independent and small press comic books, good ideas, good conversation, good design, general mischief, This American Life, Dallas, bank robberies, crossword puzzles, small towns, old Peanuts comic strips, stories about families and communities, stealth disco, Coca-Cola, my iMac, Tetris
Music
dEUS, Charles Mingus, Astor Piazzolla, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Pixies, The Who, The Cars, Tom Waits, Danger Mouse, David Bowie, Spencer Davis Group, Beck, Violent Femmes, They Might Be Giants, Calexico, Elliott Smith, Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom, Eef Barzelay, Andrew Bird, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Gorillaz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Wolf Parade, 100 Damned Guns, The Tah-Dahs, Salim Nourallah, Sarah Jaffe, Frontier Brothers, Escalator Maintenance Society, The Happy Bullets
new movies The Royal Tenenbaums, High Fidelity, Juno, Me and You and Everyone We Know, American Splendor, Northfork, Fargo, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Savages, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Dummy, No Country For Old Men, Brick, The Night of the White Pants, Leon the Professional, The Fisher King, Matchstick Men, Iron Giant, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service
old movies Annie Hall, Vertigo, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Solaris, 400 Blows, Sabrina, Flight of the Phoenix, Dog Day Afternoon, Bonnie & Clyde
Television
LOST, Deadwood, The Wire, Rome, Battlestar Galactica, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, The Office (US & BBC), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Malcolm in the Middle, The Daily Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, Venture Brothers, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Mythbusters
Books
anything by Douglas Coupland, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Wonder Boys, American Gods, Cheese Monkeys, The Right Stuff, Slam, I Love You Beth Cooper, Our Noise, Cut My Hair, Kick Me, Lord Vishnu's Love Handles, Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Assassination Vacation, Harry Potter, The Cultural Creatives, Understanding Media
graphic novels Queen & Country, Will Eisner's Dropsie Avenue, Exit Wounds, Scott Pilgrim, The Walking Dead, Sandman, Bone, The Rabbi's Cat, Persepolis, Blankets, Strangers in Paradise, Palestine, Flight, Concrete, Wasteland
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English/Philosophy
Clubs: Wesleyan, East Texan Newspaper, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
1996 to 2000
Mansfield High School
Mansfield, TX
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Eclectic S.O.L., Ten-Six Literary Magazine, Drama Club, H.O.P.E. Environmentalist Club
I'm a comic book writer and essayist. My work includes KARMA INCORPORATED, EMILY EDISON, ASTRONAUT DAD, an adaptation of ANTIGONE, plus regular contributions to D Magazine and the Smart Pop Series from BenBella Books. I produce and co-host Fanboy Radio's monthly Indie Show, broadcasting from KTCU 88.7 FM. I serve as a member of the advisory board for La Reunion.
"Best Local Comic Book Writer" from Dallas Observer's Best of 2006
"Great Graphic Novel for Teens" from the American Library Association
"Best Graphic Novels of 2006, 2007" from The Oklahoman
"Indy Pick of the Month" from Comic Buyer's Guide
(more nice things people have said)
Who I'd like to meet: Tom Barman, Miranda July, Woody Allen, Douglas Coupland, Kim Novak, Grady Tripp, Banksy, Bill Hicks, Annie Oakley, Ira Glass, Sarah Vowell, Hayao Miyazaki, Charlie Brown
Hey there. Just dropping a line because I saw the add request. And I wondered, are you a part of ArtLoveMagic? My cousin is and said I should get involved. Just being nosey! Have a great day.
A night where the creative sisters of Dallas shine. Join us for an experience of live art from female artists and watch their works come to life before your eyes. Painters, singers, photographers, jewelers and more...
Silent Art Auction $7 Door Janette Kennedy Gallery South Side on Lamar 1409 S. Lamar Dallas TX 75215
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