J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT

The Imagination 101 writing workshop originally scheduled for this month has been rescheduled for June.  Two weekends, ten hours, courtesy o...

Back in 1979 or so, when I was just sticking my toe in the door at Marvel, editor-in-chief Jim Shooter asked me to write some plots for shor...

The great William Shatner turns 90 today!  (How is such a thing possible?)  If you want to know why I love the guy, read this.   And for a l...

  “The book that I shall make people read  is the book of the heart,  which holds the key  to the mystery of life.” Avatar  Meher Baba

"JM is a patient and respectful mentor who exudes a genuine love for teaching.  I’ve been a working writer for over 20 years, and even ...

It's been a significant few days in the Spider-Man universe:  January 24th was the 91st birthday of the great John Romita, Sr—the artist...

Since it's the birthday of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian, I thought I'd re-present this essay, from a few years b...