Sep/091
Cloudy with a Chance of Kung Fu Monsters
Saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs today. Damn good movie. Really. Fun. Exciting. Funny as heck, with multilayered writing and a terrific energy. I really, really enjoyed it. I think Cloudy just might be my favorite disaster movie.
Every time an animated movie like this comes out, I reflect on my own goals as a writer. Because, when you get right down to it, this is the stuff that I love. This is the stuff that I aspire to write. I’ve admitted it before (and I’m sure I’ll admit it again in the future), but this is what I want to create with my own work.
Sep/090
Fixing Comics (some friendly suggestions)
Hi-dee-ho, superfriends.
Here’s a list of things I’d like to throw out there to the powers-that-be in the comic book publishing world. It’s a list of challenges. Does anyone care what this humble novelologist has to say about the comic book world? Probably not. But it’s something I had on my mind and just thought I’d throw it out there. Consider it a comic book fan’s manifesto. Or should I say former fan? Either way, let’s get to it.
BRING BACK SOME GOOD GUYS:
Jul/091
Fan Service
As a long time, on again, off again comic book fan, it’s no secret that I’ve had my ups and downs with the storytelling medium I used to consider my favorite. Comic books are going through a crisis, and it’s one from which they may never escape. Like a black hole of sucking doom, this could lead to their end.
Jul/094
Comics Worth Reading
Hey, everybody. As a struggling comic book fan, I find it more and more difficult to discover comics worth reading. But there’s still stuff out there worth checking out, and more and more, it’s found in the All Ages rack of your local comic book store.
While most of Marvel’s mainstream offerings are dull and / or wretched, not everything produced by this comic book giant is terrible. Some of it is both fun and impressive in both its storytelling technique and subtlety. That’s right. I’m saying it right here, for the record, that Marvel’s kid’s comics are far more interesting and nuanced than anything going on in their so-called more mature comics.
