Matthew Wayne Selznick

Matt Maxwell and I met in seventh grade, wrote a bad superhero “novel” one long weekend in the summer before high school, went to different high schools, re-met (well met) in the late eighties / early nineties, fell out of touch, and through the magic of the Interwebs, came back into contact a couple of years ago. He’s the one person I’ve known longest in my life that I’m currently in contact with, and that’s pretty special.

We’ve been corresponding, and it’s very pleasant to know that we’re both still dedicated to the passions that drove us as kids: comics, superheroes, science fiction, and geekery in general. I’m happy to announce that his very own comic, Strangeways, is just about set to finally debut.

So here’s to you, Matt! Everybody, go check out some preview pages of the first part of Strangeways, “Murder Moon,” and snatch up a copy or fifty when it hits the stores!

This is farking genius. I sense a whole new sub-genre of comics mashups coming. I hope Bill Keane has a sense of humor!

Check this out… it’s the first time I’ve looked at an Archie comic in many, many years. It’s not so much the whole Goth thing that’s anything other than mildly amusing.

What’s especially chilling to me is that, while the boys have been updated to saying “dude” and talking about video games, the girls are still baking them treats, pining for Archie and (is that?) Jughead’s attention, and going gaagaa over a manicure.

Fifty years of progress(?) for the guys, but Betty and Veronica are just a few years away from bake sales, “homemaking,” and bon-bons!

(Courtesy of Boing Boing and Accordian Guy)