Its song of origin (“Goodnight Vienna”) isn’t much, but that line is one of my all-time favorite John Lennon lyrics. I’m about to burrow deeply into the next *Doctor Fate* script, and it may be a week or so before I resurface, but I wanted to get that post about my health out of the […]

Got new glasses yesterday. I can now read what I’m typing here. I’m hoping this will make work go faster. Also got a new vacuum cleaner yesterday and spent hours sucking up dust, debris, cat hair, cat litter, and, probably, the remains of ancient submicroscopic civilizations hidden in the carpet. My burning ambition now is […]

VIDEO DELETED Mark Evanier posted this clip of Ernie Kovacs’ famous “Nairobi Trio” on his blog a few months ago. I meant to link to it then, but forgot. For some reason, now seems like the right moment. The clip is both self-explanatory and unexplainable. It’s much funnier than its gag, much funnier than the […]

Okay, here’s what I know: *Doctor Fate* will become the lead feature in a new, ongoing dual-feature title, along the lines of the current TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. This new book will have the word “Countdown” in its name, but crossover-phobes need not panic. These are the same full-length stories, without alteration, that were slated […]

Got some news from DC this morning regarding their plans for publishing the Doctor Fate material. There are still some details left to be decided, but I generally agree with what they have in mind. I’ll pass it along as soon as things are settled.

The blog is back. Enormous thanks to Sandon at Dreamhost Customer Support for patience and persistence above and beyond. If you’re looking for a place to park your web site, I recommend Dreamhost whole-heartedly. I’m still under the gun with DOCTOR FATE, so it may take a few days to finalize the blog cosmetics. Bear […]