Category Archives: Comic books

Kiss the Trolls

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

My book about Grant Morrison’s Batman run is out now. I’ll have a post a little later about where to get it and all that but I’m waiting for the new Diamond Catalog so you can tell your comic store how to … Continue reading →

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New Wave Soldiers – the first five pages

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

After Nate’s prologue pages, I wrote a full script for a 20 page comic – the first real script I had attempted on my own for an artist. It’s not perfect and I need to go back and fix some … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon! Nemo at Thirty

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

A few years ago, my childhood friend Elaine Johnson and I decided that we wanted to collaborate on a project together. We tossed a few things around and finally settled on a story about a grown up Nemo from Little Nemo. … Continue reading →

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Guest Post – Team Diversity

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

Terry Bartley is one of this site’s oldest friends. We’ve had a few podcasts together and taken down a racist, so he’s good people. Today, he’s got a great article about diversity in superhero teams. Enjoy! There has been quite … Continue reading →

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Four Color Teaching – How to teach a comic book

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

When I first approached my principal about wanting to teach All-Star Superman, I was surprised by her full support. Not that my admin wasn’t supportive because she was fantastic, but I was surprised that I didn’t receive ANY resistance at all. … Continue reading →

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New Wave Soldiers – the adaptation

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

Waaaaay back on December 1, 2010, I wrote a short story for a novel about pop culture terrorism. I thought it was a pretty good little prologue – something that felt like a cold open to an X-Files episode. But then, I … Continue reading →

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Four Color Teaching – Selecting a Text and Paying For It

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

In Four Color Teaching, I discuss my experiences with comics and teaching. Today, I will explain the difficulties of selecting a comic book to study in the classroom and also how to raise money for a classroom set.  Since becoming … Continue reading →

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Guest Column – Four reasons why the Cyberman are superior to the Daleks

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

Steven King has returned to Popgun Chaos with a great Whovian article! Let’s keep the debate going in the comment section! The Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who in 1963, and they were undeniably a success. The Daleks are the … Continue reading →

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Follow Fridays – Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

I’ve known about this Kickstarter project for awhile now, but I didn’t realize that it was going to BE a Kickstarter. I was waiting for the book to pop up in Diamond’s Previews, but here it is: a 144 page … Continue reading →

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Four Color Teaching – What Kids Understand That Corporations Don’t

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Popgun Chaos

In Four Color Teaching, I discuss my experiences with comics and teaching. Today, I will talk about a discussion I had with 5 – 8th graders about diversity.  Every year, I teach “How to Create Superheroes” at a local youth … Continue reading →

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