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True Crime for Kindle $1.99 Today Only

Saturday, September 1st, 2012

All day today (Saturday, September 1st), TRUE CRIME is on sale for $1.99 on the Amazon Kindle store. The second novel in the Nate Heller series (currently rated at 4.5 out of 5 stars) finds the detective facing Ma Barker, Baby Face Nelson, and perhaps the biggest and most dangerous question in his life: Who was the man shot down in the alley next to the Biograph Theater, the man the FBI had confidently identified as John Dillinger?

Don’t miss out on the novel the New York Times said has “enough twists, gritty period color and sheer violent momentum to keep crime buffs eagerly turning the pages,” and the Detroit Free Press called “a true gem.” And if that’s not convincing, how about praise from one Mickey Spillane: “Terrific!”

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San Diego Comic-Con Archive

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Now that we’ve all arrived safely back home in the Midwest and the triple-digit weather we’d left behind, I thought I’d give Max a break from the update this week and post some photos I found on the net from the San Diego Comic Convention…1982.

All photos were taken and shared by Alan Light. The full set of his 1982 San Diego Comic Con photos is up on Alan’s Flickr.


M.A.C. receives an Inkpot Award while Sergio Aragonés does a sketch of him.


Hank Ketcham and M.A.C. talk over dinner at the Inkpot Awards ceremony. Rox Kirby (Mrs. Jack Kirby), in pink, sits at left.


Here’s Barbara looking radiant as always. You wouldn’t believe it from the photo, but I was born the coming November, in a way making this my first Comic-Con.


Terry Beatty, M.A.C., and Catherine Yronwode speak on a panel discussion.


Bart Bush and M.A.C. talk on the dealers room floor.


Surrounded by original comic strip art, M.A.C. signs a book for Frank Miller (looks to be one of the Nolans — just published that year and now available on Kindle!)


M.A.C. hunts for bargains in the dealers room (looks like manga — I wonder if he still has those…). In the background is an attendee in a Rollerball costume.


M.A.C., Terry Beatty, and Rick Best take a break from the convention at the Sunset Lounge.


Terry and Max at the Hollywood Bowl.


M.A.C. meets Leslie Nielsen on the plane home.


See you next year, San Diego!

San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Day Two

Friday, July 13th, 2012

Here’s some snaps from our panels today. M.A.C. has one more panel at the con on Friday from 5:00-6:00: the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers: Scribe Awards in room 23ABC. Max and Barbara (together as Barbara Allan), and the rest of the panel will sign from 6:30 – 7:00 at AA9.


Larry Young, the Fillbach Brothers, M.A.C.


Jonathan Tarbox, Stephen Paul, Nathan Collins


Bonus picture: GIR

San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Day One

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Nate here —

Bud Plant returned to the Comic-Con this year with a great 50% off sale, and with my father recovering from walking the length of the impressive convention hall with his equally impressive haul of books, I’m taking over today’s mini-update to plug my panel on Thursday:

6:30-8:00 Lost in Translation— As some manga companies such as TokyoPop, CMX, and Bandai Entertainment leave the picture, other manga venues such as JManga are coming onto the manga scene. With so much change, this is a turbulent time for manga freelancers. Find out how the industry is faring in a question-and-answer session with William Flanagan (Madoka Magica Manga), Jonathan Tarbox (Fist of the Northstar), Shaenon Garrity (Hunter X Hunter), Stephen Paul (One Piece), Nathan Collins (Metal Gear Solid: Guns of Patriots) and maybe even some surprise panelists. Room 26AB

And if you’re at the con, don’t forget to go to M.A.C.’s panel from 5:00 – 6:00: First Comics: 30th Anniversary Extravaganza! at Room 23ABC. More details in his post below.

Finally, in order to have at least some content in this post about the Comic-Con preview night, here’s my vote for the stealth hit of the show this year…Mustache Monocles.