: About Me

I'm a former single college guy who's turned from eligible bachelor to dog raising family man. I live in Western Idaho, and jokingly say that I'm making my way to the Coast, having slowly crawled this way from Eastern Montana.

I work for a beverage company, and occasionally find time to write amidst everything else. Life can be a struggle sometimes, though, but one day, hopefully, good karma will pay off.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Comic Books

My parents always told me ...

Call and tell me where you're going.

My childhood ambition ...

Was to write a best selling novel.

My favorite memory ...

Soda cans and pizza over a D&D table

Why I write ...

To help make life better for my family and I.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Some movie on Starz.

My first job ...

cleaning rooms at Motel Six.

My best moment ...

were the White Tiger Martial Arts days.

My inspiration ...

My friends, my wife, and my son.

Entertainment > Movie Genres Top comic book to film adaptations and their appeal

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I think perhaps to look at the appeal of a movie adaption of a comic book, you should look at the audience. Sure, every time a new Spider-Man sequel turns up the summer heat, you'll see a new wave of action figures and mini-tee shirts. Of course the market is going to go after the obvious audience. Just as the Star Wars prequels offered fans the opportunity to recapture the essence, the magic, of those first nights in 1978; so too does the prospect of seeing Spidey web-slinging his way across the New York skyline reawaken John Smith's sense of wonder, and for a few hours, he's little Johnn...

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