I wish I could turn back the clock and tell my own children why it’s cool to be a programmer. They don’t see programming as a ticket to the universe, except when it comes to spending our hard-earned money for the newest Xbox system, which, I have yet to point out, comes about because somebody… Continue reading Teaching the Next Generation of Nerds to Rule the World
Holy Headlines! Saturday, September 26 is Batman Day, and it’s the one designated day where anything and everything Batman goes on sale. For starters, comic shops, Barnes and Noble, GameStop and Amazon (via the Kindle) will offer a free variants of BATMAN ENDGAME SPECIAL EDITION #1 (while supplies last). The Barnes and Noble variant looks… Continue reading To the Batcave!
Australian cartooonist Gavin Aung Than, who first made his breakthrough with Zen Pencils, is releasing a second collection of cartoons October 13. His first collection is imaginative and inspired. It is apparent that Aung Than has given considerable thought to the famous sayings and philosophical tidbits before putting pencil to paper and creating something quite… Continue reading Book Review: Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks
I purchased this book based on Neil Gaiman’s commencement address at The University of Arts in Philadelphia while on vacation in the Bay Area and finally got a chance to watch the video. What an inspiring talk! For anybody interested in pursuing a career in the arts (be it writing, cartooning, photography), please do yourself… Continue reading Make Good Art
I won’t be publishing a graphic novel any time soon, but something about Barbara Slate’s book jumped out at me from its dusty place on the library shelves. Perhaps it was the cover–done simply and attractively with a minimum of graphics and red lettering that stood out on a black background–or perhaps it was the… Continue reading Book Review: You Can Do A Graphic Novel
The Once and Future Geeks 