Bob, in your time as production manager at DC, I assume you had a fair amount of contact with the colorists and letterers. While reading John Byrne's message board and looking at interviews with various...
I was recently discussing the Crisis on Infinite Earths and the deaths of Supergirl and Barry Allen in that particular series. I don't know if this question has ever come up before, but what hoops does a...
I was surfing the web and came across the following page: http://www.seanbaby.com/stupcom/comicscode.htm and I had a question about the Comics Code Authority. I'm sure this is the actual material (even though...
Hey, Bob. I just wanted to add my personal spin to your recollection of the Amalgam books. As I remember the whole DC vs. Marvel stunt was running very late (as always). You did the press ok on the first...
This is a request for more "insider" type answer columns. In your 20+ years at DC, there must be some good "inside" stories, such as: A - Projects that never made the stands (with various popular...
Last week's column prompted some responses and additional info from readers and when I opened my Feedback Folder, I realized that there were some other emails that came in while I was away on my teaching...
Up to the 80's it seemed that the production values for comics were stuck with standard newsprint processes. Then it seemed that DC and Marvel started experimenting with all sort of increased production...
The arrival of the CTY program at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland every summer generates interest as the campus is pretty much taken over by 75 CTY staffers and 200-plus students. The local...
I'm back from my six weeks in lovely, bucolic Chestertown, Maryland, where I've once again been a part of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program. (A quick hello to those of my...
I?ve successfully completed another summer of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth program. As I settle back into the ?real world,? here?s my official unofficial researcher John Wells, with...
It's the home stretch of my stint in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program. While my second set of students count the days (and writing assignments) till the end of their...
It's now Week 5 of my stint in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program. While my second set of students work through the middle week of their session, here?s my official...
Week 4 of my teaching stint in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program brings a new set of students. As they try to match the work output of the first class, heres my official...
It's Week 3 of my teaching stint in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program. As my first set of gifted 11 and 12-year olds wrap up their three-week course on creative writing,...
It's Week 2 of my teaching stint in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program. So, while a dozen gifted 11 and 12-year olds continue to learn all about creative writing, here's my...