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I talked with G. Willow Wilson, author of the fantastic Cairo graphic novel.  It was especially fascinating to talk with someone with a somewhat similar background to me.  She went to college not for journalism, but ended up becoming a journalist.   She converted to Islam and lived in Cairo, Egypt for five years writing pieces for the New York Times Magazine, and the Atlantic Journal.  I mean, she has more experience than me, but when I went to Cairo after graduating from college with my Dad, I learned alot, for just a week long trip. The textile industry in Egypt is very much family run, and the idea was that I would eventually take over for my Dad, but no, my Dad said that I was going to be a journalist. Naturally,  this opened the flood gates, and a number of my Dad’s associates spoke to me candidly about their lives. Some were upset that Egypt gets a reputation from other countries of the region, but the thing I learned the most is alot of the people my Dad deals with have very strong family ties. The people there are all about supporting their families and will do anything to support them.  That, and, if you think New York City or LA traffic is rough stuff, don’t go to Cairo because your knowledge means NOTHING in comparison.

So, talking to Willow in this article was fascinating to me considering she had a prolonged stay in a setting that was exceptionally growth inducing for me in just a week.  Even though we never talked about our experiences it was still very interesting.  Have an excerpt:

This August sees acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson rejoining her “Cairo” collaborator M.K. Perker for a new Vertigo ongoing series titled “Air.” The story focuses on a narcoleptic flight attendant named Blythe who –during an in-air terrorist hijacking that turns the plane in the direction of a country that doesn’t exist– meets a stranger who may change the way Blythe thinks about technology. Also involved in the book, which Wilson says is aimed directly at the “Y: The Last Man” crowd, is a an organization called the Etesian Front, a clandestine group that protects the skies from terrorism, as well as a “Lost”-like island named Narimar, which was the center of viral marketing campaign launched by Vertigo earlier this year.

You can read the rest of the article here.

I talked with G. Willow Wilson, author of the fantastic Cairo graphic novel.  It was especially fascinating to talk with someone with a somewhat similar background to me.  She went to college not for journalism, but ended up becoming a journalist.   She converted to Islam and lived in Cairo, Egypt for five years writing pieces for the New York Times Magazine, and the Atlantic Journal.  I mean, she has more experience than me, but when I went to Cairo after graduating from college with my Dad, I learned alot, for just a week long trip. The textile industry in Egypt is very much family run, and the idea was that I would eventually take over for my Dad, but no, my Dad said that I was going to be a journalist. Naturally,  this opened the flood gates, and a number of my Dad’s associates spoke to me candidly about their lives. Some were upset that Egypt gets a reputation from other countries of the region, but the thing I learned the most is alot of the people my Dad deals with have very strong family ties. The people there are all about supporting their families and will do anything to support them.  That, and, if you think New York City or LA traffic is rough stuff, don’t go to Cairo because your knowledge means NOTHING in comparison.

So, talking to Willow in this article was fascinating to me considering she had a prolonged stay in a setting that was exceptionally growth inducing for me in just a week.  Even though we never talked about our experiences it was still very interesting.  Have an excerpt:

This August sees acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson rejoining her “Cairo” collaborator M.K. Perker for a new Vertigo ongoing series titled “Air.” The story focuses on a narcoleptic flight attendant named Blythe who –during an in-air terrorist hijacking that turns the plane in the direction of a country that doesn’t exist– meets a stranger who may change the way Blythe thinks about technology. Also involved in the book, which Wilson says is aimed directly at the “Y: The Last Man” crowd, is a an organization called the Etesian Front, a clandestine group that protects the skies from terrorism, as well as a “Lost”-like island named Narimar, which was the center of viral marketing campaign launched by Vertigo earlier this year.

You can read the rest of the article here.

I talked with G. Willow Wilson, author of the fantastic Cairo graphic novel.  It was especially fascinating to talk with someone with a somewhat similar background to me.  She went to college not for journalism, but ended up becoming a journalist.   She converted to Islam and lived in Cairo, Egypt for five years writing pieces for the New York Times Magazine, and the Atlantic Journal.  I mean, she has more experience than me, but when I went to Cairo after graduating from college with my Dad, I learned alot, for just a week long trip. The textile industry in Egypt is very much family run, and the idea was that I would eventually take over for my Dad, but no, my Dad said that I was going to be a journalist. Naturally,  this opened the flood gates, and a number of my Dad’s associates spoke to me candidly about their lives. Some were upset that Egypt gets a reputation from other countries of the region, but the thing I learned the most is alot of the people my Dad deals with have very strong family ties. The people there are all about supporting their families and will do anything to support them.  That, and, if you think New York City or LA traffic is rough stuff, don’t go to Cairo because your knowledge means NOTHING in comparison.

So, talking to Willow in this article was fascinating to me considering she had a prolonged stay in a setting that was exceptionally growth inducing for me in just a week.  Even though we never talked about our experiences it was still very interesting.  Have an excerpt:

This August sees acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson rejoining her “Cairo” collaborator M.K. Perker for a new Vertigo ongoing series titled “Air.” The story focuses on a narcoleptic flight attendant named Blythe who –during an in-air terrorist hijacking that turns the plane in the direction of a country that doesn’t exist– meets a stranger who may change the way Blythe thinks about technology. Also involved in the book, which Wilson says is aimed directly at the “Y: The Last Man” crowd, is a an organization called the Etesian Front, a clandestine group that protects the skies from terrorism, as well as a “Lost”-like island named Narimar, which was the center of viral marketing campaign launched by Vertigo earlier this year.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Debuted on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” Tek Jansen is the star of a self-published science fiction novel authored by host Stephen Colbert and titled “Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure.” Created in humorous response to rival commentator Bill O’Reilly’s dubious novel “Those Who Trespass,” Colbert claimed his “Tek Jansen” book was rejected by twenty publishers. What soon followed on the show was a six-episode series of animated shorts featuring the character in many adventures and battles with his arch-nemesis, Thurmond Chang, accompanied by Porpy the space porpoise. A wish-fulfillment character of the most obvious kind, Jansen is a dramatically idealized version of Colbert himself (who also voices the hero in the animated shorts) and is a kind of sci-fi James Bond who is said to have made love to hundreds and hundreds of women.

I talked with one of my favorite writers, Tom Peyer last week about his Harvey-nominated adaptation of Stephen Colbert’s unpublished science fiction spy character, Tek Jansen.  Peyer, writer of the only series I subscribed to my freshman year of college, (”Hourman,”) is someone I’ve been wanting to talk to for a long time.  In prepping for the interview he and I talked on many occasions about his love for the Yankees, to which he blogs about here.  A very fun and interesting guy, and someone who honestly should get more work on the comics sphere.

You can read the entire fun-filled article here.

Debuted on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” Tek Jansen is the star of a self-published science fiction novel authored by host Stephen Colbert and titled “Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure.” Created in humorous response to rival commentator Bill O’Reilly’s dubious novel “Those Who Trespass,” Colbert claimed his “Tek Jansen” book was rejected by twenty publishers. What soon followed on the show was a six-episode series of animated shorts featuring the character in many adventures and battles with his arch-nemesis, Thurmond Chang, accompanied by Porpy the space porpoise. A wish-fulfillment character of the most obvious kind, Jansen is a dramatically idealized version of Colbert himself (who also voices the hero in the animated shorts) and is a kind of sci-fi James Bond who is said to have made love to hundreds and hundreds of women.

I talked with one of my favorite writers, Tom Peyer last week about his Harvey-nominated adaptation of Stephen Colbert’s unpublished science fiction spy character, Tek Jansen.  Peyer, writer of the only series I subscribed to my freshman year of college, (”Hourman,”) is someone I’ve been wanting to talk to for a long time.  In prepping for the interview he and I talked on many occasions about his love for the Yankees, to which he blogs about here.  A very fun and interesting guy, and someone who honestly should get more work on the comics sphere.

You can read the entire fun-filled article here.

Debuted on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” Tek Jansen is the star of a self-published science fiction novel authored by host Stephen Colbert and titled “Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure.” Created in humorous response to rival commentator Bill O’Reilly’s dubious novel “Those Who Trespass,” Colbert claimed his “Tek Jansen” book was rejected by twenty publishers. What soon followed on the show was a six-episode series of animated shorts featuring the character in many adventures and battles with his arch-nemesis, Thurmond Chang, accompanied by Porpy the space porpoise. A wish-fulfillment character of the most obvious kind, Jansen is a dramatically idealized version of Colbert himself (who also voices the hero in the animated shorts) and is a kind of sci-fi James Bond who is said to have made love to hundreds and hundreds of women.

I talked with one of my favorite writers, Tom Peyer last week about his Harvey-nominated adaptation of Stephen Colbert’s unpublished science fiction spy character, Tek Jansen.  Peyer, writer of the only series I subscribed to my freshman year of college, (”Hourman,”) is someone I’ve been wanting to talk to for a long time.  In prepping for the interview he and I talked on many occasions about his love for the Yankees, to which he blogs about here.  A very fun and interesting guy, and someone who honestly should get more work on the comics sphere.

You can read the entire fun-filled article here.

I spoke with Jimmie Robinson, creator of the dark and seriously quite WRONG “Bomb Queen,” earlier in the week, and the story has just been posted at Comic Book Resources.

One of Shadowline’s longest running series, writer/artist Jimmie Robinson’s “Bomb Queen” will soon pass twenty issues with the fifth volume of the acclaimed politically-charged, scantily dressed, anarchic supervillain black comedy. To mark the occasion, Robinson and Shadowline publisher Jim Valentino sat down with CBR News to take a look back at what came before and what will happen to New Port City’s self appointed mayor, Bomb Queen, now that “Bomb Queen V” #1, the first issue of her latest six-issue Image Comics miniseries, is on sale now.

How the fictional city of New Port became the “city of crime” was revealed in the first Bomb Queen story, “Woman of Mass Destruction,” in which the titular character was part of a group of supervillains called The Four Queens. When all the superheroes were either run out of New Port City or killed, the Queens turned on each other. With Bomb Queen the only one to emerge from the battle, she took control of the local government. Her first act in office was to establish a No Heroes law, making it illegal for superheroes to step foot in the city, making New Port a magnet for criminals across America.

This was easily one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever done. I went into the article reading a couple of issues, and thought it was really interesting, but while getting ready to interview Jimmie, I read the entire series. The series is easily one of the most fascinating books out there, and Jimmie is probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever talked to. If you read the article, the latter statement becomes obvious as we discussed everything that he put into when creating this series.

Trust me, do yourself a favor and give this book a try. You’ll find it engrossing, smart and one of the most original characters out there.

I spoke with Jimmie Robinson, creator of the dark and seriously quite WRONG “Bomb Queen,” earlier in the week, and the story has just been posted at Comic Book Resources.

One of Shadowline’s longest running series, writer/artist Jimmie Robinson’s “Bomb Queen” will soon pass twenty issues with the fifth volume of the acclaimed politically-charged, scantily dressed, anarchic supervillain black comedy. To mark the occasion, Robinson and Shadowline publisher Jim Valentino sat down with CBR News to take a look back at what came before and what will happen to New Port City’s self appointed mayor, Bomb Queen, now that “Bomb Queen V” #1, the first issue of her latest six-issue Image Comics miniseries, is on sale now.

How the fictional city of New Port became the “city of crime” was revealed in the first Bomb Queen story, “Woman of Mass Destruction,” in which the titular character was part of a group of supervillains called The Four Queens. When all the superheroes were either run out of New Port City or killed, the Queens turned on each other. With Bomb Queen the only one to emerge from the battle, she took control of the local government. Her first act in office was to establish a No Heroes law, making it illegal for superheroes to step foot in the city, making New Port a magnet for criminals across America.

This was easily one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever done. I went into the article reading a couple of issues, and thought it was really interesting, but while getting ready to interview Jimmie, I read the entire series. The series is easily one of the most fascinating books out there, and Jimmie is probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever talked to. If you read the article, the latter statement becomes obvious as we discussed everything that he put into when creating this series.

Trust me, do yourself a favor and give this book a try. You’ll find it engrossing, smart and one of the most original characters out there.

I spoke with Jimmie Robinson, creator of the dark and seriously quite WRONG “Bomb Queen,” earlier in the week, and the story has just been posted at Comic Book Resources.

One of Shadowline’s longest running series, writer/artist Jimmie Robinson’s “Bomb Queen” will soon pass twenty issues with the fifth volume of the acclaimed politically-charged, scantily dressed, anarchic supervillain black comedy. To mark the occasion, Robinson and Shadowline publisher Jim Valentino sat down with CBR News to take a look back at what came before and what will happen to New Port City’s self appointed mayor, Bomb Queen, now that “Bomb Queen V” #1, the first issue of her latest six-issue Image Comics miniseries, is on sale now.

How the fictional city of New Port became the “city of crime” was revealed in the first Bomb Queen story, “Woman of Mass Destruction,” in which the titular character was part of a group of supervillains called The Four Queens. When all the superheroes were either run out of New Port City or killed, the Queens turned on each other. With Bomb Queen the only one to emerge from the battle, she took control of the local government. Her first act in office was to establish a No Heroes law, making it illegal for superheroes to step foot in the city, making New Port a magnet for criminals across America.

This was easily one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever done. I went into the article reading a couple of issues, and thought it was really interesting, but while getting ready to interview Jimmie, I read the entire series. The series is easily one of the most fascinating books out there, and Jimmie is probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever talked to. If you read the article, the latter statement becomes obvious as we discussed everything that he put into when creating this series.

Trust me, do yourself a favor and give this book a try. You’ll find it engrossing, smart and one of the most original characters out there.

Its Free Comic Book Day tomorrow, and I’ve volunteered to live blog the entire proceedings in NYC area comic stores.

Besides myself and fellow New York resident and CBR staff writer Shaun Manning, people will be reporting in from around the country on their individual Free Comic Book Days.

Keep track of all of us at CBR Live.