Focus, Rogers, Focus....

CBR has a press piece on the launch of John Rogers' new show LEVERAGE:

Rogers’ career has taken him all over the place. He began as a writer, story editor and producer for Cosby. Since then, he has also written for NBC’s Eureka, served as executive producer for the science-fiction pilot Global Frequency and the crime-drama telefilm Red Skies. On the big screen, Rogers is widely known for his most recent success: writing the original screenplay for the blockbuster DreamWorks hit Transformers, starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel, under director Michael Bay.

Rogers pulls from all of his work experiences to write and executive produce LEVERAGE alongside Producer Dean Devlin (Independence Day). As a former stand-up comic with a degree in Physics, Rogers uses subtle comedy, high-tech gadgetry, movie-like theatrics and superhero talents in each of his scripts for LEVERAGE. The up-and-coming ensemble cast, led by Academy Award® Winner, Timothy Hutton, brings Rogers’ words and storylines to life. This caper show follows a team of thieves, grifters and hackers who act as modern-day Robin Hoods, using their specialized talents to steal from the rich and give back to the regular guys. Much like the thrilling twists and turns found in Blue Beetle and Transformers, LEVERAGE offers high-octane energy with every heist!

Catch the premiere episode of LEVERAGE in December on TNT.

No, Emily It Was NOT Worms...

But it sure felt like it at times as I disgusted even myself (a feat to be sure).

I am now well-rested and ready to meet James Moran tomorrow over at the Gallifrey One convention taking place here at the LAX Marriott.

James and I have corresponded from the early days of the blogosphere as he has gone from his pulpy debut, SEVERANCE to writing TORCHWOOD and PRIMEVAL.

In other, it's-a-small-world news, the Geekerati crew will be talking to John Rogers on monday night at 7pm. You can tune in here for details. I am already assembling a ton of questions for John about his new television series, Blue Beetle, and other pulpy items of interest that he hints at occasionally. I also want to get into what it is like writing for these different media.

I ran to the comic shop yesterday and picked up this:

I would suggest you do the same to see the wonderful B&W artwork of Joe Kubert. There's some early (read amateurish) stuff in there by other artists, but Kubert and John Severin show them how it's done when it comes to War Comics. I would like to see more Kubert stuff in these B&W Showcase editions. They are affordable (Yeah!) and allow artists and fans a look at the "raw" material. I get just as much entertainment out of reading these stories in this form as I do in color - maybe moreso - because I can read a lot of the story at once. So let's see Kubert's TARZAN, Azzarello and Risso's 100 BULLETS, and any other stuff you can think of in this format.

It works.