Pick up the Spring 2008 issue of NYLON FOR GUYS for a cool Q&A with 5 comic book artists. Alex Maleev, Paul Pope, Ron Wimberly, Gabriel Ba, and yours truly(!) answer questions like “How have you seen comics change?” and “What is the craziest fan encounter you have ever had?” Thanks to the people at NYLON and DC for putting me in such great company.

I read a lot of those Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was a kid, which probably explains my third grade reading level and short attention span. I also like TV and comics. Now, through the magic of licensing and the internet, I can have them all at once! All I need is a flying car, a robot maid and a dog with a speech impediment and the future will be complete. Anyway, over at the Smallville website, they’re doing a digital comic where the readers vote on plot choices, American Idol-style. Also, there are prizes. So, go over and let your voice be heard! Rock the vote!

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Green Arrow & Black Canary #6 is on sale March 12! With only the slimmest of leads, Ollie, Dinah and Mia begin their international search for Connor’s kidnappers. First stop: Prague; and when they pose the right questions to some very wrong people, Team Arrow becomes the target!

With this issue, I’m sad to say that I’ll be leaving Green Arrow & Black Canary. Due to some recent family medical emergencies, I’ve elected to take myself off the book. Pencilling and inking 22 pages a month isn’t easy even under optimal conditions, and the last few months have been anything but. Rather than continue with the book and subjecting the readers to rushed artwork or intermittent and unexpected fill-ins, I thought it best to exit on a high note and asked my editors to find a new permanent replacement. It’s been a blast working with writer Judd Winick, and incoming artist par excellence Mike Norton is more than up to the task. And I’m not completely out of the picture — you’ll still be seeing me on covers. Best of luck to the team (though they won’t need it), and now I can look forward to reading the book like everyone else!