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Not the Omar I’d promised.

Periscope Studio — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:58 +0000

I know everyone’s waiting for a Simpsons-style Omar. Sorry about that! In the meantime, here’s a commissioned sketch I drew for a fan at the Emerald City Comicon. It was interesting to approach a picture of a tv character as if they were someone in a crime comic.

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Wire-Simpsons number five: Train in Vain.

Steve Lieber — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:58:19 +0000

Jimmy McNulty and Bunk Moreland take one more ride on the Jameson/Glenlivet Express.

The complete Wire-Simpsons collection.

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Herc’s dream date.

Steve Lieber — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:27:47 +0000

Just be glad I didn’t draw Domenick Lombardozzi naked with a chef’s hat.

The complete Wire-Simpsons collection.

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Old Face Andre and Marlo’s crew.

Steve Lieber — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:31:43 +0000

Here’s one for the weekend: Old Face Andre’s thoughtful analysis of terrorism and the global economy fails to reach a sympathetic audience. More next week.

The complete Wire-Simpsons collection.

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The king stay the king.

Steve Lieber — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:33:44 +0000

And the nerd stay the nerd, so here’s another one for you.

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The geekiest thing I’ve ever done.

Steve Lieber — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:19:42 +0000

When Dylan Meconis did her “Battlestar Galactisimpsons” drawings a while back, I marveled at the maniacal fan energy she put into them, and wondered if there was anything could possibly prompt me to do something like that.

The answer, of course, is The Wire, so here we have the first of several. God, I’m a nerd.

Clicking here should show you everything I’ve done. so far.

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Chock full.

Periscope Studio — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:06:00 +0000

Someday, I hope to have a pull quote this good from a review of one of my books:
“It is absolutely chock full of muff.”
Leah Moore reviews Colleen Coover’s Small Favors.

Over at Newsarama, Colleen herself is weighing in on a Christmas gift-giving discussion.

Wizard Universe says Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk’s Agents of Atlas is a fun, action-packed ride with great character bits that’s a cult classic in the making.” More praise for the latest AoA at Forbidden Planet | Eddie’s Hidden Village | The ISB | Joe Rice | Dave Van D

Independent Propaganda reviews The Last Island by Portland’s Alex Cahill and interviews him as well. I think Cahill’s one to watch.

Yeowtch. At The House Next Door comics writer James Hudnall enters a discussion of our favorite show The Wire. David Simon, the creator of show, makes an extremely rare appearance in the blog comments section to beat James on the sack with a tack hammer.

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