Stand in the horror aisle of any 90s video store. Hulking shadows on VHS covers. Raw, primal imagery that made parents nervous. Stories that critics dismissed as “low brow” but held a magnificent truth: Some tales aren’t meant to be respectable. After 20 years in healthcare and tech, I finally understand what those “unambitious” horror stories got right. [...]
In Gaza, silence reigns. The crunch of rubble underfoot is the only sound. A child’s teddy bear, caked in dust, gazes skyward with lifeless button eyes. In the distance, smoke rises—a family’s home, gone. This is the first act of a grand, tragic opera on the world stage. You’re in the audience. Smartphones in hand, your [...]
Constantinople, early 1400’s. A mother makes a desperate choice to save her son. The consequences? Unthinkable. This is the premise of “The Lesser Evil,” our new comic that’s causing a bit of an uproar in the Muslim community. Why? Two reasons: We’ve got background music in our trailer.We’re making a comic book with drawn characters. Now, let’s cool it with [...]
Picture this: A mother weeps at midnight in Constantinople. Her son has been chosen for a “great honor.” But she knows the horrifying truth: the city’s elite are undead monsters hungry for fresh blood. This isn’t the opening of a typical fantasy story. It’s the premise of our new comic, “The Lesser Evil.” We’ve just released a 37-second [...]
Did you know Dracula had a Muslim arch-nemesis? History conveniently forgot to mention that Radu the Handsome, brother to Vlad the Impaler, was a devout Muslim. He didn’t just sip tea with the Ottomans—he helped them conquer Constantinople. But Hollywood had other plans for Muslims on screen. Fact: 936 out of 1,000 pre-9/11 films portrayed Arabs and Muslims [...]
Picture this: It’s 11 PM. The scent of your cooling chai lingers as you sink into your chair, muscles aching. Another day of juggling work, family, and deen in a world that often misunderstands you weighs heavy on your shoulders. Your fingers brush against the glossy cover of the latest comic, hoping for a moment’s peace. [...]
Flashy stunts may grab headlines, but let’s be real—they don’t win wars, and they certainly don’t secure the future. Take these recent Mossad attacks in Lebanon, for example. They bear all the hallmarks of eager young intelligence officers, desperate to impress but hopelessly misguided in strategy. Exhibit A: The James Bond villain”-style pager stunt—it’s a self-own, accomplishing [...]
You know, the state of storytelling today reminds me a lot of what’s happening in business and tech. Just like the way major companies are focused on ticking all the wrong boxes—DEI compliance over quality, flashy features no one uses over customer service, and hiking prices while delivering worse results—the comic book industry has its own [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this growing trend of writers using AI (artificial intelligence) to craft scripts, structure, and even dialogue. Honestly? It’s a great strategy… if you want to be bored out of your mind as a reader. AI, as it stands now—and maybe never—just doesn’t get human emotion. It can only mimic [...]