He’s The Greatest Hero, But No One Takes Him Seriously

Posted by Jared | Posted in music, comics, sillyness | Posted on 18-08-2010

Booster Gold...FINISHED!!!While the true identities of the band Spoiler Alert! are shrouded in mystery, Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos’s website clearly says that “they are a band definitely not made up of mild-mannered Dyan Valdes, Keith TOTP and Eddie Argos, even though they sound like they might be. ”

We may never learn who is imitating Argos’s trademark halting lyric readings, you’d have to have a heart of stone not to crack a smile as he goes through a normal night with Batman: “Swing! Punch! Smack! Another cunning sneak attack!” Spoiler Alert! also tackles the convuluted legacy of the Blue Beetle, managing to tie together Dan Garrett, Ted Kord and Jiame Reyes much better than any synopsis I’ve seen yet.

But the true gold in the bunch is their tragic ballad take on the origin of Booster Gold:


What I love about these songs is they great affection they have for the subject matter, but instead of overlooking the silliness and inconsistencies, they celebrate them. There’s a great interview with Eddie Argos about the project over at Comics Alliance, where he reveals that the plan is to write a song about every member of Justice League International. As a man who believes that the JLI era was the finest superteam comics have produced, I cannot wait.

I only hope there’s a song dedicated to G’nort.

Today’s Mood, Illustrated By Aquaman

Posted by Jared | Posted in comics, sillyness | Posted on 25-06-2010

If This Scene Sucks It’s Because You Suck

Posted by Jared | Posted in comics, Motivation | Posted on 15-06-2010

Jaime Hernandez, giving us words to live by, 27 years into the future. via  Brandon Graham

All Write! #14 & #15

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics | Posted on 10-05-2010

With all this talk about future projects, I find I have neglected a current one: Last weeks’ ALL WRITE by Natalie Metzger and myself over at I Should Be Writing. If you ever wanted to see how Natalie draws the cast of STAR WARS, look no further:

The battle continues this week, with Waugh being less than diplomatic:

Need a refresher on what’s going on? Well, that’s what the complete archive is there for!

All Write! #13 - A Few Of My Favorite Things

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics | Posted on 26-04-2010

There’s  a new ALL WRITE by Natalie Metzger and myself over at I Should Be Writing, beginning what is without a doubt my favorite storyline so far. Delaney and Waugh play off each other so well, I want them to argue in every strip. I can’t, of course. But I want to.

If you’re more interested in the other characters of ALL WRITE, well complete archive is waiting for you.

All Write! #12 - Happy Ending

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics | Posted on 19-04-2010

I’m back from frolicking in an island paradise and cavorting with dolphins. I will be giving an in-depth report on that soon. Until then, why don’t you enjoy a new ALL WRITE by Natalie Metzger and myself over at I Should Be Writing? Pratchet’s already started her new poem.

As always, the complete archive is there for you catch up on, if you missed a strip or two.

All Write! #11 - The Power Of The Truth

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics | Posted on 12-04-2010

I’m enjoying myself on a cruise, but that’s no reason why you can’t enjoy a new ALL WRITE by Natalie Metzger and myself over at I Should Be Writing. Just what is Byron whispering in Pratchett’s ear, anyway?

Despite the changes in the look of the site, the complete archive still exists.

All Write! #10 – An Ode To Odes

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics, I Should Be Writing | Posted on 06-04-2010

New ALL WRITE by Natalie Metzger and myself is up over at I Should Be Writing. ISBW got hacked over the weekend, so we weren’t able to get it up yesterday. But now you can bask in the glow of Byron’s particular use of the Open Mic concept.

Despite the changes in the look of the site, thecomplete archive still exists.

All Write! #9 - Exacting Standards

Posted by Jared | Posted in All Write!, comics, I Should Be Writing | Posted on 30-03-2010

The latest comic by Natalie Metzger and myself  is ripe for the viewing over at I Should Be Writing.

I’ve been remiss in talking about this comic. Luckily, there’s a complete archive.

Watch Me Talk About Comics!

Posted by Jared | Posted in comics, Appearences | Posted on 18-03-2010

From the Camden County College-Blackwood Graphic Novel Panel. Still waiting on the full audio, but here’s a great clip of video taken by Laverne Mann, where I talk about the limitations of serial fiction. You may need to turn your volume up.

She’s got a couple more videos here.

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