Author Signings: New Pulp Invades Pittsburgh and Pulpfest
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 […]
Writing
G.I. Joe Collector’s Club: Kindle Worlds Author Interview
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 […]
42 Writing Prompts to Help You Describe a Scene
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
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’
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 […]
Sgt. Flash: Star of G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds
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 […]
Legends of New Pulp: Tommy One & the Legion of Neptune
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 […]
A rebirth and a rough houser
It’s been a while since we posted here at Comics on the Brain. Among our many issues were a lack of time and the fact […]
Tips for professional writing majors
Comics on the Brain had a friend ask us for some tips for a college student majoring in Professional Writing. This student is working a typical […]
How Roddy Doyle’s “The Deportees” can help New Pulp
This was supposed to be a review of Roddy Doyle’s “The Deportees and Other Stories.” When I picked the book up off my “Need to […]
The Lives and Times of Tommy One
To the world, teenager TOMMY ONE is unbeatable. He’s perfect. He’s the boy every girl dreams of dating. He’s the world-famous superstar every guy wants […]
Introducing the Parade of Heroes
I’ve long toyed with the idea of writing a modern pulp story. In fact, it’s actually something a lot of people are doing. Over at […]
Art projects: Craft themes for boys
Walk into any craft store and you will see oodles of fun activities. Painting sunny pictures. Scrapbooking. Rubber stamping. Flower arranging. All of those are […]
URLs that make you go Hmmm: Tips for creating the perfect website name
Sometimes things just don’t work out the way you planned them. You mean to do something right, and it all goes to hell. Such is […]
Get groovy with HiJinx, the d20 mini-game
A few years ago, Paizo and Wizards of the Coast reworked the set up for the now defunct Dungeon magazine. The change riled some people, […]
What to feed your pet rabbit
Rabbits can be great pets. Aside from being amazingly cuddly and docile creatures, rabbits can learn tricks, be potty trained and can even walk on […]
How to Transplant and Grow Moss
Moss is a flowerless, spore-producing plant that grows in carpet-like patches on the ground, roofs, rocks and other surfaces. Typically green, moss is often specifically […]
How to Play and Watch Gaelic Football in the United States
Gaelic Football is a field sport developed in Ireland that is akin torugby and soccer, with a little bit of basketball to boot. The game […]
Drawn to the future
Hopefully by now you’ve taken a look at my Daily Doodle, which is updated (almost) daily, and then incorporated into a slideshow for your enjoyment. […]
Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc — In play form
Ever since I saw Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure in the movie theater, I’ve been intrigued by Joan of Arc. Yeah, it’s silly to have […]