Fantastic Forum

“These events…are growing around the country to where, when they are well done, they are growing to take over each city for that weekend.”

Artist Nate Powell talks about his work on Top Shelf Productions MARCH, written by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Andrew Aydin.  MARCH is the graphic novel memoir of John Lewis, a living icon of the American civil rights movement.  A three  part series, MARCH book one is due for release in August 2013.

I recently had the pleasure of making an appearance on The Menagerie of Kick-Assery podcast series’, Growing Up Geek.  GUK individually focuses on one nerd and delves into their murky past to uncover the details of how they ended up as such a f**king geek.  It was my turn in the barrel. I confess that […]

On the Tuesday following Heroes Convention I attended a fascinating discussion forum.  Visualizing Peace: Graphic Art and Social Change was held at Johns Hopkins’ prestigious Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.  The forum brought together artists, activists and conflict resolution practitioners to explore the ingenious methods in which graphic art and comic books have […]

Last weekend was the annual Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC. This year marks the 31st anniversary for this fabulous regional show sponsored by Shelton Drum’s Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find comics store. I attended along with co-producer Patrick Michael Strange and director/cameraman Alvin Jones. A delightful time was had by all. We caught up with […]

Patrick Michael Strange and I traveled to Virginia Beach last weekend to attend Blood on the Beach III.   I’ve been to conventions for comic books, Star Trek, science fiction and anime but this was my very first horror oriented show.   I had a great time! Among the many celebrities in attendance were Michael […]

Taped on location at Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA.  Producer/host Ulysses E. Campbell and panelists Chris Peleo-Lazar, Roberto Ortiz and Kate Foil discuss THE STAR TREK PHENOMENA.  Cool Toys featuring Master Replicas’ Studio Scale USS Enterprise. TRT 28:56, production date 5/2/13, original airdate 5/25/13 Host – Ulysses E. Campbell Panel – Chris Peleo-Lazar, Roberto […]

  The biggest day for the comics industry was earlier this month.  The highly anticipated annual FREE COMIC BOOK DAY event, as usual, didn’t disappoint.   FANTASTIC FORUM was in it up to our necks this year as we sponsored events and made the rounds to comic book retailers in the Washington, DC metro area. […]

Last Monday, Patrick Michael Strange and I visited the mid-town Manhattan offices of Valiant Entertainment.  As you may know, Valiant Comics re-launched late last year after a successful run in the mid-nineties prior to being bought out by video gaming company, Acclaim.   To say that Patrick is a huge fan of the comics line […]

Giancarlo Esposito made his first stage appearance on Broadway at the age of 8.