Read my Tales from the Crypt-inspired horror comic, “Some Time With the Family”

Read my Tales from the Crypt-inspired horror comic, “Some Time With the Family”

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Works by Eric, Writing
Many years back, I wanted to explore the idea of writing a bunch of different comic stories in a bunch of different styles with a bunch of different artists. The result was two comic anthologies, Pitched! and Pitched! Vol. 2. Across those two anthologies, a large array of talented collaborators and I did stories in varied genres, written and drawn in varied styles. It was a fantastic exercise and I'm forever grateful that so many talented people were willing to take the ride with me. One of those stories was "Some Time with the Family," a tongue-in-cheek horror tale inspired…
There are 97 Oscar nominations and 17 wins for acting among the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) cast

There are 97 Oscar nominations and 17 wins for acting among the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) cast

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Films, Geek Stuff
Avengers: Endgame is getting all the money, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a whole has turned into a pop culture juggernaut so huge that if you told my 12-year-old self how big it would eventually be, I'd probably have thought you were drunk and delusional. I have no idea how Norse gods and red, white & blue heroes slinging shields ended up being bigger than Star Wars, but I sure as hell ain't complaining. We can zero in on one way the MCU has come to dominate the box office, though: with excellent casting. It all began back…
An interview with yours truly on The Walking Dead, from 94.3 The Point

An interview with yours truly on The Walking Dead, from 94.3 The Point

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Geek Stuff, Television, Videos
I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Nicole Murray from 94.3 The Point, a radio station here in New Jersey. I was in to talk about The Walking Dead ('cause a few years back I independently published a book on the show, natch). If you want to take a look -- and you should, because my shirt is a wonderful shade of blue -- then you know what to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAFgS8iPqBM
Why Are Marvel’s Blu-Ray Releases So Mediocre?

Why Are Marvel’s Blu-Ray Releases So Mediocre?

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Films, Geek Stuff, Random Musings, Rants
These days, Marvel Studios make THE tentpole action flicks. With a combination of fun characters, good direction, solid stories, huge spectacle, and a formula that just works, they’ve created an ongoing, interwoven geek movie franchise that has every other studio scrambling to catch up. Make no mistake, I’m an unabashed fan. I don't pretend they are classic cinema -- they're just comic book movies -- but they do something important: they consistently make me feel like I'm 12 again, only without all the self-loathing and zits. From the tense drama of The Winter Soldier to the charming adventure of Ant-Man to the…
Looking back at Neil Gaiman’s Sandman – part 11 of 11, The Wake

Looking back at Neil Gaiman’s Sandman – part 11 of 11, The Wake

Posted inBooks & Authors, Comics & Graphic Novels, Geek Stuff
Eight years ago, Stephen Segal, then creative director at the legendary Weird Tales magazine, asked if he could use some modest writings I had been doing on Neil Gaiman's Sandman for a 20th anniversary retrospective he was putting together. Naturally, I said yes. Sadly, the series was lost in a website revamp. Not wanting it to disappear into the ether, I'm now presenting it on my site in 11 parts (alas, without the benefit of Stephen's editing; these are pre-publication versions). Hope you enjoy. Recurring Dream: An Anniversary Re-reading of Neil Gaiman's Sandman Part 11 of 11, The Wake Originally published on…