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For every kid who would eventually get into comics, the first one he remembers owning is his equivalent of Action Comics #1—a seismic shif...

It’s about two weeks till July 1, the official release date of Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman . (Amazon, however, has ...

Much has been made (by me, anyway) about how few photos of himself Bill Finger (uncredited co-creator of Batman) left behind upon his death...

The 6/12/12 edition of the PW Comics World e-letter contains a barrage of ads for Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman , eac...

Writers want their prose and their plots to be memorable. Why would it be different with their titles? Below are a few types of titles I avo...

That is the title of the podcast episode I recorded with "The Book of Life" in Miami in February 2012. I love it, especially sinc...

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman tells a true story that took place in Cleveland. I contacted hotels there to pitch the book as part...

I’ve blogged about the frustration of certain people dying before they’ve been interviewed about a subject on which they are an authority. ...

Bob Kane had Bill Finger. Batman had Robin. I had Ty Templeton. We all lucked out. Technically, the above is not a seamless parallel; Ty was...

Publishers Weekly included Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman on its list of "Children's Galleys to Grab" ...

On 6/3/12, six years to the month that I “found” the esteemed Charles Sinclair, longtime friend and writing partner of Bill Finger, I han...

This 1989 edition of David Anthony Kraft’s magazine comprises a meaty collection of material that alternately bolsters and insults Bill Fing...

…Bill’s given first name and why he changed it …the only known note in Bill’s handwriting, reproduced in its entirety ...who received Bat...

To those who would argue anything other than Bill Finger’s name first is the only proper Batman credit, we must remind ourselves not only o...

Recently DC Comics announced that one of their top-tier male properties, previously heterosexual, would be reintroduced as gay. Comics press...

Over the last fifteen years, the range of action figures produced has diversified in wild ways, in part thanks to companies like McFarlane ...

Checkpoint, a new site that promotes “Short Interviews with Interesting People,” kindly interviewed me about Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret...

The first official review! Kirkus Reviews 5/15/12 It turns out that Batman—the orphaned, shadowy, well-heeled defender of an embattled Goth...

On 2/11/12, I spoke three times at my third Nevada Reading Week Conference in Reno. The theme was “Make a Date with History,” and I felt rig...

Authors’ public presence is usually low-watt compared to other entertainers such as actors and musicians. Most authors do not get recognize...