Monthly Archives: May 2015
The Great Drakes in the new issue of The Pitiful Human-Lizard
Good friend Jason Loo has been outshining me for years in the world of comics. He’s an extremely talented comics artist, a nice fellow, and most importantly – probably the hardest working comics guy I know. Years ago, he, myself, and about a half-dozen other Toronto illustrators were part of a comics collective called SketchKrieg! [...]
Posted in comics, Quarter-Life Crisis, sketches, SketchKrieg
Tagged drake, Hostess Fruit Pies, Jason Loo, Pitiful Human-Lizard, Sir Francis Drake, Toronto
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Writing out of spite
Earlier this week, I was interviewed by Rene Rude over at her website, Rudes Review, which covers book, TV, movies, and games.
Here are a couple of highlights from the interview, during which I talk about Dead Kid Detective Agency series’ appendices (my favourite part of the books) and how petulant spite led me to becoming [...]
Posted in books, Dead Kid Detective Agency, Dial M for Morna, interviews
Tagged escape from new york, rene rude, s club 7
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Seeing the Forest of Reading for the Trees
I’ve been seeing a lot of Ontario, friends! My second book in the Dead Kid Detective Agency series, Dial M for Morna, has been nominated for the Silver Birch Fiction Award, part of the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading Awards. The Forest of Reading is Canada’s largest reading program, with awards geared toward readers [...]
Posted in awards, books, Dead Kid Detective Agency, Dial M for Morna, Events, Forest of Reading, reading
Tagged forest of reading, ontario library association, silver birch
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