Batman's famous for many things, but not necessarily his parenting skills. Should DC Comics spend more time addressing how Dick Grayson and his brothers survived a father who weaponized them?​

THE LOST ART OF MOVIE REVIEWS: You can find a plethora of information about cinema online, but a few decades ago the movie review was a virtual art form practiced by a select few.

THE EMPTY CALORIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA: ​A  few years back I went all in on social media, hoping it would help me as an author. It did... but only up to a point.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF MOVIE NOVELIZATIONS:  They're rare now, but once upon a time the novelization held particular significance for nerds of all kinds.

WRITING THE 1980s ARCADE EXPERIENCE: Writing my new book made me reconsider the role arcades played in my life, starting in the early 1980s. ​

THERE AND BACK AGAIN: A trip in honor of my late mom was also about rediscovering my relationship with my sister.

WRITING THE LANDSCAPE: How author A.A. Milne used a nearby forest to inspire the Winnie the Pooh books.

I've created a new Instagram dedicated just to writing, art, comics and fun nerd stuff. Please join me!

Last year presented me with a brand new challenge: editing a memoir written by another author. 

How one character from The Big Bang Theory seemed to have a single purpose — that of the perpetual loser. 

My recommendations for LGBTQAI+ movies that feature and uplift young people.

​I had pretty much given up on sports novels — until I found sports graphic novels.

We all have unfinished stories. Thirty years after a day out turned into an exercise in betrayal, I finally finished one.

How a 1990s cult film continues a cinematic tradition of depicting teens as weird outsiders.

If you're not paying attention to what your readers are saying, you're doing yourself (and them) a disservice.

Maintaining continuity throughout a book or over a series of books can be a major challenge for authors. 

Before Star Wars was a cultural icon, a single photo was the only hope for more from a galaxy far, far away...