This Week in Rejection!: Eureka
I should have known better. This rejection letter comes from 2001. By then, I was twenty-nine and I really should have known that cute little tricks won’t get you published. But I couldn’t resist. The...
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Wednesday Warren – Suzie Lightning
Posted by Barry Lyga | Aug 31, 2011 | Wednesday Warren
Ever been desperately in love with someone…but knew it wouldn’t work? And maybe — just maybe — you possessed the maturity and the wisdom to keep yourself from trying anyway? Because you know what? Your first, gut impulse...
Read MoreMemory Monday – “Let My People Grow!”
Posted by Barry Lyga | Aug 29, 2011 | Memory Monday
Given that the Bottle City of Kandor was a well-established bit of Supermanic lore by the time I started reading comics, this cover blew me away. Could it be true, I wondered? Would DC finally publish a story in which Superman...
Read MoreThis Week in Rejection!: DC Comics
Posted by Barry Lyga | Aug 26, 2011 | This Week in Rejection!
In college, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to break into the comic book business. This was frustrating for two reasons: One, because all you could submit were ideas for single-issue “fill-in” stories....
Read MoreWednesday Warren: Nobody’s in Love This Year
Posted by Barry Lyga | Aug 24, 2011 | Wednesday Warren
This week, we come to the last song on Warren’s 1989 album Transverse City: “Nobody’s in Love This Year.” I’m not sure what to make of this song, truthfully. Or — more precisely —...
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