<h3>Protection Racket Pt. 4</h3>

The thrilling (?) conclusion to my Daredevil "cybercomic" is now available for your clicking pleasure. Consider it an Xmas present. This brings Protection Racket to a close, as Daredevil and Bullseye duke it out for the right to fat Willie Fisk's life.

To enjoy: click on Daredevil in the scrolling menu up top, then pick a chapter from the page that appears below. It's so simple, even a blind man can do it. Helps if you have hypersenses.

Next up: I live out my James Bond fetish via the secret agent adventures of Nick Fury and SHIELD.

<h3>The Cookie Fun Club</h3>

I was recently informed of the Cookie Fun Club. This is apparently *the* social grouping of the season. So far, it consists of L, who created it, and his classmate pals Alex and Kyle. Their common bond? "We like cookies, and we like to have fun." Meetings take place in the after school Rosco program, with future gatherings planned for the treehouse in the warmer weather. Some of which have already happened, in that beautiful space of imagination or kid confusion.

All of which goes to demo that no matter how much you try and keep tabs, or how much you think you know, there's a whole 'nother set of characters and interactions happening. You can't influence it all — maybe even at all. All you can hope for is that your influence encourages better choices. And that it all might be as sweet and just slightly heart-breaking as the Cookie Fun Club.

<h3>Protection Racket Pt. 3</h3>

Part 3 in the Daredevil Cybercomic is now available for your viewing pleasure. Doing far better on getting these out on a timely manner than I probably ever did with my real comic deadlines! Standard rules apply: click on Daredevil in the scrolling menu up top, and then choose a chapter from the chapters page that appears below.

I'm not sure if I've overcome my long-standing interest in collecting toys. Or if those are just REALLY awful "action figures." (Because what self-respecting collector wants to have a hermetically sealed closet full of dolls?)

<h3>Tis The Season</h3>

"Holiday hooligans mug a mall mom in this heartwarming tale of Christmas and murder." This was my "big" Super-8 student film at NYU, still in my proscenium arch phase: lock the camera down, don't move it, film the action from well outside. Pretty staid, and as a silent film particularly interminable. It's a long wind up to the gag, and if that was the best I had the film instructor probably figured I'd D.O.R. before long.

Although I haven't changed up most of these old flicks, this one had some work done in the past to dress it up as a Xmas gift for my mom. I added some much needed dissolves to soften the awkward jump cuts, brought in titles to dress it up, and added music to keep the lagging pace at a minimum. Ho-ho-hope you get a chuckle.

<h3>Your Police State's Here. Where You Want It?</h3>

Even in the big city, there's still time for, "Here's something you don't see everyday." Like this portable prison guard tower. Flashing blue lights. A little house for one or two of NY's finest up top. Or maybe a sniper, why not? Camera's on every side to watch and record the rabble. A panopticon on wheels.

I thought it might the sort of thing that is common at big public gatherings, ala Time Square. And since I don't do big public, I'd just missed out on this. But from the "Wazzat?" reactions of many New Yorkers passing by, it was clear they hadn't seen it's like either.

Maybe it's all in our best interests. I'm sure that's it.

<h3>Protection Racket Pt. 2</h3>

Part 2 in the Daredevil Cybercomic is now up and running. As before, click on Daredevil in the scrolling menu up top, and then choose a chapter from the chapters page that appears below.

(No, that's not me in the picture. Although I do have an Adam West quality shot of me as Batman.)

<h3>Hello December</h3>

I don't care what science says. (Sounds like a Sarah Palin campaign slogan, you betcha.) Winter begins on December 1.

L named this snowy guy "Sweepy." I've been writing for 25 years and I couldn't have nailed that better.