My new column Nexus Graphica, co-written with Mark London Williams, premieres today at SF Site.
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| Nexus Graphica, the column about graphic novels and comics, grew out of our discussions. It just seemed natural to record our observations.
We will alternate columns for every issue of SF Site. Similar to my “Geeks with Books,” the nature and subject of each piece will vary from month to month, but it will always have something to do with graphic novels or comic books. |
The first entry, stereotypically titled “Secret Origins”, relates the evolution of the column.
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| We met after a panel on lettering at the 1990 San Diego Comic Con. Not that either of us really gave a rat’s ass about lettering. We both were there to talk with Lewis Shiner, who not only co-wrote (with fellow Texan ex-pat Bob Wayne) the Illuminati-infused mini-series The Time Masters, but also lettered the comic. We both came from the literary side of things, fans since Shiner’s 1988 novel Deserted Cities of the Heart, which masterfully related the impending end of the world, according to Mayan prophesy in a real-world Mexico City. |
Also included is a selection of recent books of interest.
My new SF Site column was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon