Collection of Published Articles for 2013, Pt.2

As I’ve had some articles published all over the place recently, figured it was time to start a new compilation post. Very Sad: Beloved local used bookstore Nice Price Books is closing, and I talked to them and several other used bookstores to get the reasons why. Here’s an interview I did with reporter Jonathan M. …

Collection of Published Articles for 2013, Pt.1

UPDATED: This is going to be a repository for links to my published stuff for a bit. I haven’t been posting about toys because I got a paying gig blogging about them for MTV Geek!  Here’s my first few posts: Power Lords Return Django Unchained Toys Pulled from Shelves Django Unchained Toys Now Banned on …

Things I Did in 2012 That Which Were Cool

Here are some things I wrote and things I did in 2012 that I thought were kind of cool and possibly of interest to people In January, I wrote some more offbeat pieces, such as an interview with literary novelist Michael Malone about his time writing the daytime soap ONE LIFE TO LIVE as that …

ORIGINAL POST: Jan Pienkowski’s Amazing Picture Book Illustrations

I wanted to do a few original posts about children’s books I liked. This one is about a great author and illustrator whose work I discovered just a few years ago, Jan Pienkowski. I found out about Pienkowski’s stuff when I picked up a copy of his pop-up book ROBOT at a used bookstore a …

EVERY SINGLE Pop Candy USATODAY.com Post from My Second Week!

Hey guys — just had a great week subbing again for Whitney Matheson at Pop Candy!  Here’s all the posts I did in once easy-to-find place, day by day! Monday: Early Buzz! Special Guest Essay by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Charles Brownstein! Gift Suggestions from Mondo’s Justin Ishmael, The Four Horsemen, and Mark …

Every Single Pop Candy Guest Piece!

Good news!  I’ve been asked back to guest at Pop Candy again for the week of Nov.26!  For convenience’s (and self-promotion’s) sake, here’s a post grouping all my posts for last week into one big turbo-post. Monday Guest-blogging introduction! Early Buzz! Jeffrey Brown Guest Logo! First-Person Videos of Discontinued Amuesment Park Rides from Disney World, …

Pop Candy Posts for Friday!

My last Early Buzz, super-sized as I go out in a BLAZE OF GLORY! Jeff Smith of BONE fame does a special Pop Candy guest logo! I talk to Jim Carl of the Carolina Theatre of Durham about his amazing collection of classic movie ads! Shout! Factory DVD Producer Brian Blum talks how they put …

Pop Candy Posts for Thursday!

Here’s the next-to-last batch of my Pop Candy posts — I’ll do another post after this with Friday, and then one with every single post compiled. THURSDAY, NOV.1 Post-Halloween Early Buzz! Special guest logo from OWLY’s Andy Runton! Help Save Children’s Bookstore Books of Wonder! An interview with Daniel Benedict, winner of the “Create a …

ALL My Pop Candy Guest Logos, by Jeffrey Brown, Lucy Knisley, Fiona Staples, Andy Runton and Jeff Smith

Click on each to see the full version!

Pop Candy Posts for Wednesday!

Hey readers, here’s my Pop Candy pieces for Wednesday — there were a lot of ’em! Early Buzz! Guest Logo by SAGA Artist Fiona Staples! (the version came out a little cropped, click on the thumbnail above for the full version) Crazy Halloween Specials — and Where to Watch Them Online! The Writers of TV’s SUPERNATURAL …