Archive for August 2008

Writing to Amuse Myself

It’s sort of a tradition in speculative fiction especially, and even more especially in comic books to toss in homages, injokes and just plain nods to other works. I guess some people do it to show how clever they are or how big a fan they are, but for me, at least, it’s because I’m a huge damn nerd and it amuses me.

Hopefully, it amuses you, the reader as well, but the reason it’s there is entirely selfish. And in that spirit, this blog entry is just as selfish; I want to talk about some of my favorite meta moments thus far in the series. As always, I hope this amuses you too.

It starts under the cut:
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