Welcome back, everyone! It’s past time for an update. I have three projects I’m working on now. I have 450 pages written on Intrepid Force III, but I had problems with it and took a break from it. I’m starting back now. It doesn’t really Read More …
Category: Superheroes
Science Fiction Romances, Part 6: Five Decades of Sci-Fi Romance in Music Videos
For the past week and a half, I’ve taken you through five decades of science fiction TV romances in honor of the Valentine’s Day season. Now that the day is here, I’m going to give you a musical recap. 1960s: Star Trek Love Our tour Read More …
Science Fiction Romances, Part 5: Star-Crossed Teens in the New Millennium
The early 2000s were an age of star-crossed teens and some pretty unearthly adult couples as well (The Firefly crew, for example). Roswell (1999-2003) introduced us to three super-powered extraterrestrial teens and the friends who got involved in their story. Max, Isabel, and Michael were Read More …
Computer-Generated Worlds
One option for creating comics and graphic novels is to create the artwork by hand with pencils, inks, and paint. Alex Ross, featured in my last blog, produces some mind-blowing work that way. I also love the pen and ink work of Brian Hitch, Gary Read More …
Sign of the Sword Inspirations: Christ-Figures in Fictional Worlds
When I was writing The Sign of the Sword, it was fashionable for Christian fantasy writers to include fictional Christ-figures in their stories. C.S. Lewis had done it in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with Aslan, his noble talking lion. This scene still Read More …
Wrapping Up the Week
The theme of this week’s blogs was “Friends on the Journey” or “Gifted Friends.” Each day’s post was dedicated to a different one of the friends I’ve met whose work overlaps with mine in some way. Talking to these guys or seeing what they’re up Read More …
Intrepid Force Inspirations: My Super Friends
It’s pretty obvious that one of the key inspirations to Intrepid Force was the comic books I was reading at the time, and I lived in a great time for comics. Most of DC’s iconic characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.) were products of the Read More …