Notorious Crackpot

Apparently, there is now a collected volume out of my first arc on The Incredibles. More news on that after I go pick up a copy. Otherwise, I've been writing comics at a breakneck pace. Which is good. But it leaves me little time to post. Which is bad. Anyway, I'm here now. And as usual, I have collected some recent reviews. This time up, it's a look at issue 4 of The Incredibles. Co-written by Mark Waid and myself. Illustrated by Marcio Takara: fandomania.com/comic-review-the-incredibles-4/ "Waid succeds in making the dialogue between the family members feels natural" www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php "Waid and Walker, once again, have come up with a highly original idea for this latest Incredibles storyline." www.comicbookbin.com/The_Incredibles004.html "This story really captures the personalities of the characters" forums.projectfanboy.com/showthread.php "Mark Waid and Landry Walker continue to find ways to tell fresh stories in

It's that time again. A new issue of The Incredibles, written by Mark Waid and myself and with art by Marcio Takara , is in stores now. I think. Honestly, I'm hearing some mixed reports. Let's assume it is in stores. And therefore you must acquire it. This issue introduces a new villain to: Mezmerella. Originally, she was known as "Hypnotica", but this needed to be changed at the last minute due to the name being trademarked as part of some goth toy thing. And when I say "last minute" I mean it. Aaron Sparrow (editor, overlord, keeper of the three satchels of unspeakable evils) contacted me while I was in Disneyworld on my Honeymoon for input on a name change. My wife actually rattled off the name, and I threw it in with the rest. Mark and Aaron outvoted me and "Hypnotica" was no more. Sad. I had a very specific look in mind for the character. So I had Eric (Jones) cobble together a quick sketch for Marcio. And here's Marcio's version: