Everybody’s talking about Ed Sheeran this week. Not for his music, which is made for people who find ketchup too spicy. No, it’s for his cowardly response to a right-wing billionaire forcing him to remove also-unappetizing artist Macklemore from his latest tour because Macklemore isn’t
Time to lock in and get back in the habit of sending these out every week. The Kickstarter turned out to be a little more stressful than I’d hoped so I’ve needed a few weeks to chill out and really reconnect with my creative self. Also to pet
Finally, a newsletter where I’m not promoting my Kickstarter! That’s actually a lie, late pledges are still open so you can still get in on it. The key thing is that the campaign has closed, and I made over double the money I was hoping to get. I’
Sorry for the delay in the newsletter this past month – I’ve been busy running the Kickstarter for Waypoint and writing updates for that, and this little project slipped through the cracks. San Diego Comic Con also wiped me out for a solid week. Lots of stuff going on here
Almost a week into the Kickstarter campaign and we’re nearly $6700 funded! That’s crazy. Thank you so much to everyone who’s donated. If not, I’ll include a convenient link below. Sorry for the radio silence last week but I was super busy trying to wrangle a
Less than a week to go until the Kickstarter for WAYPOINT! Holy cats, that’s soon. Hopefully it’ll be the first of many. Still, there’s nothing like the first time, huh? In the meantime, I’m doing what I can to drum up publicity and shore up everything
Happy July 4! Just a reminder: a country is not its government and a government does not speak for everyone in its country. Celebrate the helpers and the people doing good things. Sony announced this past week that they’re discontinuing production of physical discs for Playstation games. I’ve
It’s the middle of the year! Somehow. In lieu of talking about the upcoming Kickstarter (July 14!) since I’m booked on a bunch of podcasts to do just that, I’m gonna give you all a quick rundown of my fave music from this year to date. Lotta
Hey everyone! Actual Kickstarter update this week! We go live on July 14! That’s less than a month from now! I need people to spread the word. And the word is, “Panic.” Ha! Little comic book movie reference there for the sharp-eyed readers in the audience. At any
Exciting news: we have a (new) official launch date for the WAYPOINT Kickstarter! Mark July 14 on your calendars. Every early backer counts. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4/ The Decibel cover story I wrote about last week got announced! If you want to learn about the
I just emerged from an intensive crunch session to get out the next cover story for Decibel Magazine. Normally I don’t like to do things that way, but I had to perform a number of interviews and their schedules didn’t allow me to pull everything together until a
I watched the season three finale of The Strain last night and I’m still really angry about it. I know, it’s very relevant to have strong feelings on a mostly-forgotten four season show on FX from 10 years ago. But this is my newsletter. I’m going
There was a tweet going around a little while ago that said something to the effect of “With AI, everybody’s a writer.” I know we’re all sick of hearing about AGI – both its supposed miracles according to corporate PR and its very clear dangers according to everybody else
Let’s talk about taste, and how I have it and most people don’t. This is a bold statement, I know. You need to make bold statements to get attention. I don’t actually think there’s such a thing as “good taste” or “bad taste.” Everybody has their
Amidst some truly stupid music articles getting published – a New York Times “greatest American songwriter” list that omitted Dave Mustaine and a boneheaded Jacobin piece about rockism vs. poptimism that hinged its argument on the idea that The Strokes rock any harder than white bread soaked in skim milk – a
There is no “I” in team, but there are two in “idiot.” Which is something I definitely feel like sometimes. Putting together the Kickstarter for WAYPOINT has turned from a simple operation by my editor Dane Styler and myself into a complex one involving the fine folks at PRANA Direct
Las Vegas once more hosted the Grandest Stage of Them All this past weekend; World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship event, the Showcase of the Immortals, a seven-and-a-half-hour event celebrating the biggest names in sports entertainment. Frankly, Wrestlemania 42 disappointed. Day Two was solid overall, Day One
Brain Dead Studios here in Los Angeles put on an event called Fantasy Fest this past weekend, which was kind of a catchall that featured fantasy movie screenings, gaming/comics vendors, war games, Magic: The Gathering tournaments, and live bands. The main draw for me was a performance by one
Remember to follow my Kickstarter page! Every bit helps. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4 This past week was an eventful one. I want to talk about two of the events I attended, and how they’re completely different but come from a very similar artistic place.
Don't forget to follow WAYPOINT on Kickstarter. The more folks I have following before launch, the better a position it'll have on Kickstarter's homepage when it goes live. Let's game that algorithm! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4 Passover
Friendly reminder: follow the Kickstarter page for WAYPOINT! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4 This past weekend I went to Vinyl Con. Unfortunately, not the fun kind of vinyl – this was the kind that has music on it. People who know me in person know that I’
Before we get rolling, a reminder: follow the Kickstarter page for my upcoming comic, WAYPOINT, for updates! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4 An awards ceremony happened this past weekend. I didn’t watch it but people on the internet had strong thoughts about what won and
Before I get to the heavy stuff, big news! The Kickstarter launch has been pushed back a bit from March 24 to give me time to properly promote it, but the prelaunch link is live now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waypointcomic/waypoint-1-4 Go there and click the
Let’s start at the very beginning, which I’m told is a very good place to start. Hi! I’m Jeff. You probably haven’t heard of me. I decided to start this newsletter to talk about what I’m doing to change that. As I gear up for