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The Floor is now Open

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Not much going on to chat about so I figured I would throw the floor open to questions. Feel free to ask about Weekly World News, any already announced projects, my government life or baseball. I’ll gather the questions over the next few days and then post the answers.Meantime, I had a very productive meeting […]

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Meeting Marathon

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You can feel the cold descending on you. You’re losing energy, the mind starts to wade through cotton batting and that irritation in throat starts to hurt. Yep, it’s a full-fledged summer cold sure to cause aches and pains, keep me up at night and make dry cough all through the day despite my favorite […]

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Successful Saturday

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Interestingly, on Friday, my colleague Jennifer and I got into a debate over how people spend their time with me so hardwired to be constantly productive, my family has begun to complain I don’t know how to relax.I got a taste of relaxation on Saturday.But, first, there were things to do. After a round of […]

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Across the World Wide Web…

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Been a busy week between work, writing, a trade show and other stuff. Still, it’s also been a busy time for me on line, too.I did a few columns for Comic Mix which can be found here.Then, I got interviewed about the now 21-year-old Whos Who which went live this morning at Silver Bullet.

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Scott Muni, R.I.P.

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Another radio voice of my youth is gone.Scott Muni was the voice of New York FM radio, the man who introduced me to so much rock and roll. As the number one man on WNEW, he led the way, spinning tracks from the Beatles to whatever was current, explaining why they were cool, sharing tidbits […]

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A Trip to the Licensing Show

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The annual Licensing Show has been in town this week and it’s really the Land of Hopes and Dreams. Vendors large and small, suppliers, merchandisers, intellectual property holders and the like all gather at the Jacob Javits Center to convince buyers that they have the Next Great Thing. The major studios flog their forthcoming releases […]

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Father’s Day

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Since some asked how Father’s Day went, I thought I’d cover the weekend which had its own rewards.Deb and the kids were in Florida since Thursday and weren’t due back until Sunday night so I had loads of time on my hands and an agenda of stuff to accomplish. Thursday night I worked late at […]

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Slings & Arrows covers

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Paramount has approved all six covers for the 20th anniversary eBook celebration of Star Trek: The Next generation. These were all executed by my old friend Mike Collins, who also continues to create the Matthew Daemon, SOS over at Weekly World News.Book five will be all mine, entitled A Weary Life and yesterday I received […]

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Two Endings

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This has been an interesting week for endings with a lot of discussion going on as to how a long-running series should end. Of course, the general public has been fixated on the way David Chase chose to end The Sopranos after eight years.Now, I haven’t seen this last mini-season – it’s all stored on […]

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The Flash: 100 Greatest Moments Cover Reveal

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I completed the manuscript for The Flash: 100 Greatest Moments in mid-July, ahead fo schedule, and DC Comics was quick to review the manuscript. Their comments, delivered by Andrew Martino, an assistant editor who I knew long before through two different mutual acquaintances, were cogent and helpful. The manuscript is off to copy editing while […]

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