I love crossovers. A lot of writers hate them because they often are enforced by editorial. But I love them, they were my favorites as a kid, and even when they are sort of inflicted upon an arc, I love trying to make them feel like they belong.
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My problem with big event crossover books is not that they the usual stuff, it's that I think they should FEEL like events. Too many are a formula from a committee; ie. this hero dies, this hero loses an arm, etc. etc.
They should feel like they're special.
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I enjoyed Death Metal because it was just such a balloon full of nitro. I enjoyed Secret Wars because it didn't really feel like any other Marvel story at the time. Those kinds of stories always stick out for me, because they feel special.
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One time I was at a con where David Hasselhoff was a guest, also. We crossed paths several times and he was very friendly, seemed like a perfectly decent dude. He was very fit and handsome, just seemed like a very nice guy for a celebrity. BUT...
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...the con hotel, which was very nice, was a bit remote from anything so we all ended up staying around the hotel when the con was done. The celebrities and comics people mixed a little bit, but mostly kept to themselves.
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The thing is, this lovely hotel had a glass elevator that game a very nice view, but was very very slow. I don't know why, but it took FOREVER to get to the upper floors. So, one night, after an exhausting con day, @RocketSpouse and I got in the elevator. And...
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Okay, my #MagicPorch has gotten way too much magic stuff lately, and I'm behind showing it. But here are some of the things that lovely people have sent recently that I adore, that ALSO would make good holiday gifts. Let's go #MagicPorch!
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Here’s the first thing. Many of you know I am an avid gamer and collector of retro games. So one of my favorite things from the past year is the @evercaderetro, an amazing handheld cartridge system with LICENSED versions of long lost games. I love it, and... 2/
...at long last, they finally have released to the multi-carts I have been wanting the most, both featuring games from the Atari Lynx! Twenty five classic games on just two carts!
Okay, so here's a funny thing about anthologies in comics...while sometimes you get to read the other stories in advance, often, you don't see the entire book until everyone else does. I was honored to be asked to write a little story in DEATH METAL: LAST STORIES OF THE DCU.
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The great @Ssnyder1835 was kind enough to ask me to participate, writing a story with the Green Arrow/Black Canary romance, which weirdly, I have gotten to write very little of, considering how many BC stories I've done. So I happily agreed.
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Then I found out the incredible @MeghanHetrick was available to draw it, and it would be colored by the incredible @marissadraws, so it was going to LOOK beautiful, and I was even happier.
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