Hip-Hop legend Ghostface Killah released his new record, Twelve Reasons to Die last month that tells the story of crime, violence and revenge from beyond the grave. Three elements that have always inspired classic comic books. The record has twists and turns and the fantastic instrumentation and production by Adrian...

Regular Show is one of Cartoon Network's most popular cartoons and one of my favorite shows of the last couple years. In the simplest of terms it's about two best friends, a blue Jay (Mordecai) and a raccoon (Rigby) who are at the age where they are expected to be...

How do you prepare for life after something catastrophic?

The people who likely would survive would be the realists. The people who know what can happen and embrace change as it arrives. The people who sacrifice their own selfish goals and lives to try and contribute to the greater...

Being born in the late '80s, I was first introduced to Tales From The Crypt from the television series of the same name. My sister and I would stay up late and watch episodes of it and loved every minute.

The opening intro that featured that iconic and horrifying theme...

I grew up reading comics, as many people first discovered them. More and more, comics have been introduced into classrooms as a teaching tool and required reading.

One of my good friends is a 5th grade...

I think comic books are awesome. If you are reading this you hopefully already agree with me but if not allow me to overload with you enthusiasm and reasons why they are the coolest!

There is a comic book out there for everyone. I...

Growing up reading comics I was into a lot of characters but the Punisher was never one of them. Created in 1974 by writer Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., Ross Andru and supposedly named by Stan Lee.

He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #129 in which he mistook Spidey...

The best storytellers carry their ideas in the brain like a burden. It's not a manner of wanting to tell a story, it's a need. Like most of us, Gerard has a day-job that usually keeps him fairly busy but his desire to tell stories never goes away and he...

Halloween season is upon us!

Most of us spend our days watching old horror movies and eating ridculous amounts of candy. This month I have been re-reading a bunch of horror comics to get into the Halloween spirit.

Comics...

Somehow I survived the madness that was San Diego Comic Con 2012.

SDCC has exploded into this huge gigantic multimedia entity. While the focus on comics has indeed diminished, this year us comic guys weren't going out without a fight.

First and foremost, among the the crowds of hundreds of...

San Diego Comic Con is this week and soon hundreds of thousands of comic book and movie fans will swarm the halls and downtown San Diego. Big things are in store for everyone at the show including lots of coverage for the upcoming film Pacific Rim.

Essentially it's a movie...

San Diego Comic Con starts this week. It's a show that started way back in 1970 and throughout the years rose in popularity.

As comics became more and more popular, so did attendance. Somewhere down the line, the show's focus became less about the celebration of comics and those...

We all want to do things our way. The most freeing thing in the world is to be able to express oneself whether that be through writing, music, art. It's what makes us who we are. It's even more freeing to let others enjoy something you have created.

There has...

I first met Everett Watford a few years ago.

There used to be a comic store here in Chicago called The Comic Vault and that's where I first met Everett. My first thought upon meeting him was that this kid was a character. He...

This weekend launched the first ever Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. Unbeknownst to the swarms of people walking around, downtown Chicago was filled with tons of artists, print makers and everything in between.

What separated this show from a standard comic convention...

I've been writing for the better part of my life. My first short story I wrote (I was about 12 or 13), was a terribly unoriginal zombie horror story that I thought was genius when I was writing it.

I never really put a ton of thought into that particular...

Comic books are not for kids. They are not for "geeks" and certainly are not for girls. Comic books are not for fans of serialized drama or action movies. Comic books are for everyone.

One of the most important things to happen in comics in the past few years...

I had a simple question for a few of my favorite comic creators. What kind of music inspires you and helps your creative process when creating comics?

We all have our own unique tastes and favorite genres of music but I thought it would be really neat to connect the...

I have a friend who is REALLY into Ghost Rider. I never really got into the character so I asked him one day, "Why are so you into Ghost Rider?" and he responded almost right away, deadpan. "Dude, HIS SKULL IS ON FIRE!" and then it clicked, Ghost Rider is...

Are you in Chicago? Do you like comic books? Sure you do!

For those unaware, as well as writing about comics on here, I am also a local comic creator. My first book Monster Dudes #1 came out last October.