Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
When’s the last time you thought a minivan was ‘cool?’ Chances are, unless you’re a classic Mopar turbo fanatic or a normcore purist, the answer to that question is ‘never.’ Across the Pacific, however, there’s an entire culture of minivans-as-luxury-rides that has persisted on the streets of both Seoul and… read more »
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New or used, classic or modern, there’s never been a worse time to buy a vehicle. Supply lines have been crushed, dealer inventory is near-zero, and used automobiles are being gobbled up by massive corporate fleets that are willing to overspend to fill their lots. I dove deep into the… read more »
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I’ve discussed layout a few times already over the past year and a half of the Code 45 graphic novel process. Initially, for Issue #1 artist Joe Ng and I collaborated in person on the first half of the layout process, then for Issues #2 and #3 Joe largely worked… read more »
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Spooky times this October here at Code 45 headquarters, but we’re beating back both the spirits and the encroaching cold with these totally awesome Kickstarter rewards that we’ve been gathering up as we prepare to fulfill our most recent campaign. Here’s a look at what we’ve got waiting so far…. read more »
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I can remember being a kid and looking into the window of an Oldsmobile Cutlass, only to be completely flummoxed by the three-stick voodoo protruding from its center console. Hurst Lightning Rods were standard issue on the Hurst/Olds that was built for 1983 and 1984, but the trio of shifters… read more »
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I’ve done a lot of writing here on my blog about what the process of making Code 45 has been like. Not only has this helped provide me with perspective on the act of writing and producing my first graphic novel, but it’s also—I hope—helped peel back the curtain on… read more »
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Some car companies just weren’t meant to survive past their best-before date, but of those that straggled on into an uncertain future, were there any last-minute sales champions lurking behind the curtain that could have saved them from the chopping block had they debuted in time? In this Hagerty piece,… read more »
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Sometimes car companies give away more than they’re letting on when a concept car rolls out onto the stage at one of the world’s major auto shows. I’ve been putting together a series of features over at The Drive that explores forgotten concept cars that played a major role in… read more »
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Without a doubt, one of the most wide-open aspects of building a Kickstarter campaign is putting together the video that sits at the top of the page. In all of my research when planning each of our three campaigns for Code 45, I couldn’t find any real consensus on what… read more »
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It’s been almost two months since the end of the final Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, and it feels like this is the first time I’ve been able to come up for air and take a look back at what proved to be our most successful crowdfunding effort to date. There’s… read more »
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