February 28, 2009 3:41 pm Published by Sam These little Berkley editions, purchased in my early teens, are weird things: Barker intended a single volume, not three low-cost... View Article
February 26, 2009 2:37 am Published by Sam Or, at least, people keep asking my opinions about them. Which I tremendously appreciate. After my first two professional interviews... View Article
February 20, 2009 8:25 pm Published by Sam The first book in nearly 100 that made me want to break the 52-word limit. I could write hundreds of... View Article
February 12, 2009 6:07 pm Published by Sam The second volume of horror stories reminds me of an important horror tenet: truly monumental, outsized horror must often inspire... View Article
February 2, 2009 6:33 pm Published by Sam Another collection of short character studies, each story focuses on a person living in New York who has allowed themselves... View Article
January 27, 2009 5:41 pm Published by Sam I first read these stories in my early teens; coming back to them reveals the relative rawness of Barker’s craft... View Article
January 17, 2009 7:35 am Published by Sam Good news from the world of comics as it pertains to me. One of my Split Lip stories from our... View Article
January 14, 2009 9:48 am Published by Sam The concluding volumes of this thriller are as intricate and well-realized as the first 16. The lead up to and... View Article
January 12, 2009 2:36 am Published by Sam A brilliant, concise book on developing powerful, usable web applications. Beyond that, though, there are lessons here that can be... View Article
January 8, 2009 2:04 am Published by Sam Over the last couple of months, I’ve been interviewed twice about my comics writing, especially Split Lip. Evidently, I’d forgotten... View Article