Monthly Archives: August 2011

Walt Simonson, God of Epics

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 31, 2011

Apologies for not posting anything recently. I have what appears to be an aggravated nerve in my jaw, and it isn’t making life very pleasant. If the 30 minute bouts of searing pain weren’t enough, there’s also the fact that I’m not eating much and wasn’t getting much sleep. But I’ve been taking some medication [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books | Tagged Apologies, Appointment, Bold Adventure, Bouts, Bum, Characterization, Comic Book, Craftsmanship, Epics, Fantasy Writer, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Mack, Marvel Visionaries, Masterwork, Medication, Melodrama, Nerve, Plot Threads, Preacher, Sails, Sandman, Short Story, Sleep, Storytelling, Thor, Walt Simonson | 1 Comment

Diced (A Game Tuesday Post)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 23, 2011

As a tabletop gaming enthusiast, I have a whole lot of games. I own a small Toys R Us worth of games, and have played even more. I really do love games and could play them all day, all night. If I was locked in a warehouse with every single board and card game made [...]

Posted in Blog, games | Tagged Board Games, Card Game, Control Freaks, Damn Thing, Dice With The Universe, Einstein, Fundamental Nature, Game Players, Gaming Enthusiast, Goal Setting, Good Company, History Of The World, Love Games, Plastic Soldiers, Randomness, Single Board, Small Toys, Tabletop Gaming, Toys R Us, Whole Lot | 2 Comments

The Han Solo Factor

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 22, 2011

Ah, another Monday is here. Where does the time go? Time passes us by and soon enough, we’ll all be mouldering in our graves. So best make hay while the sun is shining. A stitch in time saves nine. A rolling stone gathers no moss. He who hesitates is lost. And various other cliches that [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged Absurdity, Adaptation, Apes, Cliches, Dinosaur, Distraction, Fantasy Fan, Fictional Characters, Giant Robots, Gorillas, Heartbeat, Laser Guns, Racism, Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, Silly Ideas, Stitch In Time, Stitch In Time Saves Nine, Time Fantasy, Tragic Moment, Trials And Tribulations | 9 Comments

Flawed

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 18, 2011

A flawed character is not the same thing as a damaged or negative character. In fact, a character can be good and noble and nearly perfect and still suffer from a flaw that keeps his stories interesting. I think of Superman as a perfect example. Superman is a flawed character. His flaw is his unflinching [...]