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Monday, May 5, 2014 7:49:43 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled This time sans guns and smokes:
Marc Tyler said, "In the early 2000s, upon learning that I was a cartoonist as well as writer, my Scholastic editor Virginia Dooley proposed an update to a 1960s book that used cartoons to teach vocabulary. She (postal) mailed me samples from the book. The cartoons..." more
Sunday, May 4, 2014 2:07:41 PM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled The kindness of students:
Marc Tyler said, "For the second year in a row, I was invited to speak at Gregory-Portland Intermediate School in Portland, TX. And for the second year in a row, my kind host Cati Partridge sent me a thick stack of thank you letters from the students who were forced..." more
Saturday, May 3, 2014 8:49:31 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Similarities between Bill Finger and me:
Marc Tyler said, "As they research and write, some biographers develop a sense of identification with their subjects. Bill Finger and I were nearly three generations apart—I remember how jarring it was when I asked someone if Bill liked the Beatles and was told he..." more
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:53:23 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled More dispatches from the United Arab Emirates:
Marc Tyler said, "Last week I shared some of what I have learned while in the UAE. Since then:Though some aspects of the culture are ancient, the country itself is only about 40 years old. Before that, a lot more of region was desert.Some schools have been pressured..." more
Friday, April 25, 2014 7:47:25 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Adventures and observations at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival:
Marc Tyler said, "On 4/23-24/14, I participated in the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival in the United Arab Emirates; while I was here for four days of the two-week event, other featured American children’s book authors/illustrators included Peter Brown, Meghan..." more
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:17:19 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Dune bashing and camel bonding with Peter Brown:
Marc Tyler said, "Author/illustrator/friend/adventurer Peter Brown and I are in the United Arab Emirates for the Sharjah Children’s Book Festival…and for dune bashing. Which means treating the desert like a roller coaster.It is not for the faint of stomach.The..." more
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:57:16 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled MTN in UAE (United Arab Emirates):
Marc Tyler said, "After graduating college, I lived in New York City, which to a guy who grew up in small-town Connecticut felt exotic, almost mythic. If only I would have known then that one day I’d be setting up shop for two weeks in the United Arab Emirates.In..." more
Friday, April 18, 2014 9:31:13 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Interview with Ross MacDonald, illustrator of "Boys of Steel":
Marc Tyler said, "I consider myself lucky that Ross MacDonald illustrated Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman. He was exceptional to work with and is now a friend. But the book came out in 2008. Why interview him now?Because I should have done it then...." more
Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:29:03 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Naming your kids after Superman:
Marc Tyler said, "My daughter’s name is Lara. It was one of the few female names my wife and I agreed on. I don’t remember who proposed it, but I know it was on the list I started in my early twenties. (Yes, I am that guy.) And I know my wife latched onto it..." more
Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:48:55 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Publishing worlds collide and create "Iggy Loomis":
Marc Tyler said, "In 2010, my book Vocabulary Cartoon of the Day (grades 2-3), illustrated by Mike Moran (whom I have still not met), came out. In 2012, my author friend Jennifer Allison (whose son portrayed Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel for a school project)..." more
Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:34:47 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Those who work, those who take credit:
Marc Tyler said, "On the Barnes & Noble in Bethesda, MD is a quotation that could have been the subtitle for Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman. (What? The one I ended up using is long, too.)"
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 9:10:43 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled "Boys of Steel" signed by Siegels and Shusters:
Marc Tyler said, "My friend Jamie Reigle is one of the world’s foremost collectors and purveyors of Superman memorabilia. I’ve mentioned him here before, and not only because he so kindly distributed hundreds (of the tens of thousands) of Boys of Steel: The..." more
Monday, April 7, 2014 7:05:33 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Granddaughter of Wonder Woman's creator - her first interview:
Marc Tyler said, "After a talk I gave at a Virginia elementary school in 11/13, one of the teachers, Nancy Wykoff, introduced herself...as the granddaughter of William Moulton Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman.Naturally I asked to interview her. Luckily she said..." more
Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:23:45 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Who goes by their initials:
Marc Tyler said, "A review recently in for Bill the Boy Wonder: The Creator of Batman contains some choice comments:MTN (all the cool people go by their initials, RDJ, JGL, JCP) writes the book in a large picture book format seemingly gearing it towards younger..." more
Friday, April 4, 2014 9:23:44 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Meet Athena Finger, grandaughter of Bill:
Marc Tyler said, "Today, Bill Finger’s lone grandchild, Athena Finger, makes her first appearance at a comic convention, in St. Louis. In Bill’s entire career, he appeared for certain at one con and possibly one more. Athena will overtake him before the year is..." more
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:57:47 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Bill Finger app:
Marc Tyler said, "Friends and I got to talking and I mentioned I plan to develop apps based on a few of my books. One friend, Sara, said, “Bill Finger?”We then collaborated on the idea for such an app: open the app and walk by any comic containing any Batman..." more
Monday, March 31, 2014 8:43:34 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled The Big Bang Query:
Marc Tyler said, "In March 2013, during the Q&A after an educators conference in Georgia, a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory suggested I send a copy of each book to the show. Though I don’t watch it (heresy!), I know it regularly references superheroes. I..." more
Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:01:33 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Interview with co-author of Bob Kane’s autobiography:
Marc Tyler said, "According to the official Warner Bros. release kicking off the 75th anniversary of Batman, he debuted (via Detective Comics #27) on March 30, 1939. Also of note in that release: no use of the word “creator.”In 1989, coinciding with Tim..." more
Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:21:50 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled “New” photos of Mick Smiley of “Magic” (from “Ghostbusters”):
Marc Tyler said, "I was happy to receive an email from a Phil Z., the guitarist of a late 1970s band out of Hawaii called Hamlet. The band also featured Mick Smiley…before he became Mick Smiley. (I’m not at liberty to reveal his original name.)You may not realize..." more
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:09:49 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled The SAG Actors to Locate hotline:
Marc Tyler said, "For years, the Screen Actors Guild ran a toll-free phone number called “Actors to Locate.”Though designed for casting directors and journalists, in practice anyone could use it to request contact info for up to three film actors per call; no..." more
Monday, March 24, 2014 8:41:46 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Noirish tributes to Bill Finger's most iconic creations:
Marc Tyler said, "Courtesy of the thorough and tireless and stylish Bill Finger Appreciation Group: BatmanRobin (Dick Grayson) Green Lantern (Alan Scott)Joker Catwoman Penguin Commissioner James Gordon Lana Lang RiddlerWildcat..." more
Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:21:46 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Buster Jones, AKA Black Vulcan:
Marc Tyler said, "I interviewed voice actor Buster Jones for the Super ‘70s and ‘80s series. More images Buster sent:Buster recently in Los Angeles"
Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:51:44 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled An igloo and disco ball in Charlottesville, VA:
Marc Tyler said, "On 3/20-21/14, I had the privilege of speaking at four schools in lovely Charlottesville, VA:Stone-Robinson ElementaryBaker-Butler ElementaryAgnor-Hurt ElementarySutherland MiddleThis school district obviously has a thing for hyphens. And..." more
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:25:28 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Clark Kent’s grandson:
Marc Tyler said, "On 2/24/14, I had the honor of presenting at Gregory-Portland Intermediate School in Portland, TX (near Corpus Christi) for the second year in a row. Another round of thanks to Cati (first syllable rhymes with “cat,” not “Kate”)..." more
Thursday, May 8, 2014 8:46:08 AM
Marc Tyler Nobleman wrote a blog post titled Three people I interviewed who get a lot of attention:
Marc Tyler said, "Of the numerous beloved people from pop culture (books, movies, TV, music) I’ve interviewed over the last few years, three seem to generate more engagement than the rest (by which I mean more comments on the blog and more emails to me):Danny..." more