And Eric’s next project is: Geek Wisdom

And Eric’s next project is: Geek Wisdom

Posted inGeek Stuff, Works by Eric, Writing
A little while back I hinted that I'd have a new project to announce. Well, consider this my announcement. I'm pleased to say that I'll be one of the contributing authors on Quirk Books' upcoming tome of awesomeness: Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture Geek Wisdom is simple (and oh so cool). Take the best, most recognizable, most super awesomely geeky quotes from the world of geekdom -- movies, books, comics, video games, music, television, science, Internet culture, and pop culture in general -- and then use those quotes as launching points for us geeks wax poetic in…

Night of the Living Dead!

Posted inFilms, Geek Stuff, Videos
For Halloween, I thought I'd go with the big daddy. One of the kings of them all. Grandfather of one of the most popular subgenres of horror today. I'm talking, of course, about George Romero's classic, Night of the Living Dead. Now THIS is a legendary film. When it comes to modern zombies, it's the one that started it all. And it's still fantastic. It also happens to be in the public domain (see below), so for this Halloween take a gander back at a flick you probably haven't seen in a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_f2Enn8x5s Some things to note: * When…
PITCHED 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE!!

PITCHED 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE!!

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
You've been waiting. And the wait is over. PITCHED 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE! And even better, I'm proud to announce that all profits will go to the Hero Initiative! BUY IT NOW!!! via LULU via INDYPLANET (Ka-Blam.com) (2016 update: no longer available here) via COMICSMONKEY! (Ka-Blam.com) (2016 update: no longer available here) (I recommend purchasing through IndyPlanet, but all of the folks above will treat you well.)
Diving into Cerebus for Comic Book Galaxy

Diving into Cerebus for Comic Book Galaxy

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
When the fine folks at Trouble With Comics asked me to take part in their guest reviewers month, I wasn't going to say no. I've followed parent site Comic Book Galaxy for a lot of years and have always enjoyed the work of Alan David Doane and his collaborators, even when I disagreed with them. So yeah, I was happy to take part. I decided to tackle Cerebus: The Last Day, the final volume in independent creator Dave Sim's legendary and controversial, 300-issue epic, because it would give me a chance to do commentary I'd be interested in writing. You…
Pitched Vol 1

Eric writes comics! Anthology preview 1 of 10

Posted inComics & Graphic Novels, Geek Stuff, Works by Eric
My upcoming comic anthology is less than a week away from being sent to the printer, so there is no better time than now to give you an array of awesome previews. Nine stories written by yours truly, nine artists, ten contributors in all. I'll preview them all over the next several days. It should be awesome. First, a sneak peek at the cover. This is not final, but it's damn close to what the final cover will look like. And yes, we have an introduction by that Erik Larsen, he of Savage Dragon and Image Comics fame. Thanks, Erik!…