TwentySevenLetters

Me, Interviewed

Alexander — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:58:44 +0000

William George of the fun fantasy comic Yes You Can! is doing a series of quick six-question interviews with folks he likes, and I happen to be the first up! Read it here.

Interview with Jim Ottaviani at ComixTalk

Alexander — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:50:52 +0000

A couple more posts up at ComixTalk today, including my interview with Jim Ottaviani, writer of numerous graphic novels relating stories of true science history.

Guest Blogging at ComixTalk.com

Alexander — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:37:38 +0000

I’m guest blogging at ComixTalk.com this week, and my first article is already up. Here’s what’s coming:

Monday: A write-up on the first print collection of Family Man, by Dylan Meconis, which has renewed my love for what was already one of my absolute favorite comics.
Tuesday: A hefty interview with creator of historical science stories, Jim Ottaviani, whose latest book, T-Minus, told the story of the moon landing.
Wednesday: A breakdown of some terrible advice often given to writers, and whatever else catches my interest between now and then.
Thursday: Not-comics day! I’ll be looking at several works that technically aren’t comics, but still combine words and pictures to tell stories in an interesting way.
Friday: Lists! Quick summary reading recommendations, broken down categorically.

Projects Update

Alexander — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:59:53 +0000

I received final proofs for the story I’ll have in Ryan North and David Malki’s Machine of Death anthology. After a long wait, the book will finally arrive this October. And my story has an illustration by Dorothy Gabrell!
Next week I’ll be doing a stint of guest blogging over at ComixTalk.net. I’ve got a couple of my stories written up already, with some ideas of a few more things I’d like to talk about. I haven’t written anything for ComixTalk in a long time, so I’m looking forward to it.
I completed a new short story, which is going to be illustrated by Bill Duncan. I haven’t worked with Bill in years, but I always had a great time with him, so I’m very excited that we’ve got a project in the works again. The story is loosely inspired by the old children’s rhyme, “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.”
I’ve been working on pitches for a couple of new textbook projects. The pitches are done, now I’m just waiting to see if either one gets picked up. Things are looking good on at least one front, but nothing is definite yet.
Gingerbread Houses is still on track to wrap up by the end of this year. Note to any publishers who might be reading this: Grug and I are definitely interested in getting a print edition of GH out.

Two More Comics Uploaded

Alexander — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:02:23 +0000

When I launched the new TwentySevenLetters.com, two of my comics were left out because I couldn’t get them to display properly (they were very wide, and getting cut off at the edge of the page border). With a little help, I’ve learned the solution to my problem, and have added both those comics to the site again!

Instructions for Use

Lives are Lived (a Simpleton strip)