Wonder Woman: The Movie
A while back I got asked to contribute to an article full of people with ideas of how to do a Wonder Woman movie. The article didn’t happen though so I thought “Well why not just post it here?” so...
Politically Correct – The Dumbest Term in the World?
You know why people love to toss around the term Politically Correct as a warding sign against ancient magics of hoped for equality? Why any notion of the idea that “Maybe we shouldn’t do this any...
Time travel and how the universe actually works.
All right! So you have 4 types of time travel. They break down like this: Causal linear – Stuff in the past directly affects stuff in the future. If I kill a dude in the past, he is dead, his kids never...
Social Media isn’t your friend.
There is an ongoing myth about Social Media: The “friend.” It is insidious, dangerous, and honestly weakens the concept of what a friend is. So let’s set fire to this myth. Come with me, and grab...
Social Media Kinda Sucks
This is how we are taught to behave by social media: Move without thinking. React without compassion. Lash out at anyone who is coping in a way that is not your way. It’s dangerous. Worse yet, it’s...
Compared to who?
Do not compare yourself to other people. This isn’t easy to do. It really isn’t. But it can be crucial. I can not put out a book and look at the sales and think “Well, Stephen King would have sold...
Why is busy good?
Being busy isn’t something to be proud of. At some point in the recent past we got brainwashed into thinking that being constantly busy and having no time to stop and think was admirable. That’s utter...
SEO needs to die.
You know what doesn’t work? SEO. It’s bullshit. Flat out. Sorry, guys. But the entire idea that you will sell more/get more customers/readers/etc. by upping your ranking on a damn search engine is...
I Hate Your Top Ten Lists
The Top Ten Cars, Top Ten Blogging Tips, Top Ten Celebs Who Lick Otters. This is the state of websites these days. This. This reductive, mindless bullshit passing itself off as content is what we’ve come to....
Some things are problematic.
Today I am going to let you in on a little secret: Someone not liking the thing you like, and having valid reasons for their dislike, in no way limits your ability to enjoy that same thing. Now, this...
No more.
You want to see the face of entitlement, privilege and the general lack of empathy we all suspect is far more rampant and insidious than we wish it were? Let me introduce you to Larry’s Comics. Larry, who...
The Prof. Lex Theory
So one time Chris Haley drew a Lex Luthor. And it looked a tiny bit like Professor Xavier to me. And then the entire universe clicked into place for me. See, at the end of All-Star Superman Lex has given himself...
Of questions and how to answer them.
The other day, Faith Erin Hicks wrote an interesting screed (read it here) titled “Why I Will Not Draw your Comic For Free.” It had a lot of great points. It also had a bunch of things I take some...