An Eastern Western : Shintaro the Samurai
In 1962, Shinichi Nishimura, a TV Japanese producer, decided to create a Japanese TV series which mimicked the American westerns which were still super-popular at the time...
Wally Wood’s 22 Panels that Always Work
American comic book artist legend Wally Wood created a set of 22 panel layouts that he used as his go-to when he needed inspiration while drawing his...
Lord of Goblins became Webtoon.com’s #1 Fantasy Webcomic Today!
The webtoon Lord of Goblins, scripted by this humble writer, hit #1 in Webtoon.com’s Fantasy category today in their Canvas section. As you can see below in...
Study the Masters of Manga with Manben!
Today, one of the manga greats, Takao Saito (creator of Golgo-13) sadly passed away, and while reading the outpouring of comments about his death on social media,...
The Modern Audio Drama virtual convention playlist is now up on YouTube!
From July 24th-25th, a the Modern Audio Drama convention (MADcon) was held virtually this year, and the playlist of the sessions is now available on YouTube for...
Unleash the Lord of Goblins Webtoon!
In October 2020, by total accident, I saw that Moonquill Publishing was looking for a scripter to turn the popular light fantasy novel Lord of Goblins into...
Five Ways for Pantsers to Plan Their Stories
For some writers, the idea of plotting out a story is a nightmare. To them, it just takes all the fun out of the writing. For these...
A History of Light Novels: 2010 to 2015
The following is an unofficial English translation of a Japanese article about the history of light novels by a group called the Light Novel Research Institute. It...
A History of Light Novels: The 2000s
The following is an unofficial English translation of a Japanese article about the history of light novels by a group called the Light Novel Research Institute. It...
A History of Light Novels: The 1990s
The following is an unofficial English translation of a Japanese article about the history of light novels by a group called the Light Novel Research Institute. It...