Hey everyone, my buddy Kevin Grevioux has a new line of comics coming out so head on over to Astounding Studios and check out all of his amazing stuff. Kevin is not only a great human being but a true original…(we have a lot of interesting similarities)… he has a science degree (Ok so I took a science class), and is a movie star/screenwriter (I was in the background in Wyatt Earp) and he finds time to make comics (just give up sleep and you can too!). How could you not support that? So if you’re watching Underworld look for the really tough werewolf (who happened to write the movie) and if you catch The Batman on WB, Kevin was recently the voice of one of my favorite villains Solomon Grundy.

Saturday, April 1st, I’ll be a guest at the Arizona Book Festival where I’ll be promoting the Actionopolis book line. Please stop and by and if you get there early check out our panel at 10:30 with myself and supertalents like Jeff Mariotte and NY Times bestsellers Diana Gabaldon & Michael Stackpole among others. It’s at 10:30 at the Mystery/Sci-Fi Stage. Hope to see ya!

American music legend and fellow Texan Buck Owens passed away. For those of you unfamiliar with his music you’re missing out. ?Streets of Bakersfield,? with the amazing Dwight Yoakam is a wonderful song and just one of many great songs with the “Bakersfield Sound” he pioneered. So tip your hat because there aren’t as many of these pioneers as there used to be in an age when blending in is often more important than standing out.

Mr. Barbera, of HannaBarbera fame, is a spry 95 today folks! He still goes into the office once a week and working with him is a joy. He gave me the day off everytime he saw me. The bean counters never thought that joke was very funny but I sure did. Happy Birthday Mr. Barbera and thanks for all the laughs!

Just saw in the paper today that the game I storyboarded with my buddy Aaron Sowd, GOD OF WAR, just got the Greatest Hits treatment from Sony. Sweet! Cause I’m still waiting on my complimentary copy from Sony…..from two years ago…

My company, Komikwerks, LLC, is proud to announce ACTIONOPOLIS. Actionopolis is Komikwerks’ new line of illustrated novels for young adults.

We have assembled an incredible array of award-winning creators, all of whom have a professional background in comics, animation, film, television, video games and publishing.

This has been a project very near and dear to my heart as so many of the talented pros assembled are not only friends but many of them are creators I’ve admired professionally for quite some time. Check out the books and please let your local library know to order some. Support for the libraries will also support many of the creators so it’s a good situation for everyone! Publishers Group West is distributing the book line. The ad for the first two books will be in the May PREVIEWS in the KOMIKWERKS section for items shipping in July.

Just got the sweet cover in to Keith Giffen’s and my book for Image. Aron Lusen of LIQUID GRAPHICS really did an amazing job coloring Matt Jacob’s cover art. This book is under the Desperado imprint and I’m really happy to be working with those folks again. The ad for this book will be in the May PREVIEWS in the Image section for items shipping in July.

Just found out they’re adding Xiaolin Showdown to the Cartoon Network lineup. Not only is that one more show I’ve worked on added to CN this season BUT I’ll finally be able to see the episodes I worked on! Now I just have to remember which episodes I worked on…

Long before The Spider-Man there was The Spider! I have always loved the pulps and especially this character so I’m absolutely thrilled to be taking part in this anthology book of new Spider stories. Not only will I be writing with my buddy John Helfers (Tom Clancy Explorers series) but John Jakes is in the book! North & South, baby! There’s also going to be a bunch of great art from guys like Bruce Timm and Graham Nolan as well. The guys at Moonstone have been great and I love the respect they have for these characters and how hard they are working to preserve these characters for a new generation of writers! Ok, I better get back to writing….

While I was hanging out with Giffen as he signed at the NY show several people asked which issue of Hero Squared I worked on. That answer would be issue two and a big thanks to Keith, JM, and Ross for letting me play in their playground. It’s a great book and hopefully will be around for a very long time. Makes me wish my Dr. Good story Andy Kuhn illustrated back in ’99 where a kid gets sent to the future to team up with his adult science hero self got past the short story stage. If ya haven’t seen it go to www.Komikwerks.com and check it out. Andy’s art is amazing.