Tag Archives: noir

Now Fear This: Angel Heart

Nowadays, all it takes for a film to be controversial is for the leads to have an insufficient amount of penises. But back before the internet became an outlet for the collective ids of every man who has ever owned … Continue reading

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Now Fear This: Changeling

I can’t trace the roots of all my phobias. There are too many of them. I’d need to get more proficient with Excel for one thing. This week’s entry, 2008’s Changeling (not to be confused for previous entry The Changeling), … Continue reading

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Liner Notes: City of Devils

I do a lot of conventions, and I learned one thing very quickly. When someone stops by my booth, points at the rack of books, and asks what they’re about, it pays to have what’s called an elevator pitch to … Continue reading

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Liner Notes: Coldheart

It’s entirely possible you’ve never read a book’s dedication. They just sort of sit there in the front, one of those pages you flip through quickly to get to the sweetest words in the English language: “Chapter One.” So it’s … Continue reading

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Watch This: Banshee

In the Arrested Development episode “Best Man for the GOB,” the Bluth family throws a fake bachelor party for eldest son GOB as cover to fake a narcoleptic stripper’s death. It’s a long story. Relatively sane brother Michael catches GOB … Continue reading

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The Next Big Thing

This week, I participate in a little thing wandering around various writerly circles where we discuss what we’re working on. 1) What is the title of your next book/work? City of Devils 2) Where did the idea come from for … Continue reading

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Liner Notes: Nerve Zero

During my first couple years of attending various comic conventions, I never went anywhere without my sketchbook. It doesn’t have a single drawing by me between its frayed black covers, but there’s a whole page of Groo characters by Sergio … Continue reading

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