Author Sean Kleefeld

I grew up in a fairly small town; the population hovered a little under 8,000 for most of my childhood. That also meant there wasn't very much diversity. Our school system—teachers, students, administration,...

Yesterday morning, a gunman walked into a nightclub in Orlando, FL and began killing people. It was a gay nightclub, and he evidently became outraged when he saw two men kissing one another. He so hated the...

I've talked before about how webcomics tend to fall into one of two camps: serial dramas or gag-a-day strips. That's a reasonable way to think about it, particularly in relation to their newspaper...

One of the self-evident benefits to webcomics is the world wide reach that they have. A creator can post something online, and it's available to anyone in the world with an internet connection. And with more...

You probably caught something last week of the story of Chewbacca Mom. Candace Payne stumbled across a Wookie mask as she was returning some clothes at Kohl's. She thought it was cool, bought it for herself,...

Many webcomikers who have finite stories to tell—that is, the ones with a planned beginning, middle, and end—will post their updates on whatever schedule they have until the story is complete. At that...

One of the "maxims" of doing webcomics is that, whatever your update schedule is, stick to it. It's certainly possible to post updates randomly as they happen to get done, but that's generally thought of as a...

The goal of any fandom, ultimately, is to connect with other people. "Hey, you like this thing? I like this thing too!" Accordingly, fans frequently like to think of their fandom as broadly inclusive. As long...

Superman is one of the most recognizable characters in the world. Some of that has to do with his longevity, of course, as well as a fair amount of marketing. But part of that comes from the fact that...

There are, of course, any number of people who have created or are creating science fiction. From H.G. Wells to Alex Raymond to Octavia Butler to Cixin Liu. And those who have worked in longer, sometimes...