Full TMNT Solicitation released

Hey hey! IDW Publishing released their full solicitations for September last week, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #8: Fugitoid from me and artist Paul McCaffrey! The solicitation lists a ...

Some Oxymoron art from Aaron Houston

As some of you may have heard, I’m doing a story in the upcoming Oxymoron anthology, from ComixTribe, and thought I would share a bit of the art-in-progress on my ...

Awesome news: I’m writing a TMNT issue!

Last week, IDW editor Bobby Curnow announced that I will be writing a one-shot in their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, with artist Paul McCaffrey. This issue will also be introducing the ...

Podcast interview with Paul Allor

Hey folks! Amber Love of Vodka O’Clock did an in-depth interview with Paul Allor, writer of Clockwork. Topics include the craft and art of comics writing; Paul’s early influences; and ...

Judge this Book by its Cover

Book cover design is a topic that’s long fascinated me. I suspect many others feel the same. So, I thought I would do a quick walk-through of how the Clockwork, ...

“Warlord” to be published in Barsowia

When the final issue of Barsowia  is released this week, it will feature a story written by Paul Allor and illustrated by JM Ken Niimura (I Kill Giants, Amazing Spider-Man). ...

Clockwork now available as web comic

In advance of its release as an 80-page full-sized paperback, Clockwork, Volume 1 is now available in web comic form! You can find it at www.clockworkcomic.com. The twelve short comics ...

Clockwork Art Lineup Announced

Clockwork, Volume 1 will twelve stories from twelve artists, including Eisner nominees, first-time artists and everything in between. Their styles range from the manga-influenced art of JM Ken Niimura, to ...

The Only Goal of a First Draft

If you’re a writer struggling with your first draft, I have great news for you: Quality doesn’t matter. Don’t get me wrong. Quality will matter – a lot – down the road. But right now, quality doesn’t matter.

So what does matter?

Gov’t Comics Recommends: Old City Blues

Old City Blues is a fantastic online comic created by Giannis Milonogiannis. In true noir style, it starts out as a murder mystery, and develops into a vast conspiracy, ranging from the halls of power to the dregs of society.