Milestones
Owned
and operated Reader's Exchange book stores which had a chain of four stores in
the Detroit area and specialized in used books, pop culture items such as
comics, games, and manga.
Publisher of Caliber Press, a specialty publisher of comics, games, graphic
novels. Caliber was also the parent company of Tome Press, a publishing house
specializing in historical, biographical, and literary adaptations.
President of Stabur Corporation, a fine arts publishing house which dealt in
art prints, high end book publishing, and licensed merchandise. Associations
at that time include Rocky Horror Picture Show anniversaries, Penthouse,
Disney, Museum of Cartoon Art, and many others.
Executive Vice President of McFarlane Toys and was in the inaugural company
that launched the top selling line of McFarlane Toys built around the popular
character of Spawn.
Sold
various projects to interested studios for possible film and television
production including Baker Street, Deadworld, Renfield, Searchers, Disciples,
and others. Wrote film scripts and treatments for various projects.
Wrote over 200 comics and graphic novels including most of the Tome Press
publications which covered diverse subjects as The Russian Revolution, life of
El Cid, True Spy Stories, women of mythology, a new interpretation of Dante's
Inferno, and profiles of famous artists such as Mucha, Beardsley, Remington,
and Currier & Ives.
Currently teaches variety of biology courses including General Biology,
Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology, and Health at various community
colleges. Master of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis on Molecular
Genetics.
In
2005, returned to comics after the publication of the Complete Baker Street
from Byron Preiss' ibooks and Simon & Shuster. Did two graphic novels
for Penguin Books in their Puffin line, Dracula with Becky Cloonan (2006) and
Frankenstein with Frazer Irving along with the collection of Saint Germaine
from Desperado Publishing and Image Comics.
In 2006,
collections of Red Diaries, Dead-Killer, and Renfield were published by
Desperado in addition to the new series of Deadworld which had the first six
issues collected in to a trade paperback. Also wrote the Spirit of the
Samurai, a young adult novel for Actionopolis with art by Rick Hoberg.
2007,
Formed Transfuzion with Rafael Nieves.
In 2008,
Released newly edited and expanded works on Jack the Ripper, Raven
Chronicles, Helsing, Ghost Sonata, Zulunation, and a collection of short
stories in Of Scenes and Stories.