and answers until everyone is bored.A big thanks to […]
Deb and I rarely get to watch television live. Partly that has to do with our schedules and party it has to do with our desire to watch everything on DVR and avoid as many commercials as possible, fitting in more programming in less time.However, we sort of made an exception last night for the […]
I’ve been coming to I-Con since the very first one and here we go again…The con will be away from Stony Brook this year and I’ve been assured that all my programming will be in one hotel, allowing me to run away now and then to keep working on Superman entries.My schedule is below for […]