A BAT-WINGED FINALE

The fourth and final issue of Robin Lives! is on sale next week and you can read a preview here.

I've had a great time creating this story in collaboration with artist Rick Leonardi, and I hope everyone enjoys our grand finale. There are no sequels planned but, just in case, I have one forming in the back of my head.

STILL SHINING ON

It's John Lennon's birthday. His presence, artistry, and perspective are still profoundly missed after all these years.

If you're not familiar with Lennon's short but brilliant solo career, I'd recommend checking out John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band...Walls and Bridges...and Imagine first—and then diving into the rest.

Here's one of John's greatest songs, recorded a few months after he left the Beatles...

BATTY

It's Batman Day! I’ve written at length about my history with the Dark Knight and you can read about it here. Since then, of course, I’ve taken two more journeys into the shadows of the Batcave: the first with the currently-running Robin Lives! mini-series, the second with an episode for the upcoming second season of Amazon’s Caped Crusader animated series. Considering the first Batman story I ever wrote was a coloring book in 1979, I’ve been been hanging out with Bruce Wayne for a very long time. Here’s hoping there are more adventures to come in Gotham City.

THE JOKER IS WILD

The third issue of Robin Lives!—the penultimate chapter of our alternate history of Jason Todd and the Joker—comes out next week and AIPT has a preview. You can read it here.

KIRBY DAY

It's Jack Kirby's birthday. The word genius is one that’s often overused, and cheapened by that overuse, but if the comic book business has ever produced a genius, Jack Kirby was it. I could go on rhapsodizing about Kirby's brilliance—but instead I'll point you to this essay I wrote some years back, paying tribute to my favorite comic books of all time: Jack Kirby's "Fourth World."

Happy Birthday, Jack. Hope you're having fun sailing across Creation on your surfboard of imagination. And thank you for all you've given us.

RAY DAY

I was traveling yesterday, returning from ten days away from the white noise of the so-called Real World, so I didn't get to note a very auspicious day: the birthday of the late, truly great, Ray Bradbury. I could sing Ray B's praises anew here, but instead I'll simply link you to this earlier post where I make it clear why Bradbury was, and remains, a writer whose work will always echo through my life and heart.

Happy Birthday, Ray—wherever in this miraculous universe you are!

ROBIN LIVES...AGAIN

Wednesday sees the realease of Robin Lives! #2. Here's the hype, straight from DC...

And here are some preview pages. I've had a great time returning to the dark alleys of Gotham. Hope you enjoy the journey, too.