Livewire! is now available, and wraps up my ‘09 releases. It’s also the final title in the trilogy of DC Comics titles I’ve been working on that involve super villainesses.
Livewire (a.k.a. Leslie Willis) is probably my favorite of the trio. She’s sassy and full of witty insults, mostly aimed at Superman.
While working on this title, [...]
I’ve got it, the plot line for book three in the Eek and Ack series: The devious duo will be the cause for Pluto losing its planetary status. And just so you know, it recently was demoted to a dwarf planet after being considered the ninth planet in our solar system for the past 75 [...]
Ooze Slingers from Outer Space is now available on bookshelves near you.
I’m much happier with Ooze Slingers than Invaders. In book one, Eek and Ack merely travel to Earth in hopes of conquering it. There’s no plotting or scheming. In book two, they have a plan, a devious one at that: cover Earth in the [...]
This just in! I successfully pitched a series of graphic novels to the folks at Stone Arch Books. Very cool!
The idea stemmed from something I’ve often contemplated while watching sci-fi flicks where aliens invade Earth. Why, with their advanced technology and superior intellect, not to mention their faster-than-light spaceships and death rays, can’t space aliens [...]
Shackleton and the Lost Antartic Expedition was just released by Capstone Press.
This being my second graphic novel, I’ve come to realize the importance of visualizing a story. People aren’t just going to read a graphic novel; they’re going to see it. The illustrations play as important of a role in the telling as the text, [...]
Farms ABC, my fifth ABC book with Capstone Press, was released earlier this spring.
My favorite letter from the book was “L is for Lamb.
“Baaaa. Where’s my maaaa?”
This lamb wants to know
When full grown, sheep
are sheared for their wool.
Yeah, a little silly, I know, but I really liked the slant rhyme of “know” and “wool”.
Fun Trivia: [...]
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