Comic artist Dave Simons was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Throughout his ordeal, Dave has continued working and remained cheerful--want...

The director of the orphanage noted that they will be praying to the shoe five times a day. For all the good it will do them.

Charles Ponzi (1882-1949) was an Italian immigrant who became one of the greatest swindlers in U.S. history. His aliases include Charles Pon...

Jethro Tull rescheduled their previously cancelled Mumbai concert for tonight at 7:30 pm, at the Shammukhanda Hall, in Mumbai, India, where ...

From the "we read your mail" department... JR (late of Rosemary's babies) responds to artist Mike Pascale's comment on the...

But who is Big Yellow ? And why should you give a damn if it's watching? And what's this have to do with the eroding price of camal...

Some months ago, Aardwolf Publishing's Jim Reeber warned me that blog addiction was dysfunctioning my already erratic fiction jones a...

Like most of you, I'm usually disappointed by everything artistic that I allow myself to look forward to. Not this time. CAGED , the fir...

My friend Moshe Goldsmith from Itamar, a beautiful settlement in Israel , just informed me of a distressing story you won't see on CNN. ...

CGC has created the Dave Cockrum Collection pedigree and ComicLink will soon auction the CGC'd comics from Dave’s personal collection, a...

Of all liars, memory is sweetest.

Just found this terrific picture of my friend. Forget writing as well as him--I'd have been happy to be this good looking.

Aardwolf's Jim Reeber has warned me for some time to suspend my blogging activities and get back to the task of writing stories; that th...

Meth, Colan & Other Theologians is almost complete. The new book from Aardwolf Publishing reprises Perverts, Pedophiles & Oth...

From Wizard Universe: The paperbacks you should be reading : SNAKED (IDW Publishing): In this cleverly concocted political horror-thriller, ...

A dozen years ago, Matt Schwartz reviewed Perverts, Pedophiles & Other Theologians for BarnesandNoble.com calling me “one of dark fict...

Once in an indicolite moon, a comics publication reminds me why I misspent my youth on the porch reading comics while the cool kids on my bl...

I’ve had a bit of mail today regarding my previous post --among it, a note from a savvy, highly intelligent, reasonable man of the Hebrew pe...

When I caught the date on the calendar, an alarm went off in my memory. It was 30 years ago this week that we demonstrated the meaning of M...

Reports on Friday "Israelis Attacked by Gunmen" neglected to mention that these were just students on a hike. My friend Moshe Gol...

Not only has Marvel Entertainment awarded Gene Colan a generous retirement bonus, but also plans are underway for an impressive tribute book...

The news has been encouraging in the Colan home with the addition of a new doctor. Adrienne Colan, Gene's wife, shares her recent letter...

My friend, the artist Dave Gutierrez, has stepped in to help with the Gene Colan Benefit Auction. Nearly 40 new items have been posted to Eb...

Marv Wolfman--who dreamed up the character Blade and gave us decades of terrific comics scripting--offers some wonderful memories of Gene ...

Mahrwood Press will soon announce an expanded edition of my book god's 15 minutes , which was first published by Aardwolf Publishing in ...

I only hear from certain people when they’re looking for a place to hide. Speaking of Bill Messner-Loebs, IDW Publishing is getting set to r...

Just back from the BookExpo... Had a grand meeting with my producer and his exec, a jolly time with the IDW folks, and bought Harlan a birth...

First, if you're trying to reach me via email, note that I'll be in Los Angeles at BEA from May 29 through June 2 and will only read...

This auction was a huge success. Our deep thanks for everyone who participated. Clifford Meth Gene & Adrienne Colan

To Gene's fans and colleagues: I'm on my fourth attempt to find the words to express my gratitude to you. Our gratitude. Our current...

The date for the Gene Colan Benefit Auction has not yet been set but it appears that only relatively expensive items (original art) will be ...

"Better to be judged by twelve men than carried by six," writes Dave. Come home soon, brother!

Note: This post from Sunday, May 11, will continually be updated with new information. Last update was May 22 at5:00 p.m. You can help righ...

I am delighted beyond delighted to announce that Marvel Entertainment has made clear its intentions to help Gene and Adrienne Colan. In a wa...

Aardwolf Publishing will be publishing Meth, Colan & Other Theologians , the proceeds of which will go directly and immediately to Gene...

The emails don't stop... the phone calls... but more importantly, the generous contributions of art and other items for the soon-to-be-a...

Aardwolf Publishing, IDW Publishing and Harris Publishing have stepped up to help Gene Colan and his family in his hour of need. So has New ...

We're getting lots of email saying, "How can I help?" If you're a writer or artist or TV/film professional, please contact...

It's a love fest... And Marvel will join us soon , I'm sure... In the mean time, Joe Kubert, Norm Breyfogle and Leah Moore have join...

Spoke with Gene this evening. He was exhausted but very optimistic. Good for Gene! But his wife Adrienne has no illusions. She writes, ...

I'm saddened to announce that Gene Colan has liver failure. While Gene's wife Adrienne shared this with me some weeks ago, and asked...

After many late nights rethinking, reworking, and rewriting the SNAKED treatment, I'm finally sending the dark little stepchild to Rich...

Looks like I'll be writing the liner notes for the next Smithereens album, which is quite a thrill. I'm a huge fan of liner notes in...

As Ted Adams mused over lunch, it wouldn’t be Hollywood without at least one celeb sighting. We were sitting in my favorite Beverly Hills r...

I'm in Los Angeles for the next few days for meetings but awoke this morning to a startling review of my book One Small Voice (IDW Publ...

As the weather warms, The Smithereens will be playing a number of shows on both coasts. Visit their website--mark your calender... To help ...

As a promotion to re-invigorate its mailing list, Aardwolf Publishing will be giving away free signed copies of some of its books and comics...

Once you've pulled a feather out of the pillow, it's tough to shove it back in. Nevertheless, some of you will notice that my post ...

Some yutz has been obsessively writing me to "question" the authenticity of my martial arts training, considering, as he put it, m...