From his vantage point on a gentle rise at the rear of the column, Cody Cavanaugh could see the line of blue coats stretched out for a mile or more between the pines hemming in the road from each side. On this fine autumn day under a bright sun, birds would have been singing if […]
I firmly believe that the 1970s was the most outstanding, most innovative, and most interesting decade for American comic books. The big two were primarily focused on their superhero characters–Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman at DC, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers at Marvel–but they were trying new things with them. Some worked (the […]
Although Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell and I were scheduled to appear at TusCon last month, we had to cancel that trip. That means this Saturday’s Local Author Fair at the Red Mountain Library in Mesa, AZ, will be our first public appearance since the COVID lockdown began in 2020. We have tons of new books (or […]
Responses are starting to trickle in to new novel Blood and Gold: The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta. It’s always tough for small-press books to get traction, but this one is being noticed in some interesting places. There was, for example, this TikTok review that gave the book “10 stars out of 5” and called it […]
Welcome to my brand-spankin’-new snazzy website. Look around and you’ll see all kinds of cool stuff. You can sort the publications by series, by genre, by original vs. tie-in, etc. You can quickly see what’s comics, what’s nonfiction, what’s short fiction, and more. And from now on, my blog will be right here on the […]
First things first, I guess. Blood and Gold: The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta is out. I got copies the other day and it looks great (and big–it’s a big, big book, a true historical epic). Here’s what a box of ’em looks like: Prolific author and reviewer James Reasoner said this about it: “In BLOOD […]
I’ve been a fan of police procedurals ever since I read my first Joseph Wambaugh novel, back in my twenties. Later in life I got to meet and spend time with Joe, and he’s just as entertaining and pleasant as one could hope for. There are lots of great writers working in the field, among […]
Some people remember their first exposure to Tarzan. I’m not one of them. I’m pretty sure it was Johnny Weismuller movies on TV when I was a child in the late 1950s/early 60s. Later in that decade, I was a faithful viewer of the Ron Ely Tarzan show (in color!), which I considered truer to […]
Be sure to check out Marcy’s posting of her CoKoCon schedule! She’ll be busier than me. Here’s my CoKoCon schedule. It’s virtual this year, so you can check in from anywhere in the world. Both of my panels are on Saturday, September 4th.The Weird, Weird West, 12:45pm – 1:45pmDavid Lee Summers and I will be talking about weird westerns. Married […]