Avoiding The Twilight A...

A few years ago, right around the time that Buffy was going off the air, I thought  it might be the perfect time to go out and start talking to people about creating a fresh Vampire series. I pitched some comic ideas, and was told by multiple people, in no uncertain terms , that vampires...

Women and Genre Media...

I’ve spent the better part of the last decade making games for grown-up women, and in that time I’ve seen a lot of research about how they engage with entertainment differently with men. But when it comes to creating “games for girls” the question of difference...

Review: Iron Man 2—Ir...

Iron Man 2 isn’t a bad movie. My wife’s one word review was simply “Meh”, and that’s a pretty good overall description of the film. Except for some genuine chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the moment where Tony Stark puts on his...

A quck one for the Who ...

The Tenth Doctor, the...

Pyr Books signs my nove...

I’ve been talking about my writing on this blog from time to time, but as of today it’s official: Pyr Books will be publishing my superhero steampunk novel: The Society of Steam. It’s a “duology”, which means it’ll be a two book series, and while I...