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Lance Woods

The Official MySpace Hangout of the Creator of Prometheus Radio Theatre's Podcast Series, SuperHuman

About Me

Currently creating and writing SuperHuman Times -- an anthology series about superhumans leading human lives, with unexpected results -- for the Parsec Award and Mark Time Silver Medal Award-winning Prometheus Radio Theatre .

Born in 1961 and writing since 1966; have worked in the comic-book industry for more than 15 years

B.A. in Visual Arts (Film/Video) from the University of Maryland

Two comedy-thrillers -- "Breeding Will Tell" and "Murder Case" -- produced by the Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

When I'm not daydreaming about writing from the patio of a Jersey Shore bungalow, I live with my wife and son in a situation comedy format outside of Baltimore surrounded by a supporting cast of wacky friends.

My Interests

Visiting with friends; hitting theme parks; walking on the beach at Wildwood, NJ; arguing with the characters in my head who won't shut up until they've told me their stories; imagining myself in the roles of classic movie stars at certain points in my life to cope with triumph and/or disappointment; various other delusional behaviors that writers exhibit.

I'd like to meet:

Well, if I weren't shy, there are several people in my business (comics) I wouldn't mind talking to, among them Kurt Busiek, Phil Noto, J. Michael Straczynski, Darwyn Cooke, and several others whose work and careers I respect.

(I do, however, harass Comics' Own Real Man, Beau Smith, by email frequently. I should get some bravery points for that!)

Music:

Soundtracks, especially those by:
David Arnold
John Williams
Jerry Goldsmith

Dance music on XM Radio's BPM and U-Pop (invaluable for slogging through revisions)

'64 Beatles
Meat Loaf
Crowded House
Smithereens
The Killers
Electric Light Orchestra
An occasional opera (Tosca, Pagliacci, Mefistofele)

Movies:

North by Northwest
The Incredibles
Casino Royale (2006)
Goldfinger
The Stunt Man
His Girl Friday
Citizen Kane
Lawrence of Arabia
The Empire Strikes Back
Warner Bros. cartoons
Many more I can't begin to list

Television:

In no particular order:
Dexter
30 Rock
Doctor Who (newer editions)
How I Met Your Mother
Frasier
The West Wing
Sports Night
Remington Steele
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Penn & Teller: B.S.
The Twilight Zone (both Serling's and Straczynski's)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Star Trek (old school)
Babylon 5
Firefly
The Flintstones
The Jetsons

Books:

Astro City
Fables TPs
Rex Libris
Dr. Blink, Superhero Shrink
Fear Agent
The Spirit
Fantastic Four TPs
Action Philosophers
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay
The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril
Around the World in 80 Days

Heroes:

Anyone who keeps their word
Cary Grant
Alfred Hitchcock
Adam West
My writing influences: Neil Simon, William Goldman, James L. Brooks, Ernest Lehman, Rod Serling

My Blog

Whither Season Two?

Okay. So if you're reading this, I'm going to assume you're wondering what's going on with Season Two of SuperHuman Times, of which the fourth of a planned six episodes aired two long months ago. Wha'...
Posted by Lance Woods on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:23:00 PST

Tucker Woods, c. 1993-2007

For the benefit of those of you I haven't already contacted personally about this, I just wanted to acknowledge a passing.Tucker, our 14-year-old retriever mix -- and Cindy's & my first dog ever -...
Posted by Lance Woods on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:40:00 PST

Well, SOMEONE'S Listening to Us!

Hi.For the first time in months, I checked out the official [email protected] emailbox that's hosted at Go Daddy. It's the official contact address for the show, but I rarely go there be...
Posted by Lance Woods on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:28:00 PST

Where in the World is SuperHuman Times?

Hi.The most literal answer to the title question is "still on hiatus." Steve Wilson and the Prometheus crew are taking their collective, well-earned rest after launching this series AND continuing The...
Posted by Lance Woods on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:14:00 PST

TIMES MARCHES ON...

Hi. Thought I'd take a breather to update you on the latest goings-on here at the keyboard.First off, "Dashing" -- the much-talked-up (by me) three-part Times story -- is done and on the launchpad, w...
Posted by Lance Woods on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:15:00 PST

HEY! WHO ASKED ABOUT US AT BALTICON? WAS IT YOU? THANKS!

Hi. I wasn't able to make it to this year's edition of Balticon, the Baltimore-Washington area's premier s-f blowout, but through the generosity of one of my partners-in-crime (yes, you, Sharon Van B...
Posted by Lance Woods on Mon, 28 May 2007 03:28:00 PST

HEY! MUSIC!

Yeah, I followed the lemmings and -- after many searches -- was able to find a suitable musical acompaniment for the page: Opera Trance Featuring Emma Shapplin performing "Spente le Stelle." I enjoy ...
Posted by Lance Woods on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:56:00 PST

HOLY CRAP! OUR SECOND STORY IS DONE!

Hi.I just listened to the third and final installment of our second SuperHuman Times story, "Risk Management." (You haven't heard it? Don't you read my bulletins? Shame!) With that, all three episodes...
Posted by Lance Woods on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:23:00 PST

SUPERHUMAN TIMES UPDATE: ONE IN PRODUCTION, ONE IN THE PRINTER

Hello, all. Sorry for not posting something new sooner, but I've been learning the ways of MySpace while listening to progress reports on the production of the second Times story AND writing the third...
Posted by Lance Woods on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:31:00 PST

GREETINGS!

Hello, Everyone!MySpace has a fine blogging area, but I'm going to maintain the separate blog I fought so hard to establish elsewhere -- at least for the time being.To read it, please click here.But, ...
Posted by Lance Woods on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:35:00 PST