Our first bit of comic book news is my comic book web site now has a new name and a new DOMAIN! http://www.toomanylongboxes.com And with that out of the way, I can begin working on my new project for Monitor Duty.

CBR’s “Comics Should Be Good!” column has a regular feature on Comic Book Urban Legends that I just discovered. Some of these are very intriguing. Steve Ditko uses his priceless artwork as cutting boards. Anyone can produce a Phantom Lady, Human Bomb or Black Condor comic book. James Robinson did not ask to kill off…

My unemployment continues, and I’m selling off some of my comic book collectibles on eBay. I’m hoping to add a bunch more in the next two days. Anything you can do to tell your friends is appreciated. And please add me to your favorite eBay sellers so you can get notified when I add more.…

I’m loving the “Put Up or Shut Up” series over at Libertas, and here’s a great segment on Dialogue & Subtext. Although the series is about screenwriting, most of the advice is just as valid in writing comic books. Love this comment, too (emphasis mine): "On the nose" writing is, of course, the reason why…

Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein – Online Tutorial at Melissa Clifton This is a “simple” tutorial for using Photoshop to convert your photos into comic books (or “pop art” as it says here; same diff!).

Cops in England dress up as Batman and Robin to nail some thieves. Believe it or not…the costumes succeeded in frightening the crooks!

Seriously, Beau Smith has worked in marketing for years and knows his stuff. Regarding my Myspace rant, he e-mailed me with this to say: As far as MySpace….it’s it yet another marketing tool, but one that a guy like me has to hit and hit hard now while it’s still in the news and new…

I just DON’T GET IT! What is the big deal about MySpace? It’s like people have discovered web pages all over again. For crying out loud, HTML isn’t that hard, people! Everybody has a MySpace page! The Midwest Comic Book Association has one. Luann the comic character has one, as does her enemy. I’ve seen…

I’ll be appearing at FallCon in St. Paul, Minnesota, this weekend. I owe the Midwest Comic Book Association an apology for not plugging this incessantly for the last month or two. I love FallCon. Attending other conventions is nothing but bother and expense, but the MCBA goes out of their way to treat every creator…

I hadn’t visited Progressive Ruin before, so I was not familiar with a running gag that they apparently do called “The End of Civilization”. What’s that? Mike Sterling makes fun of items and announcements in Diamond Previews. Hilarious. Now I’ll have to read all the earlier installments of that series. Way to blow all my…