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Jamie S. Rich's Serialized New Novel
A character sketch for Rich's protagonist Parker Reid Local writer/Mercury freelancer/my pal Jamie S. Rich has a handful of novels and comics under his belt—most recently, the Spellcheckers series,...
View ArticleInterview with a "Me": Funemployment Radio
For those who aren't quite sick of "me"—or think I'm sick and want to know why I'm so sick—tune into the latest edition of Funemployment Radio, in which I'm interviewed by hosts Greg and Sarah X, who...
View ArticleOther Advice Columnists Wonder Why They Get So Few Questions From Men
Gee, maybe it has something to do with crap like this. (We need a term like "slut shaming" that applies in cases like this—e.g., when it's normal and healthy male sexuality and sexual expression that...
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Tonight at Floating World: Casanova Release Party
From Casanova: Avaritia, art by Gabriel BÁ When he isn't getting pushed down hills behind Comic-Con, Portland's Matt Fraction is one of the best comics writers around. And tonight he's having a party...
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Thursday Comics Events
There are a LOT of comics-related events going on tomorrow night, which—because I am hosting one of them—makes me feel a bit like this. Here's a rundown: Grendel 30th Anniversary Book Release/Art...
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Oni Press Presents The Big Sleep at the Hollywood
God, the Hollywood has just gotten so great in the past couple of years. Their programming is more varied and more accessible than it used to be, and those new theater seats are pretty dang...
View ArticleGet Your Tickets to see The Lost Boys!
Conflict of interest? YOU BETCHA. But it's a conflict you want to know about! Guys! I'm very honored to be in the upcoming theatrical production of The Lost Boys: Live!—playing every weekend this...
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Comics Underground! Tonight!
From "Easy" by Leia Weathington and Erika Moen Ah, the "Conflict of Interest" tag. My favorite tag on Blogtown! Here's what Sarah Mirk wrote about tonight's Comics Underground in My, What a Busy Week!...
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The Last cortandfatboy Show. SAD PANDA FACE.
Blaurgh. I have the SADs now. The last cortandfatboy podcast is on December 7. For almost 10 years, Cort Webber and Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts (conflict of interest alert: Fatboy is the Mercury's calendar...
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Win Tickets to Comics Underground!
Hey! Alison and I do this thing! We're doing one tonight! You should come! Via My, What a Busy Week!...BASEMENT NERDS—Comics Underground is Portland's most fun comics event—and I'd say that even if it...
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So Blurb Me Maybe?
I haaaaaaate writing blurbs for books—I hate being asked to write blurbs—so I'm not asking any writers I know to blurb my new book. (You can preorder that shit now.) I've decided to be the change I...
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Conflict of Interest Alert: My Live Talk Show Starts This Weekend
Hey, guys. I just wanted to let you know about this gigantic conflict of interest that we're going to have starting this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow night at 9pm, my Conan-style talk show called Late...
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CHAD Chats: It's Just Like "TED Talks"—Except it's Kind of the Opposite, and...
GUYS! I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a very fun project this coming Thursday (Jan 31) at 8:30 pm at the Jack London Bar. It's called "CHAD Chats"—and if you're unfamiliar with it,...
View ArticleWhat Should I Ask a Comic Book Editor and Best Selling Author?
Last week I actually asked Matt Zaffino and Erik Henriksen some questions from you guys during my live talk show Late Night with Alex Falcone, and it went surprisingly well. I mean, I didn't ask the...
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What Should I Ask Sarah Mirk and Timber Joey?
This is the last weekend of my show Late Night Action w/ Alex Falcone for now, and once again I need your help writing my interview questions. On Friday I'm interviewing Timber Joey and Saturday I'm...
View ArticleAlex Falcone vs. Portland's Manliest Men
Mercury contributor Alex Falcone had a pretty meaty role on the new episode of Portlandia—he plays the pen-spinning editor pitching a story about Portland's Manliest Man.The amazing thing about this...
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Tomorrow's Comics Underground
[This blog post brought to you by the Mercury's Department of Self Promotion.]Every couple months, Mercury Senior Editor Erik Henriksen and I put on an event called Comics Underground, which combines...
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Publishers Weekly: American Savage One of the Best Books of the Summer
Publishers Weekly says American Savage is one of the "Best Summer Books of 2013."PW also interviewed me this month. An except:Former Arkansas Governor and gay-marriage opponent Mike Huckabee has called...
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Win Tickets to Inspired By!
I've got a pair of tickets to give away to tonight's fundraiser for Action/Adventure Theatre, the fine folks responsible for the popular shows Fall of the Band, Troll 2: The Musical, and Late Night...
View ArticleDucklings: Friend to Criminals and Scofflaws the World Over
Here's what our friends at Portland Police Bureau public relations have been whipping up today. I'm not even being judgmental. This pleases me. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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