The post below comes to us from Duane Swierczynski, author of Fun and Games, Hell and Gone, and the forthcoming Point and Shoot. He’s also the writer of IDW’s new Judge Dredd series, the first issue of which drops this week. I discovered 2000 A.D. and the world of Judge Dredd at the tender age [...]
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Exclusive Preview: Birds of Prey #14
Nov 15, 2012 in Comic Books
Someone at DC Comics loves us. The reason I know this is that they’ve offered us a first look at Birds of Prey #14, which was written by Duane Swierczynski. You’ve read about Swierczynski before on this site as the author of the Charlie Hardie series: Fun & Games and Hell & Gone are available [...]
The Lineup: Weekly Links
Oct 11, 2012 in Weekly links
We made it out to Bouchercon last weekend to see Duane Swierczynski’s FUN AND GAMES win the Shamus for Best Paperback Original PI Novel–congrats, Duane! All the more reason to look forward to April of next year, when POINT AND SHOOT, the final in the now accolade-winning Hardie trilogy, hits bookstores… The Rap Sheet has [...]
A Conversation with Duane Swierczynski and Ed Brubaker: Part I
Jul 17, 2012 in Books, Comic Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
Suffering from post-Comic Con withdrawal? Get your fix with the below conversation between award-winning writer Ed Brubaker, author of CRIMINAL, SLEEPER and INCOGNITO, among many others, and Duane Swierczynski, originally appearing to celebrate the publication of FUN & GAMES. Hardie endures! Ed Brubaker: So, Duane – FUN & GAMES, am I right in saying this is [...]
The Lineup: Weekly Links
Sep 14, 2011 in Weekly links
The Outdoor Co-Ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society REALLY loves Lawrence Block! But don’t take our word for it—check the photos! Unless you’re at work, that is… If you are, you can’t say say we didn’t warn you … Detectives Beyond Borders has a nice discussion of nicknames inspired by a passage from Eoin Colfer’s [...]
The Lineup: Wednesday links
Aug 31, 2011 in Weekly links
A whole lotta awesome went up this week to celebrate the publication of George Pelecanos’s THE CUT. George Pelecanos’s Book Notes post at Large Hearted Boy is sure to get a few tunes stuck in your head. Speaking of music and George, check George’s Tour Music Playlist on Spotify! USA Today‘s interview with George, with video, is most [...]
A Conversation with Duane Swierczynski and Josh Bazell: Part II
Jun 24, 2011 in Books, Comic Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
In our ongoing celebration of the publication of Fun & Games we matched Duane Swierczynski up with Josh Bazell, author of the acclaimed novel Beat the Reaper. When we last saw our heroes (see Part I), Duane had asked Josh how far he had gotten with his plan to become a comic book artist. JB: [...]
A Conversation with Duane Swierczynski and Josh Bazell: Part I
Jun 23, 2011 in Books, Comic Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
In our ongoing celebration of the publication of Fun & Games we matched Duane Swierczynski up with Josh Bazell, author of the acclaimed novel Beat the Reaper. Josh called Fun & Games “Insanely Entertaining.” Here is Part I of the result of their conversation which touches on entertainment, series material, Aquaman and Die Hard. Josh [...]
A Conversation with Duane Swierczynski and Ed Brubaker: Part II
Jun 21, 2011 in Books, Graphic Novels, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
This week, we celebrate the publication of FUN & GAMES by Duane Swierczynski, a book that CNN.com says “reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, full of high-octane action, flying by at a breakneck pace, not for the faint of heart, but also with plenty of humor.” Here, we present Part II of a [...]
