Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
One of the more enjoyable aspects of situating Code 45 in the recent past has been resurrecting my memories of Montreal landmarks that have long since been wiped from the city’s landscape. Of course, the term ‘landmark’ is open to interpretation. My own image of what Montreal was like when… read more »
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One of the things that has changed most for me creatively as we’ve moved through the Code 45 project is how I communicate with artist Joe Ng about the appearance of each comic book page. When we first sat down together to do Issue 1’s layout, we spent significant time… read more »
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It’s finally here — the moment of reckoning where two timelines, movie and comic book, collide in a massive explosion of chronological chaos. DC Comics Star Trek #9 (New Frontiers Chapter 1: …Promises To Keep) is the first issue immediately following the theatrical run and comic adaptation of ‘Star Trek… read more »
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Earlier this week Kickstarter sent out a survey asking project creators like us what we liked and what we would improve about the entire crowdsourcing process. It was a fairly extensive set of questions, and it was clear that there are certain areas that their staff are focused on (particularly… read more »
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DC Comics Star Trek #8 (Saavik’s Story Chapter Two: Blood Fever) picks up immediately where the previous issue’s cliffhanger left off, which means Saavik is doing her best to destroy the Enterprise using a ship she stole from Vulcan that, surprisingly, seems to be more than a match for one… read more »
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DC Comics Star Trek #7 (Saavik’s Story Chapter One: Pon Far!) gives readers their first taste of in-series character building with a deep dive into Lt. Commander Saavik, the half-Romulan, half-Vulcan officer who was the protégé of Mr. Spock. For once, writer Mike W. Barr builds on, rather than borrows… read more »
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One of the greatest pleasures I have professionally is working with editors who truly make an effort to challenge me as a writer. This small cadre of editors regularly go out of their way (or have done so in the past) to make me re-think how I had presented a… read more »
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DC Comics Star Trek #6 (Who Is…ENIGMA?) is the second quasi-original tale in a row from a series that is maybe, finally, starting to find its own legs. Still, much of what shifts this issue’s plot away from being a mirror image of Star Trek stories we’ve seen before seems… read more »
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We had a new shipment that arrive at Code 45 HQ today – the Montreal Metro Map designed by Angela Hodge. This tri-fold map tracks sightings and lore surrounding the dragons that lurk in the metro tunnels. The design combines a version of the early 2000s Montreal metro network with… read more »
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We’re in the final 48 hour stretch for the Code 45 #2-3 Mega-Issue over at www.code-45.com! If you enjoyed reading Issue #1, and want the chance to grab the next two issues (which have been combined into a single 52-page mega-issue book), there’s just 2 days left to do so. Issue #1 is… read more »
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