YES! I took a break from ORIGIN. It will resume on Monday. I just don’t have time to ink the pages I have written out, so I’m running some gags here for a spell. DEAL WITH IT!!! — Ok though, my phone has been ringing off the hook, with interview requests–

There are some in depth interviews with me up online at comic book news sites, and another one coming this week as well, two more actually after these ones:

HERE’S ONE AT BROKEN FRONTIER
HERE’S ONE AT COMIXTREME

I’m in the Tribune Review newspaper today, they did a phone interview yesterday and were really nice. Hey, I like this from the article, I haven’t really had a chance to talk with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg since San Diego, or get any details of what they, the judges, REALLY thought besides the fact they thought it was good, etc:

Platinum Studios Chairman Scott Mitchell Rosenberg said the panel of celebrity judges was “blown away” by the concept. After receiving entries from 13 countries, the judges reviewed 50 presentations last week in San Diego and recommended Coffman’s idea as one of the three finalists for an online vote.

“It’s really like a real, live person tossed into an extraordinary event, and the way D.J. drew it, it’s very fresh,” said Rosenberg, founder of Malibu Comics, which turned the “Men in Black” story from a comic to a Hollywood blockbuster.

“I think he has a huge career ahead of him,” he said.

That’s what I’m talkin’ about! I’m stoked about all this— I mean, it never really sank in that I blew away the judges with the concept. Man, I’m so happy about that. That really means something to me, especially when you look at the backgrounds of all of the judges and the MASS amount of things they’ve seen and done and know about. Man, to hear that, it again, RE-MELTS my mind. I think if I can impress them with this thing, and my kids with this thing, we really have something here! Again… mind melted.

I have to be at another newspaper today at 2pm for a photo thingy with the hero ring, etc…

There are some tv things going down too…. the ABC TV station in Pittsburgh wants me to get the articles and everything together and do a video piece on me some time when this calms down. Funny, because the NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh sort of blew me off when I called them from San Diego asking to help me get the word out about voting locally in Pittsburgh– the lady on the phone sort of scoffed at me and said it was impossible for them to grab the videos from the NBC in San Diego– but according to the NBC San Diego people, who were AWESOMELY nice it would have been easy to grab! My solution? Someone running the phone at NBC Pittsburgh needs a new job! Maybe give em a mop or something?? No, I’m just kidding. Maybe they thought I was joking around? Awh well, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.

Since Hero By Night is set in, ahem, STEEL CITY, I’m sure Pittsburgh news people haven’t seen the last of me. I mean, I just CAN’T WAIT to put the Cathedral of Learning in my book. Wait until you all see what I have in store for that! It’s SUPER COOL! Just look at that building! — that thing has always screamed COMIC BOOK to me… and I intend to answer!

So, while i’m not made for cameras and the spotlight, I don’t mind the actual WORK getting out there. I mean, when the book comes out, it’ll be implanted in their heads and they will remember the news stories, so that’s cool.

Again- if I did’nt get to your e-mails yet– SORRY. I’m not dissing anyone. I just have a lot to deal with right now… hence the gag strips this week. Enjoy!– and THANK YOU AGAIN, MOTHERCRUNKERS!!! WOW!!!

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