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January 20, 2025
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Word has started to spread about The Strawman!
Alex is the author of the comic book flavoured novels Secret Identity and Alter Ego. He's also a comic book industry veteran, with years logged at Archie, DC, and Oni. He's currently writing The Question: All Along the Watchtower for DC, a bunch of Star Wars stuff at Marvel, and Dick Tracy for Mad Cave, along with his creator-owned projects. Thanks, Alex, for the plug!
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January 18, 2025
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Out now!
Actually, it's been out for a while. Back Issue! # 157 features my interview with the somewhat-recently-departed Keith Giffen. This one was done a good while back, but if you're not one of the lucky ones who originally saw it in The Legion Companion, then it's new to you!
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January 6, 2025
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That picture looking back at you is the cover of my novel, The Strawman. Up 'til now, you could only gaze at the artwork and wonder at its contents. Well, no more! As subscribers to my Substack know, there is an advance preview of its contents online here, so now you can make an informed decision as to whether or not you can judge a book by its cover.
As before, here's the back cover copy:
One year after a woman disappears, a group of college students attempts to make a movie about a local legend called the Strawman. What do they find, and what finds them?
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It was originally supposed to come out this spring, but wiser heads have prevailed and now it's scheduled for release on September 30th, 2025. This wasn't a decision that was made lightly -- it's a very crowded marketplace out there, and it takes time to plant the seeds of success. People have to be bribed tricked blackmailed convinced to give a new book a try, and that takes repeated messaging. Review copies have to be sent out many months in advance with dollar bills pleas for help requests for coverage inside, and the big books get all the attention. Plus, these days authors are expected to do most of the heavy lifting themselves when it comes to promotion, so word-of-mouth has to start early and get louder as time goes on.
It's still a Mystery/Thriller with Horror elements, and as we get closer to its publication date, you might get tired of hearing about it. There might even be some advance copies awarded to lucky readers for their loyal patience -- stay tuned!
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January 3, 2025
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New year, new news!
The cat is finally out of the bag -- Comic Book Creator #44 will feature Part 1 of my three-part interview with Joe Hill! Here's how it's described in the TwoMorrows Catalogue:
CARMINE INFANTINO radio interview by KEN GALE and ED MENJE, JON B. COOKE on Carmine's stint as DC editorial director/publisher, ROBERT KANIGHER's 1989 conversation with STEVE WHITAKER and TIM BATEMAN, World War 3 illustrated with PETER KUBER and SETH TOBOCMAN, DAVE COCKRUM's Aurora model kit pamphlets, GLEN CADIGAN's interview with horror comics writer JOE HILL, and more!
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This is still a long ways off -- April, 2026 -- but that's the way publishing works. Of course, Part 2 will appear in CBC # 45, which has also been solicited:
GENE COLON showcase with TOM FIELD, Gene's 75th birthday celebration from Comic-Con 2001, MARK WHEATLEY spotlights former boss MYRON FASS' Heavy Metal rip-off GASM, JON B. COOKE's visit to defunct comics publisher CROSSGEN, CAROL LAY interview, more with JOE HILL, SHAUN CLANCY's look at HILLMAN PERIODICALS (publisher of Crime Does Not Pay and Airboy), HEMBECK, and more!
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Again, not for a long time, but I don't want you to hear about it on the street! There's enough misinformation out there already!
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