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“I once helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.” I understand the hostility towards “grammar nazis”. Anyone who puts that much energy towards criticizing other people deserves a little of that vaccine. After all, folks who type while multitasking, reply … Continue reading →

In the year since “Brothers In Darkness” was released, a lot in my life has changed. It’s been interesting, with more than its share of highs and lows. In the long run, it will be remembered as one of the … Continue reading →

I’ve been whacking away at the crazy amount of spam robo-replies that managed to make it past the filters. They’ve been showing a lot of improvement in topic relevant subject material, even though the outdated details included in the verbiage … Continue reading →

Last night we had a great time celebrating Ron Braithwaite’s birthday! Dawni and I joined the family for a movie at Cinetopia, then enjoyed yumminess and fun scenery at the Rimsky-Korsakoffee House. (Below, from left to right, me, Dawni, Ron, … Continue reading →

The wild ride that was the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards finally came to an end. I made it to the final 250 out of 5,000 entries, but was eliminated as part of the semifinal cuts (moving from 250 down to … Continue reading →

A major scene in the sequel to “Brothers In Darkness” (tentatively titled “Welcome To The War”) will take place on Mt. Tabor. Wikipedia describes it as follows: Mount Tabor is the name of a volcanic cinder cone, the city park … Continue reading →

I’ve decided to take this article down. I violated my own Golden rule: don’t bitch about things on the internet. I’ve been proud of having kept this blog almost entirely positive in nature, and regardless of the cause, I’m not … Continue reading →

From Norway comes “Troll Hunter”. I loved this movie. It’s unique and beautiful and intimate and over the top and frightening. It’s technically a “found footage” movie, but has the look of a production with an actual budget (meaning they … Continue reading →

I was initially drawn to this movie by its awesome title and by the presence of Alan Tudyk, best known as Wash (“I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar”) in the much beloved “Firefly” and “Serenity”.

Set in Norway, this movie has a half-dozen college students finding themselves embroiled in crazy supernatural peril. It seems they’re camping in an area that’s home to a number of frozen Nazi zombies, a bold choice for a premise. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

Having decided the site needed a mascot, today’s post gives YOU a vote in choosing who, or what, shall fill that role. Below are TWELVE disturbing video game monsters. You get to decide which creature will serve as the site’s … Continue reading →

Today’s update brings us the conclusion to my interview with Brandon Jerwa, Ali Mohsenian and Tom Nord. Chad: How do you see the transition from print to digital impacting the industry? Ali: I think that I love the floppy. I … Continue reading →

“A Very Special Evening With Chad” Thought I’d pass along that I’ll be having my very first author signing in a couple of weeks. On Thursday December 8th, I’ll be hanging out from 5PM to 7PM with the friendly folks … Continue reading →

Last time out we took a look at the best of November 13th’s Portland Comic Book Show 2011. Below is part one of my two-part interview with Brandon Jerwa, Ali Mohsenian and Tom Nord, the fine folks responsible for the … Continue reading →

Today we have a Guest Post from my favorite Geek Girl in the whole world! My beautiful and brilliant wife Dawni provides insight into the geekier side of knitting: So my husband asked me to write a guest blog article … Continue reading →

Time Flies. It’s been a week since the Danger Mouse article. While I hate to go that long between updates, there is quite a bit currently in the works. I’m currently busy juggling A) writing a sequel to Brothers In … Continue reading →

To wrap up our look at Super Spies & Eye Patches, we’ll jump over into the world of video. While Nick Fury has a television presence these days on Marvel’s popular “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”, he has a long way … Continue reading →

I was recently pleased to pass along to several friends that my novel, “Brothers In Darkness”, is now available on Amazon! W00t! Here’s a link: Best Book Ever. What’s it about? Comic books? Driving customer satisfaction scores? How to clean … Continue reading →

In 2000, Marvel Comics launched their Ultimate line of comics. Their intent was to offer a fresh take on the Marvel Universe, establishing more realistic and modern characters, situations and science. It would free the creators from forty years of … Continue reading →