Over a few posts, I’ve been choosing different creators or creative teams–novelist, composer, scriptwriter, comic book artist, etc–who have influenced or inspired me, and in most cases brought me a lot of enjoyment.
Favorite Fictional Heroes Countdown–Part 9 (#20-11)
And the countdown to my favorite fictional hero continues. In today’s post, we have 10 characters who for the third time are all male, although three of them are not human beings. Another two were born on earth, but mostly work in outer space.
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Favorite Fictional Heroes Countdown–Part 5 (#60-51)
And the countdown to my favorite fictional hero continues. In today’s episode, we have three comic book characters, two starship captains, one lawyer, one resistance leader, one Jedi knight, one former spy, and one simple warrant officer on an ordinary mining ship.
Read previous posts here:
• Part 1 (102-91) and rational for the lists
• Part 2 (90-81)
• Part 3 (80-71)
• Part 4 (70-61)
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Weekly Geeky Question #31: More Comic Book Wishes
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #31, and this week’s question is really the same last time.
What are my three comic book wishes?
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Weekly Geeky Question #24: A C-List Super-team!
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #24, and after our previous six-part answer to our last question, its great to be able to move on to new things.
What’s your story idea for a series featuring your all-star team of C or D-list superheros?
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Weekly Geeky Question #20: Heroes I like
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #20, and this week’s questions is…
Who are my five favorite comic book heroes and why?
Weekly Geeky Question #17: How I Got Into Comics
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #17:
How did I originally get into comics, and when did they first “grab” me?
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Weekly Geeky Question #12: Influential Comic Book Creators
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #12, and this week’s questions is…
Who are the comic book writers and artists who have had the greatest influence upon me?
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Weekly Geeky Question #9: Astro City, the TV Series
Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #9, and the question is a simple one…
Given an unlimited budget, how would I design a TV series based on the comic book Astro City?
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Geeking Out With My Daughters: Confusing Comic Book Epics
So I’m walking with two of my daughters to school a while ago—the middle one and the youngest one (aged 10 and nearly 12, at the time)—and the one turns to her younger sister and asks her what she thinks is the most confusing comic story that I have ever read to them.
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