Aardwolf Publishing's gal Friday Amy has apparently taken it on the lam. Aardwolf's president Jim R. (my favorite editor, at leas...

Where I'd rather daven (#1 being the highest, #10 the lowest): 1. The Kotel 2. Hevron, in the kever where our Avos are buried 3. Next...

I've known this generous man for three decades, but it's always a thrill to get a note from Stan or hear him on the phone... And in ...

As reported in The South Orange Patch On Monday, Sept. 13, the Kars4Kids Literacy Program presented Seton Hall University with a full Talmud...

Did Gene Colan live happily ever after? He's certainly had a rough year —even rougher than the rest of America. But he’s had no illusion...

James Toney’s first MMA fight (against living legend, 47-year-old Randy Coulture) didn’t make it out of the first round. It didn’t even make...

With regard to the proposed mosque at Ground Zero (let’s call it the “We’re Erecting a Mosque as an Act of Gloating as We’ve Always Done His...

Look! Up in the sky! It’s freedom of religion! But Meg Ryan just cancelled her appearance at this week’s Jerusalem Film Festival. And Elvis...

Pals of Mrs. Meth’s boy Clifford know I'll swan dive into hemorrhagic shock if forced to go too long without the good stuff, and it’s be...

Hank Magitz and Adam Austin appeared today at TimeWarp Comics and Games in Cedar Grove, NJ. Two people actually showed up specifically to s...

Gene Colan and I (really Gene) will be signing books this Sunday at Time Warp Comics & Games, 555A Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, NJ, from 1...

...and some of them are rather nice. Cliff, on behalf of the creative community, let me be the zillionth to thank you for the great care and...

One of the great unsung heroes of the Marvel Age of Comics, Tom Palmer has humbly contented himself with taking almost a backstage role in c...

Dear Cliff, I have just recieved my [Invincible Gene Colan] book. But I felt I had [to] e-mail regarding its production faults! I had 31 yea...

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I've been collecting original comic art for 35 years (back when you could get a primo John or Sal Buscema page for $10, and a John Byrne...

I ran into my neighbor Joe Kubert today at the local supermarket. We shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, asked about each other's famil...

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These pages are being offered for the first time. It's Gene Colan's last significant work and it's up for an Eisner Award. Own a...

The artist James Romberger is like the rest of us: He has no time to absorb the deluge of pop culture news. Thus, a complete misunderstandin...

James Romberger writes that he no longer reads my blog because I’m not so swell to Helen Thomas ; Don McGregor said (in other words) that ...

I will soon be posting a number of Gene Colan pages as well as file copies of his comics for sale.

There’s nothing quite like a funeral to realign your priorities and make you appreciate what you have…and who you have. Today’s services fo...

As we prepare for tomorrow's funeral , I had a wonderful, warm chat with Don McGregor this evening, who called when he heard the news. D...

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Spent time helping make funeral arrangements, talking to old friends. Friday we have closure. Adrienne Colan and I used to exchange photos o...

Ten years ago today we buried my father. Today, I helped my pal get ready to bury his wife. And then, at the end of the day, I made room for...

Adrienne Colan passed away last night or sometime this morning. We do not have all of the details yet. Erik Colan broke the news to Gene abo...

A photo from the recent Aardwolf Publishing party. That's Peppi Marchello (The Good Rats) in the middle, and Richard Manitoba (aka Hand...

"It's not a game for old men," I told my disappointed 15-year-old after we both watched, probably for the last time, former UF...

When I was 17 in 1978, sneaking into Dizzy Duncan's in Parsippany to see The Good Rats play was the highlight of the week. And if you ...

Thousands of pigs are expected to protest at the White House tomorrow against recent comparisons to former correspondent Helen Thomas. ...

But ugly is to the bone. That's the word from Hollywood producer Richard Saperstein who turned down Helen Thomas for both the part of Th...

Gene Colan can't return to his home because he is too good of a man. Going home means his wife will have to leave. So Gene continues to ...

Peppi Marchello has asked me to write the liner notes for the forthcoming Good Rats LP, the band's first in nearly a decade. This shot, ...

"Big" Peppi Marchello, Hank "The Chin" Magitz, "Fatty" Eric Austin, "Gentleman" Gene Colan, Richard ...

My sensei and my sons.

Gene stopped by Aardwolf Publishing's party last night. I was proud to present him with the first copy hot off the press.

Good news from Norman Spinrad: "I’m less than 24 hours out of surgery and so not in condition to write at length, but I have to tell y’...

Happy Birthday to my dear friend.

But Gene and his situation have required more and more attention. I've avoided discussing many of the details, avoided adding the insult...

Gene is still in the hospital and everything is not wine and roses as someone erroneously reported. He is not "ready to work" in a...

The Gene Colan Benefit Auction (which Walter Simonson nudged me into, though be prob'ly won't admit it) continues here . And Walter ...

Call it a vice, but I bet fights. And my money was solid on Paul Daley last night. I should’ve bet that he’d end up in jail. My sons and I w...

If you read this blog or follow the comings and goings of Mrs. Meth’s son Clifford, you’re aware of my decades-long association with The Fut...

I have been in the Catskills on business and hope to return to active blogging and updating the Gene Colan Benefit Auction soon. Forgive my ...

...it's way cool to be driven home in a '55. It was like dying and going to Rockaway. (actual photo of my neighbor's baby)

The list of those contributing art or signed books now includes: Aardwolf Publishing, Paty Cockrum (and Dave Cockrum art), Mike Deodato, Har...