Kevin certainly isn’t the first book I’ve had published…but it’s the first one I that’s ever received this level of marketing support from its publisher (Grossett & Dunlap/Penguin), which has made for an exciting couple of weeks for me. I’ve done numerous interviews with the mainstream and fan press in support of the book but, for me, the highlight of the whole experience was the talk and signing I did with Kevin Keller creator Dan Parent, Archie Comics writer/artist extraordinaire, on the book’s publication day, April 18, at New York City’s Strand Book Store, one of the few remaining independent booksellers in town!… Read the rest
Kevin Keller
I was interviewed yesterday by a staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor for an article about gay characters in comics called “Holy matrimony, Batman! Are comic books legalizing gay marriage?” Putting aside the obvious and easy “Holy fill in the blank, Batman” cliché (a particular peeve of mine; I refer you to my essay, “Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb: The Legacy of Batman” in Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters for a long-winded but scrupulously researched explanation), something else about the article bothered me:
The writer describes me as “the artist who drew the Archie issue.”
I spent over twenty minutes on the phone with the reporter who drew (sic) the article, out of which she pulled just one quote: “We were trying to be current.… Read the rest
UPDATE: The story just hit the homepage of the Huffington Post.
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