Friday, August 16, 2024

Letting Bill Finger's paperweight out of my sight

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Bill Finger's paperweight is going, in a way,  back where it came from . For an upcoming exhibit on Jewish comics creators, the Capital ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

High school grad reflects on 5th grade author visit

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A Maryland elementary school at which I spoke in 2016 would like to bring me back.  For the grant application, librarian Stacey Hazuda deftl...
Monday, May 13, 2024

Acknowledged in magazine about Batman's history

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In 2019, Batman's 80th anniversary year, a magazine on all things Batman included Batman & Bill on a timeline of milestones . This ...
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Friday, March 15, 2024

My proposal for the back cover of "Thirty Minutes Over Oregon"

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By my request, the back covers of both Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman and Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman ha...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Northside ISD was WRONG to cancel author Marc Tyler Nobleman

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Welcome school principals, school librarians, and PTA members! If you are here because you searched “marc nobleman author visit” or “marc no...
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Monday, February 19, 2024

Best of the blog 2023

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This blog launched on  2/19/08 . Every February 19, I share posts of the previous 12 months that I feel have the best chance of interesting ...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Interview: Truett Pratt (co-singer of “Happy Days” theme)

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Fifty years ago today, the classic sitcom  Happy Days premiered.  To celebrate, rock out to an interview with Truett Pratt, half of Pratt ...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Unused Ty Templeton gunshot art for "Bill the Boy Wonder"

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The first round of sketches Ty Templeton submitted for Bill the Boy Wonder were so good that I requested few changes.  The biggest one, as ...
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Monday, December 4, 2023

George Takei of "Star Trek" weighed in on Georgia schools censoring "gay"

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I'm beaming this up a bit late, but it's lost none of its potency. In August, elementary schools in Georgia gave me a choice: leave ...
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Wadi Shab—an Oman hike that turns into a swim

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...
Saturday, November 4, 2023

American International School of Muscat, Oman

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...
Friday, November 3, 2023

Wadi Rum, a breathtaking desert valley (and popular film location) in Jordan

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...