Minggu, 29 Januari 2012

Kickin' Out Some Updates

Lexi Alexander sparring with Pat Johnson. (Photo courtesy Ms. Alexander.)

Some random links, likes, rumors, and half-baked truths for you (all three of you who still check this blog, despite the lack of regular posts):

I wrote a short piece for the Amazon Kindle UK site called "Once More, With Feeling," which is all about writing novel sequels, to mark the publication of my first sequel, Hell & Gone.

Speaking of Hell & Gone: Cullen Gallagher at Pulp Serenade called the second Charlie Hardie novel "another homerun for Philadelphia's mad hatter of crime fiction." Which makes me really happy, because I don't even wear hats! (My head is way too large.) And the Geeks of Doom say that H&G is "one hell of a fun ride!"

Last week I talked about Birds of Prey, my monthly DC Comics series, with the fine ladies over at the 3 Chicks Review Comics podcast. (Though only 2 of the chicks were present.)

Also last week: I made my IDW Comics debut with Infestation 2 #1, which kicks off a new Lovecraftian crossover series. The Geeks of Doom encourage you to "GET THIS NOW!!!"

Likes: Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive; Showtime's Shameless; Fun.'s "We Are Young" (and its slo-mo mayhem video); Peter Farris' debut novel Last Call for the Living; Sazeracs at Philly's The Farmer's Cabinet; cashews.

Dislikes: January.

Looking forward to: The Complete Slayers by Paul Cain (Centipede Press): Upgunned by David J. Schow; Dead Harvest by Chris F. Holm.

And some harmless teasing: Over on Twitter, I've been dropping hints about a forthcoming collaboration with director Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans, Punisher War Zone). And Lexi has been dropping some hint-tweets, too. So what is it we're doing, exactly? Well, I can't spill all quite yet. But I can encourage to watch both of our Twitter feeds (@swierczy and @lexialex) in the coming week for more hints.

Selasa, 17 Januari 2012

Retreat to Goodisville: The Slideshow

Fellow David Goodis fan and photographer (and, coincidentally, my RA during my junior year of college) Mark Krajnak put together this moody and noirish slideshow with highlights from our Retreat to Goodisville. Pour yourself a drink, light a smoke, lean back, and enjoy.