THE BIG CON

Last time I was at the San Diego Comic Con was twenty years ago, in the summer of 2005, so I'm delighted to be returning this year as a special guest. (You can read the details here.) Lots of old friends to see and new friends to meet. This will be the first convention I've attended since 2019 (just before the shadow of Covid engulfed us) and I'm very excited.

A NEW MOON

The new expanded edition of Moonshadow is coming this week—Wednesday, to be precise—from Dark Horse. Lots more extras in this edition, including an afterword from Moon co-creator, the inimitable Jon J Muth. Details below! 

DeMULTISIGNING!

Big news! DeMultiverse Phase II books are back from the printer and, yesterday, Spellbound Comics head honcho David Baldy arrived at my door with boxes (and boxes and boxes) of comics for me to sign.

I spent the afternoon leaving my signature on hundreds of books for our amazing Kickstarter supporters and, soon enough, David will be shipping these out. Hope everyone enjoys Phase II: Can't wait to get started on Phase III! (In case you're wondering, the gorgeous cover of our collected edition is by the great Liam Sharp.)

SECRET FRIENDS

 Here's a fun conversation I had with the Secret Friends Unite podcast. Enjoy!

SUPERMAN DAY!

Wishing a very happy Superman Day to all who celebrate!

My love of Superman began with George Reeves in TV's Adventures of Superman and comics written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder, and Edmond Hamilton (among others) and illustrated by Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Al Plastino. It hasn't abated since.

I've been lucky enough to write Superman in comics, animation, and live action (okay, they called it Superboy, but close enough, right?). If I could travel back in time and tell my ten-year-old, comics-obsessed self what was waiting in his future, he'd faint from sheer delight.

Superman, in my view, represents the best in all of us. It's not his powers that matter—it's his decency, his compassion and, yes, his innate charm. It's as if, back in 1938, our collective unconscious created the hero we needed.

We need him now more than ever.

A TWIST OF FATE

A box of these magically appeared on my front porch the other day: the collected edition of my entire Dr. Fate run (both the mini-series with Keith Giffen and the ongoing with Shawn McManus—along with our one and only annual, illustrated by Tom Sutton). This massive collection won't hit stores till May, but, since I've waited decades for it, another month won't matter.

When it does arrive in shops, I'll share the introduction I wrote, looking back on this series—which remains near and dear to my heart.

HE LIVES!

On sale this week (tomorrow, if I'm not mistaken): the collected edition of Death in the Family: Robin Lives! What would have happened if Jason Todd survived the Joker's attack in the classic Jim Starlin-Jim Aparo story? Rick Leonardi and I answer that question—and it may not be what you expect. Cover by Mike Mignola!

(Folks have asked if there's a sequel to this story brewing. No—but I've got lots of ideas and I'd love to write one. Time will tell...)