The Movement was first announced in February 2013, alongside its sister book The Green Team. It focused on a group of teenagers, known as The Movement or Channel M, who use their superpowers to fight the corruption in Coral City. The series took place within the DC Universe as part of The New 52. I wish Marvel would publish more projects like STRANGE TALES.The Movement is a 2013-2014 comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 12 issues, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Freddie Williams II. Because it was so purple yet corny, I don't think I wrote a comedy, but you're meant to smirk at the heartfelt absurdity of a tale entitled, "The Left Hand Of Boom." I wound up devising an epic in four pages that incorporated Woodgod, The Thing, Alicia Masters, The Yancy Street Gang, and The Celestials. I wanted to dust him off and give him some honor. In his origin story, he basically cries the whole time. Who could that be? It was a challenge to excavate but I finally arrived at Woodgod. I knew I wanted to use The Thing, my favorite Marvel character, but I wanted to employ Marvel's worst character, too. I don't remember there being any editorial qualms with my story and art. So, naturally, my contribution was gonna be American Splendor by way of Brooklyn with a side of superhero. And, my cosmic bruiser, BILLY DOGMA, the last romantic antihero. Collaborations with Harvey Pekar, and Jonathan Ames. Back then, the thing that recommended me was my semi-autobio series STREET CODE. My STRANGE TALES memory is fuzzy but I remember being encouraged to do what I do. And, I got to be in a series with a bunch of my friends. Sure, I'd properly played with the Marvel toys a few times before (and after), but I was encouraged to access my indie/alt sensibility. The tone reminded me of Tom Devlin's Coober Skeber #2 (Marvel Benefit Issue), and DC's Bizarro Comics (edited by Joey Cavalieri). So, when former Marvel Comics editor Jody Leheup invited me to submit an idea for Marvel's outlier revamp of STRANGE TALES in 2010, I couldn't say no.
Since then, I've been involved in several benefits and curated several anthologies, including AdHouse Books' PROJECT: SUPERIOR, and the Harvey Award nominated, ACT-I-VATE Primer. And, EC Comics horror, crime, and war anthologies. I fondly remember bin diving for old issues of Marvel's Tales To Astonish, Tales of Suspense, Journey Into Mystery, and Strange Tales. I grew up reading Mad, Cracked, Crazy, Heavy Metal, 2000 A.D., Judge Dredd Megazine, Warrior, Eerie, Creepy, Raw, Marvel Fanfare, Epic, Negative Burn, Dark Horse Presents, Drawn & Quarterly, Top Shelf, Kramer's Ergot, Batman Black & White, and a slew of other anthologies.
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