Posted on Feb 12 2012

The Comics Reporter

Veteran comics journalist Tom Spurgeon recently posted an interview with me over at his website The Comics Reporter.  It’s by far the most extensive text interview I’ve done to date, covering everything from my start in comics to my thoughts on the collaborative process to my reasons for writing The Homeland Directive.  Tom is a thorough interviewer, and I appreciate his invitation to have me “sit down” with him.  My career in comics began almost ten years ago, and my approach to writing has evolved considerably since then.  If I’m ...Read More
Posted on Jan 17 2012

X-O Manowar!

Associated Press breaks the news today that I’m teaming with artist Cary Nord to relaunch X-O Manowar for Valiant Entertainment.  This will be my first ongoing monthly series, with the first issue arriving in stores May 2.  I’ve been working ...Read More
Posted on Jan 04 2012

Sneaky Peeking: Cover for The Sea of Monsters

Hyperion has released the cover for The Sea of Monsters, the second installment in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians graphic novel adaptations:       Written by me, and with art by Attila Futaki and colors by Tamás Gáspár, the book is slated ...Read More
Posted on Jan 01 2012

A Very Good Year

The Homeland Directive ended the year on a high note, making it on to several lists highlighting the best comics and graphics novels of 2011, including USA Today, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Complex, and CNN.  Thanks go out to ...Read More
Posted on Oct 17 2011

A Slew of Reviews

It's been three months since The Homeland Directive arrived in stores, and it's been the same span of time since I posted anything to this blog.  What can I say?  Launching a new book eats up a lot of time.  ...Read More
Posted on Jul 13 2011

The Homeland Directive in Stores!

Today is the day my new graphic novel with Mike Huddleston arrives in comic book shops everywhere (and maybe regular bookstores, too—it’s hard to know what their shipping schedules are). Helping us get the word out, the pop culture website PopMatters ...Read More
Posted on Jun 23 2011

Robot 6 Review

Over at Comic Book Resources, Graeme McMillan from the Robot 6 blog has some high praise for The Homeland Directive and Mike Huddleston specifically.  I know I speak from a position of bias, but I couldn’t agree more.  In an ...Read More
Posted on May 10 2011

The Homeland Directive is here! (kinda)

The FedEx driver has delivered the advance copies of The Homeland Directive, which will constitute the only known copies in the free world until the bulk shipment arrives stateside from the printer.  I’ve already endured the nail-biting experience of reading ...Read More
Posted on May 03 2011

Comic Buzz Review

A nice review of The Homeland Directive has come in, this time from Comic Buzz.  In case anyone is wondering, I’m currently on front-door watch, waiting for the FedEx driver to drop off the advance copies from the printer . . ...Read More
Posted on Apr 28 2011

Comics Vox Review

The indie comics website Comics Vox has posted a review and a preview of The Homeland Directive.  Paragraphs four and five of the review offer a good summation of what I’d like readers to take away from the story, and ...Read More

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