Category Archives: Book layouts

Everybody Knows You’re a Dog

Posted on July 12, 2011 by John Teehan

I mentioned the other day that I was looking for a nice, easy, streamlined way to get in touch with Facebook’s marketing in order to get permission to use their name in the title of a book. I may have … Continue reading →

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Setting ‘Em Up and Knock-Knock-Knockin’ ‘Em Down

Posted on August 17, 2009 by John Teehan

Welcome back to Monday–post-hiatus. Time well spent, by the way. I got a decent amount of work done over this past week–and looking forward to getting more done. But it was nice to get some projects off the table–even if … Continue reading →

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Working Hard, Playing Hard, Ponzi, and the Cosmos

Posted on June 29, 2009 by John Teehan

Welcome to the wonderful world of homeownership. No… I’m not being sarcastic. This is pretty real. While there’s a lot of work going on and still to be done, it’s been a lot of fun so far–setting up house and … Continue reading →

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Who Woulda Thunk It? (and sending some shout-outs to those for whom they’re deserved)

Posted on June 22, 2009 by John Teehan

Well, well, well… what’s new today? Oh, yes! The Teehans are now homeowners!!! I tell ya, gentle readers all, this was a very tense couple of months. It seemed that the whole home-buying and loan process was one in which … Continue reading →

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Devils In the Details, or So It Goes

Posted on June 18, 2009 by John Teehan

The devils are in the details. In putting out Rogue Satellite Comics and The Complete and Annotated Oz Squad, I’m finding that as I’m trying to get the two books off to the printer, there are tiny little details that … Continue reading →

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The Friday Mailbag – Do You Remember That Island?

Posted on June 5, 2009 by John Teehan

This week saw the arrival of an old envelope bearing no address, stamp, nor any other marking. Stuffed inside with the letter on yellow-cracked paper was an old hand compass that no longer appears to work. I suspect a hoax. … Continue reading →

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Wrestling With Bruno

Posted on June 4, 2009 by John Teehan

In between bouts of work, I’ve been torturing myself with a full re-read of the archives of the Christopher Baldwin webcomic Bruno. I think this is the third time now that I’ve done this since I first came across it … Continue reading →

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Rumors and Milkmen

Posted on May 6, 2009 by John Teehan

Rumor has it…Cartoonist Dan Clowes’s grandfather, Dan Clowes III–also a cartoonist, once developed a personal jet-pack and attempted to acquire venture capital by flying it in front of an office building. This inspired the “Innovators” cover to May 11, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Rumors Have it – Special Honest Edition

Posted on April 22, 2009 by John Teehan

It’s been a while since I’ve done any more of the “Rumor Has It” series. Here are some tidbits I guarantee you didn’t know before. They may be rumors, but why would I lie? Ask yourself. Rumor has it…JRR Tolkein … Continue reading →

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Writers Group Redux, Monsters, and Shirley Jackson

Posted on April 16, 2009 by John Teehan

Yesterday I talked a little about writers groups and it’s still a subject I’m mulling over in my head. Local inquiries and searches on craigslist haven’t really revealed anything, which kind of surprises me in a burg as literary as … Continue reading →

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