John Simcoe's Comics on the Brain

John Simcoe's Comics on the Brain

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Make a Toy Story of your own with Miss Marcella’s Missions

January 19, 2026 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

Parade of Heroes, CotB’s gaming wing. has added a new Tricube Tales game to its catalog. This time it’s Miss Marcella’s Missions, a whimsical, child-friendly […]

Train your dragon in a new tabletop RPG

January 2, 2026 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

  Are you ready to take to the skies on your dragon. Are you willing to sacrifice your life for queen and country? Can you […]

Robot Tarzan Reign of the Jungle Guardians

Reign of the Jungle Guardians: Tricube Tales one-page roleplaying game

March 19, 2022 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

Comics on the Brain fell in love with pulp magazines before we even knew what pulp magazines were. In truth, even before Tales of the […]

I.W. Publishing Atlas

I.W. Atlas: A superhero born from the legacy of I.W. Publishing

April 16, 2021 john@johnsimcoe.com 2

“Hey, Skinny! Your ribs are showing!” — Israel “Mac” Waldmann had heard it all. This insult — and a savage beating — made a man […]

4 Favorites starring Magno

Magno solves Super-Mysteries in Hong Kong

August 27, 2019 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

The newest Public Domain redesign challenge has turned its eye on a character named Magno. Chances are you haven’t heard of Magno because he wasn’t […]

Hello I'm Johnny Cash

Jungle Tales of Johnny Cash – Part 2

August 4, 2019 john@johnsimcoe.com 1

We’re back with the continuation of “Jungle Tales of Johnny Cash” …. When we last left Johnny Cash, he survived a plane crash in the […]

Jungle Tales of Johnny Cash

Jungle Tales of Johnny Cash – Part 1

July 26, 2019 john@johnsimcoe.com 1

When country singer Johnny Cash’s tour plane crashed in the remote jungles of Africa, the Man in Black adopted a new life, launching the Jungle […]

Lash Lightning is a golden age superhero that has fallen into the public domain.

Lash Lightning, Dash Lightning are ready to patrol New Cairo

December 17, 2018 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

Here’s another Public Domain character makeover. This time, Comics on the Brain turns to Lash Lightning from Ace Comics! Lash began his crime-fighting career in […]

Zorro Productions, Inc. says it controls the worldwide trademarks and copyrights in the name, Watch your butt.

What would Zorro (or someone kinda like him) look like in the 21st Century?

November 20, 2018 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

Like it or not, the character Zorro has slipped into the Public Domain. Don’t get too excited with your publishing plans, though. The owners of […]

Haunted Blades, Tales of the Black Musketeers

Author Signings: New Pulp Invades Pittsburgh and Pulpfest

June 10, 2017 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

PulpFest, an international celebration of adventure fiction, is set to invade Pittsburgh in July. To help celebrate the love and legacy of this all-American artform, writers […]

G.I. Joe Collector’s Club: Kindle Worlds Author Interview

June 1, 2017 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

Shortly after “G.I. Joe: Scourge of the Amazon” came out, I was contacted by writer Troy Osgood to talk about G.I. Joe and my story […]

Another Leprechaun, another coloring page

January 31, 2017 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

I’ve had the luck of being asked to create a coloring page for a St. Patrick’s Day Parade for years now, and this year was […]

42 Writing Prompts to Help You Describe a Scene

January 17, 2017 john@johnsimcoe.com 1

Writing can be tough because sometimes you just don’t know what to say. Sure, you have a plot and dialogue filling your pages, but filling […]

New Pulp ices over with a tale of hockey

October 16, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

In the modern times, hockey is a pretty glitzy sport. Stadiums cost hundreds of millions of dollars and rookies land multi-million dollar deals. Even the […]

A Snapshot of the Cast of ‘Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun’

June 7, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

While I was writing “Tommy One and the Apocalypse Gun,” I worked from a series of character descriptions. These simple efforts to layout the characteristics […]

The Downward Spirals are back: Get the ’36 Minute Major’

May 25, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 1

Everyone’s (or maybe no one’s) favorite band of hockey-playing opossums are back in action with a brand new collection now available on Amazon. In “The […]

Flash G.I. Joe Flash G.I. Joe Scourge of the Amazon

Sgt. Flash: Star of G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds

March 22, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

It’s official! I’m proud to announce the publication of my first G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds novella. The piece, which is about 43,000 words long, was a real […]

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Leprechaun Coloring Page PLUS Leprechaun Facts and Lore

February 2, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 1

Once again I was asked by the amazing folks at The York Emporium to create a St. Patrick’s Day Parade coloring page for them. The […]

Tommy One and the Legion of Neptune

Legends of New Pulp: Tommy One & the Legion of Neptune

January 4, 2016 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

With the Summer of 2015 plodding along, I have to admit that I was doing some plodding of my own. You see, I had a self-imposed […]

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Underman is Born: Help for Your Sock and Underwear Drive

December 4, 2015 john@johnsimcoe.com 0

UNDERMAN! He’s the SUPER-CHAMPION powered by CLEAN SOCKS and FRESH UNDERWEAR! Even better, you can recruit him for your next public service project! That’s right, he’s […]

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