Sneak

 As I've mentioned time and again, since January of 2024, I set a goal for myself in order to grow as a writer; every month I was to write an original comic script.  

It could be any length, any genre but it all had to be original. I kept it up all through 2024 and the following year and right now I'm ahead for 2026.

After finishing "Stan & Me", I sent Marcelo some other scripts. He liked the three I sent but I could also sense that maybe they didn't excite him. Then I told him to wait because I had another one with a twist. This one would have no dialogue, letting the visuals tell the story.
When he was done reading the script he told me he loved it and wanted to make that one next.

This is that story.

First Steps...and Next Steps

 "You've taken your first steps into a larger world."

-Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that last year I published my first 22-page comic, Stan & Me. I've been selling copies to people in person, in stores (One store actually sold out and bought more!) and done some online sales as well.

But I also knew that eventually, I'd have an opportunity to sell copies at a show. I recently joined Panel One, which is a non-profit group here in Calgary for local comic creators. I was at home early last month informing me that as a member, I would have an opportunity to work the Panel One table at Calgary Expo.

Naturally the first thought that came to me was, "No."

The Notebooks

 This is a different sort of post from what I usually do but...it's my blog and no one's forcing you to read.

2025, Gone At Last(?)

 Another year come and gone. Lately I'm seeing a lot of people expressing quite a lot of negativity towards the last 365 years.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think it was that bad a year. Hell, if anything the last two months alone have been great for me.

Behold!

 With my portfolio of work growing as a writer, having recently published a 22-page comic...it made sense that I made a website.

Still Going...

 It's been a while since I've updated this old blog and considering I haven't written anything since New Year's Eve, I think I was past due.

The End of the Year (Didn't I Do This Last Year?)

So, here we are, end of the year once again.

This has been a very interesting year; very different but not too much.

Let's go over some highlights (and/or lowlights) of this year.

Last Ride

 

The Journey

 While the 11th of November of obviously an important day of it year, it also holds another special significance to me.

Two years ago today I woke up feeling slightly invigorated; the day before as I was heading into downtown Calgary, I got an eagerly anticipated phone call.
The job interview I went in for a week previously had been successful and I had the job.

How the Sausage is Made

 It's been almost a year since Marcelo, Carl and I released "The Partner", a fan-comic based off of Batman: The Animated Series. Marcelo and I had done one five months previous as a small tribute to the late Kevin Conroy, but this was the first time we were telling a real story.

For me, the big thrill of this cover was our names at the top

Movie Review: Star Wars

 Last month a good friend picked me up from work with the idea that we'd have a quick bite to eat at a buffet and then catch a movie.

He knew of a theatre in Canyon Meadows that had cheap ticket prices and was even showing classic movies. You can imagine the gasp I made when I saw they were going to be showing Star Wars from 1977.

"Marlon, please," I begged. "We have to see it!"

"But...haven't you seen it before?" Marlon asked me.

"Yes!" I told him. "Many times. I could probably recite the whole movie."

"So...why do you want to see-?"

"Because you haven't seen it," I explained. "And...if you're going to watch Star Wars for the first time, you have to see it on the big screen."