Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
Documenting the ups and downs of publishing my first graphic novel, along with my thoughts on the comic book industry.
Code 45’s editor, Andrea Molinari, recently sent me these images he took of the Code 45 pressworks. What are pressworks? They’re the actual printing plates used in the CMYK process used to create the interior color pages of Code 45 issue #1. Each color (Black, Cyan (Blue), Magenta, and Yellow)… read more »
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The crew at the Next Issue Podcast just put out a review of Code 45 Issue #1. Check it out in the video below!… read more »
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After nearly four years of hard work, three Kickstarter campaigns, and one pandemic, Code 45 #1 has hit comic book stores in both Canada and the United States thanks to Scout Comics! I’ve learned so much bringing my first comic book to life, especially from the Code 45 team of… read more »
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‘The Tantalus Trap’ picks up immediately following the cliffhanger from the previous issue (‘Mind Meld’). The Enterprise crew is trapped on the ‘Mirror’ Enterprise after Evil Kirk remotely activated the self-destruct sequence (which can’t be overridden). Stop me if you’ve heard any of this before—actually, don’t, because if you walked… read more »
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If you’re interested in hearing more details about Code 45 (now just one month away from retail shelves), I will be appearing on the Comic Kingpins show ‘Previously On!’ at 7 pm EST tonight alongside designer and letterer Angela Hodge. The show is livestreamed at the following link, and if… read more »
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The third entry in the DC Comics Star Trek ‘Mirror Universe’ saga, ‘Mindmeld’ is surprisingly one of the better issues in the book’s early run. For the most part avoiding the tired Trek retreads so generously sprinkled through previous volumes (although not entirely, as we’ll see), ‘Mindmeld’ also manages to… read more »
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Despite the massive popularity of car culture in America—including the post-war hot-rod craze, the golden age of muscle cars that followed, the import tuner scene, and the current horsepower wars—the country’s comic books have rarely paid more than passing attention to topic.’ It turns out that if you want to… read more »
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I was recently given the opportunity to sit down with Jen King, owner and operator of the Space Cadets Collection Collection comic book store in Houston, Texas, and discuss all things Code 45 on the Talkin’ Shop show. Actually, conversation topics ranged far and wide, starting with my work as… read more »
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We received a pleasant surprise at Code 45 HQ last week when we were notified by Sequential Magazine that the Code 45 #2-3 megaissue had been nominated for their Best Comic Book of 2021 award. You might remember that Sequential had reviewed Code 45 #1 two years ago, but we’re… read more »
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Angela Hodge, the designer and letterer of the Code 45 graphic novel, has spent the last month or so experimenting with creating 3D printed representations of Code 45 characters. When I lasted checked in with her, she was focused on Vanessa and Pierre-Yves, but as of today her efforts have… read more »
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