About Me

CREATOR / WRITER / EDITOR

My published work:

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES from Arcana Studio JIM REAPER: WEEK ONE from Silent Devil Productions LI'L HELLIONS: A DAY AT THE ZOO from Silent Devil Productions I have written short comic stories which appears in issues 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Cryptic Entertainment's CRYPTIC MAGAZINE I wrote a short comic story for Arcana Studio's DARK HORRORS Anthology entitled "La Famiglia." Gene Simmons' House of Horrors Issue 1 from IDW Publishing: "The Basement" with artist Grant Bond. Roman Dirge's Lenore Issue 13: "Lenore Meets Jim Reaper" with artist Mathieu Benoit. The Eagle Award Nominated SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO Graphic Novel from Image's Shadowline Imprint. NOW AVAILABLE AT FINER COMIC AND BOOKSHOPS! Ronin Studios' Hope: New Orleans: "T.C.B." with artist William Man. Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits : Now Appearing on The Chemistry Set. Archibald Saves Christmas From Image's Shadowline Imprint. Gene Simmons House of Horrors Issue 3: "Ghost Virus" with art by German Torres.

To view a gallery containing all my various short comic stories, please visit my COMICSPACE PAGE .

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UPCOMING PROJECTS:

Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits Volume 1 ; published by Viper Comics. Diamond Order Code: APR08 4171 The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo Volume 2 : Diamond Order Code: JUN08 2239 Dead Men Tell No Tales Trade Paperback: Diamond Order Code: JUN08 3650 Image Comics' PopGun Volume 2: Details Coming Soon. M-Theory; published by Shadowline/Image: Details Coming Soon. GRUNTS: War Stories Trade Paperback: "The Absent Signature" with art by Matt Jacobs.Details Coming Soon. Writer Torment 4-issue mini-series with artist Greg Titus; published by Arcana Studio. Th3rdworld Publishing's Space Doubles Issue 5: Details Coming Soon. When Drive-Ins Attack! Details Coming Soon

I have several other projects in various stages of production, so please check back frequently.

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Representation:
Scott Agostoni, William Morris Agency Jake Wagner, Energy Entertainment

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My Interests

My three sons, all things horror, writing, reading (especially classic British literature and poetry), the past and the future, mythology, folklore, Egyptology, the Cthulhu mythos, zombies. Oh, yeah--and llamas.

I'd like to meet:

YOU!
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Music:

Anything but country, really. I listen mostly to '80s stuff and hardcore. Yeah, interesting mix--innit?

Movies:

Evil Dead 2, Shawn of the Dead, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, THE MIST, Halloween, Braveheart, Phantasm (all), Bubba Ho-Tep, Dawn of the Dead (original and remake), Day of the Dead, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, Apocalypse Now, We Were Soldiers, Troy, Dead Alive, all Tim Burton films, Blade, The Harry Potter films (so sue me) The Crow, The El Mariachi Trilogy, Sin City, The Transporter films, The Saw films and many, many more. ..

Television:

ORIGINAL Twilight Zone, ORIGINAL Star Trek, NEW Battlestar Galactica, In Search Of, Night Gallery, History Channel, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Adult Swim.

Books:

Novels: All Lovecraft, The Iliad, The Odyssey, All Poe, The Great Plays by Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus, Frankenstein, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Dracula, Good Omens, Coraline, American Gods, Weaveworld, The Aeneid, Gates of Fire, The Divine Comedy, Everville, All Washington Irving, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 1984, All Jules Verne, The Harry Potter books--and many, many more. Seriously, I could go on forever.
Poetry: I have an extensive collection of the poetical works of Robert Burns, Poe, Samuel Coleridge, William Blake, Tennyson, Wallace Stevens, Longfellow, Keats, Robert Browning, A.E. Housman, Yeats, T.S. Eliot, E.E. Cummings, Seamus Heaney, Emily Dickinson, Frost, Sylvia Plath and--well, you get the idea. I'm a big poetry geek.
Comics: Swamp Thing (Alan Moore's run), Watchmen, From Hell, Sandman, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Astro City, The Goon, Lenore, The Exterminators, Justice Society of America, Justice League of America, All-Star Superman, Ex Machina, Y: The Last Man, anything Judge Dredd, Albion and Hellboy.

Heroes:

Lovecraft, Poe, Alan Moore--and of course, Cthulhu.

My Blog

Harry Houdini and Edgar Allan Poe Walk Into a Pirate Pub...

Just a quick note to remind everyone to please pre-order my upcoming books. I literally can't keep making these things without your help, so I ask you to please continue to support me and my projects....
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:37:00 PST

Poo Book 2 and Dead Men Tell No Tales Now Available for Pre-Order!

The DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES trade paperback and THE SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO BOOK 2 are available for pre-order in June's Previews! Let's talk about the little guy first...THE SURREAL ADVE...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

PLEASE Read This Important Message!

My friends, I'm asking for your help. One of my fellow comic book creators is battling a life-threatening condition and without our generous intervention, we just might lose one of the good guys. Plea...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:54:00 PST

Kid Houdini on Myspace Comic Books!

Special thanks to the fine folks at Myspace Comic Books for posting a preview of my upcoming graphic novel Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits! CHECK IT OUT HERE! And don't forget to pre-order t...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:20:00 PST

NEW Interview on Newsarama!

Special thanks to Zack Smith for the wonderful telephonic interview! Thank God he took out all the "uhs" and "ahs." Hahahaha!Whoops... I just told on myself. Anyway, please drop by and check it out. ...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:12:00 PST

And the Eagle Awards Goes to... EDGAR ALLAN POO?!

Friends, Romans, countrymen... lend me your votes!Forget burying Caesar, I’ve come to tell you my original graphic novel "The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo" has made the final ballot for...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST

HOUDINI LIVES!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... I am pleased to announce that Viper Comics’ KID HOUDINI AND THE SILVER DOLLAR MISFITS graphic novel is now available for pre-order!You will find the book ...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:27:00 PST

Won’t You Please Vote For Us?

It's that time of year again! The Eagle Awards (England) have just begun accepting nominations! You can make your nominations HERE. If you see a name already on the list, write it in anyway. That's ho...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:57:00 PST

Did You Pre-Order Silent Hill: Sinner’s Reward?

My buddy--and Silent Hill: Sinner's Reward writer--Tom Waltz was kind enough to share the first issue of this mini-series with me and let me tell you... it is absolutely fantastic! The characters are ...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:41:00 PST

Gene Simmons House of Horrors 3 is Coming!

It's Coming Next Month!Gene Simmons' House of Horrors Issue 3Diamond Order Code DEC07 3747Gene Simmons, Nick Simmons, Erik Burnham, Frank Fradella, Mark Kidwell, Dwight MacPherson, Tom Waltz (w); Erik...
Posted by Dwight L. MacPherson on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:01:00 PST