I’ve been meaning for a while to do a process post about how I go about making a page of comics. I’ll do a separate post about my research process, […]

History podcasts are, in general, far superior to their technology counterparts in that they usually consist of more than a glorified phone call between a couple of dudes about their new […]

With one week to go in the Kickstarter (well, 8 days, but let’s not be pedantic, for all love) we are within striking distance of our goal: just $988 to […]

I’m running a Kickstarter to produce a print edition of Machiavelli, and ebook edition, and an update to this web site. Go and check it out: It’s go a video […]

Last month I gave a talk about my graphic novel, Machiavelli, and my reasons for writing about him. Thanks to everyone who attended TEDxBoston, who tweeted about it, and were […]

I am very excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at TEDx Boston next month. My presentation will be about how I’ve tried to address misconceptions about Machiavelli through my […]

I’ll be at Arisia in Boston this weekend. Arisia is a general interest SF/fantasy/comics/anime convention. I’ll be talking about non-fiction comics on Friday, non-superhero comics on Sunday, and I’ll be […]

I decided to take a moment in between Chapters 7 and 8 to look back on the things I’ve posted this year, it being the holidays and all. I’d kind […]

For your enjoyment, a panorama of pages 128 and 129, joined together by the magic of computers. Click on the image above to see it in its full widescreen glory. […]

Here’s another master study, about 40 minutes, a detail of HMS Duke from Nicolas Pocock’s Battle of the Saintes . See also my Parmigianino study from a couple of months […]