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Blake

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About Me

I'm your average struggling writer -- I've got two novels out there -- a superhero/comedy called Other People's Heroes and a suspense novel called The Beginner (both available on Amazon.com) and a comic book story in the Futurius anthology (check out Futurius.net) I put a lot of wacky stuff .. -- columns, reviews, semi-amusing rants and so forth. I do the weekly Everything But Imaginary column and a LOT of reviews every week at Comixtreme.com . I do general humor columns and other reviews at articles at Think About It Central (including a new TAI column every Friday). Oh, and my good buddy Chase and I co-host the weekly 2 in 1 Showcase Podcast , a cool little chat about comics, hosted by Comixtreme and available on iTunes. Click on the buttons to subscribe!

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My Interests

Comics, books, film, theater, great TV -- pretty much any form of storytelling.

I'd like to meet:

Reconnect with old friends, plus talk to anyone who likes to read, watch movies, chat about pop culture, or enjoys a good laugh. And, of course, anyone hip enough to listen to our podcast.

Music:

Barenaked Ladies, Train, John Williams, Tenacious D, Goo Goo Dolls, Five For Fighting

Movies:

Superman, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Shawshank Redemption, The Princess Bride, Serenity, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Batman Begins, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Television:

The Office, Lost, Heroes, Firefly, Babylon 5, The Honeymooners, Cheers, 24, Smallville, Lost, Animaniacs, Looney Tunes, Frasier, Justice League Unlimited, The Simpsons, The Muppet Show

Books:

The Princess Bride, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Tower, Harry Potter, Kurt Busiek's Astro City, Kingdom Come, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Terry Pratchett's Discworld books

Heroes:

Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Jeff Smith, Kurt Busiek, Ben Franklin, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Stan Lee, Dave Barry, Kevin Smith

My Blog

Think About It: The Special Hell

As fans of "Firefly" know, there is a special level of Hell reserved for people who talk in the theater. I encountered some of its future inhabitants last night... Think About It: The Special Hell...
Posted by Blake on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:09:00 PST

2 in 1 Showcase Episode 51.5: Cloverfield Mini-Review

http://twoinone.libsyn.com/ (iTunes | RSS | MySpace) Episode Fifty-One 1/2: Cloverfield Mini-Reviewby Chase Bouzigard and Blake Petit BONUS: Blake sneaks in a day early with a spoiler-free mini-revie...
Posted by Blake on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:15:00 PST

Stay Tuned For Scenes From Our Next Exciting Episode...

It's the big thing now -- using a comic book series to continue a cancelled TV show. How did it start? What are the benefits? And what other shows deserve this kind of treatment? Everything But Imagin...
Posted by Blake on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:46:00 PST

Book 3: First Meetings in the Enderverse

Book 3: First Meetings in the EnderverseWriter: Orson Scott CardGenre: Science FictionNumber of pages: 208Read This Year: 702My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best]: BMy Thoughts: This is a slig...
Posted by Blake on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:45:00 PST

2 in 1 Showcase Episode 51: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

http://twoinone.libsyn.com/ (iTunes | RSS | MySpace) Episode Fifty-One: Buffy the Vampire Slayerby Chase Bouzigard and Blake PetitRecently, Chase and his wife Jenny made a terrifying discovery: Blake...
Posted by Blake on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:51:00 PST

Think About It: New Shows From the Picket Line

 I know it's been a while, friends, but my old-school weekly jabfest, Think About It, is finally back, and on its new Saturday schedule! What topic is first up for my triumphant return? Well, whi...
Posted by Blake on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:37:00 PST

A Long November: Chapter Six

The holidays may be over, but the adventure continues! Chapter Six of my first podcast novel, A Long November: A Tale of Christmas Come Too Early is now available for download.  Still w...
Posted by Blake on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:17:00 PST

The Death of the Back Issue

There's a lot of talk these days about how the trade paperback is hurting the monthly comic book... but what are trade paperbacks doing to back issue sales? And what can be done to help comic shop own...
Posted by Blake on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:29:00 PST

Creating a heroine

So Shadowline comics is sponsoring a "Create your own superheroine" contest. Basically, you whip up a character and a story (with the chance to use the awesome Bomb Queen as your villain) and submit a...
Posted by Blake on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:19:00 PST

A Wonderful Week

On the Friday after Christmas, I drove down to Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans. I had a book with me, a compilation of Frasier scripts Heather and Will gave me for Christmas...
Posted by Blake on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:41:00 PST