Monthly Archives: April 2010

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By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 30, 2010

I’m really beginning to hate the labels liberal and conservative. Both have worn out their welcome as far as I’m concerned. It’s not as if I don’t believe their is any such animal. There are liberals and conservatives, individuals and organizations that embody those philosophies nearly perfectly. Yet most of us are more nuanced, more [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Arbitrary Types, Assumptions, Conservative Idea, Conservative Views, Cosmic Scheme, Definitions, Discourse, Galaxy, Grain Of Sand, Heap, Labels, Liberals And Conservatives, Political Philosophies, Pro Choice, Sake, Sarah Palin, Scheme Of Things, Universe | 4 Comments

Money Money Money

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 28, 2010

Do you know what I love best about being a professional novelologist? The paychecks. Yes, getting paid to write is just fantastic. I highly recommend it. This is not to imply that I don’t love lots of other great things about writing. I do love making up stories and characters and getting to be creative. I love it [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Being An Artist, Blog Entry, Conventions, Fellow Writers, Good Fight, Money Money Money, Paycheck, Paychecks, Rewarding Experience, Satisfaction, Self Publishing, Something On My Mind | 3 Comments

Media-to-Media

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 27, 2010

If you take nothing else away from this blog post today, take this one thing. Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers was just released in a digest form collecting the original mini-series, the follow-up one-shot comic, and the official Marvel Pets Handbook. I know I tend to give comic books a hard time, so let’s just say [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Film Adaptation, Writing | Tagged Adventure Book, Audiences, Avengers, Comic Book Fan, Comic Book Format, Comic Books, Disappointment, Hard Time, Juggernaut, Kick Ass, Losers, Mini Series, Momentum, Movie Grabs, Mystery Men, Niche Market, Obstacle, Pet Theory, Short Time, Small Portion | 10 Comments

Blank Slate

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 24, 2010

Hi. So I know I’m a guy who writes stories about robots and monsters, but, for better or worse, I am vaguely famous. Between blogging about dinobots and comic books, I sometimes like to talk about more important things. Although is anything more important than dinobots? Let’s talk about race. Let’s rap, as the kids [...]