Did you know Hitler was gay? Yep! And so were his entire inner circle. The very architects of the Nazi movement… all gay! At least, they were according to Scott Lively and Kevin Abrams, authors of The Pink Swastika. “But […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A couple weeks ago, I talked about Al’s and my collaboration style. As I said, my scripts leave a lot of the visual storytelling to Al, and he often adds elements that I never even would have thought of. Today’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last week I mentioned the rationing that took place during WWII. It’s difficult for most people of my generation to imagine that kind of scarcity. I’m too young to even remember the gasoline shortages of the 70s, and my ample […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hi, everyone, Now that we’re starting to get some comments on our blog posts and comic pages, I wanted to take a moment to discuss Gravatars. We use the blogging package, WordPress, with ComicPress, a popular theme made specifically for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Earlier this week, Harvey Pekar died. He was seventy years old. For those who may not recognize the name, Harvey Pekar was best known for writing American Splendor, an autobiographical “underground” comic that was published irregularly for over thirty-two years. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Though it’s only made a brief appearance in Max’s bedroom so far, war propaganda will be an important element of The Specialists. In the real war, propaganda served many purposes, and some of them were not entirely admirable. Many posters […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In addition to Alan Moore’s Watchmen, The Specialists owes a debt to Wild Cards, an anthology book series edited by George R. R. Martin. Both are epic stories, spanning multiple generations, that speculate how the real world might have been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought I’d talk this week about a couple of works that have influenced and inspired my efforts on The Specialists. Both provide alternate histories where superheros (and villains) have changed the social and political realities of the world in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First I want to thank everyone for making our launch day a success. A lot of people visited the site, and our Facebook community is growing steadily. Next, I want to rectify a mistake from my previous post. Al Fukalek, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…