New Comic Book: The Tzuris of Shloyme Royten-Hemd!
I’m delighted to announce the release of my latest comic book project: The Tzuris of Shloyme Royten-Hemd! This delightful mini-comic is a science-fiction adaptation of the classic comedic Jewish folk tale “It Could Always Be Worse”. It was written by Steven M. Bergson, Can
Josh Reviews Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-In Fiction
I’ve been reading Star Trek novels for as long as I can remember! I have fond memories of spotting some of the early Pocket Book Trek novels in my middle school library, and being quickly hooked. When I was old enough to start buying books for myself, I bought Star Trek book
Josh Reviews What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing!
I consider the first four seasons of The West Wing (overseen by Aaron Sorkin, Tommy Schlamme, & John Wells) to be among the greatest achievements of TV ever. And so I was very excited to read the new look back at the show: What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, it
Josh Reviews Invincible Season Three
I’m a huge fan of the animated Invincible TV series on Amazon Prime video, and the recently-released third season was another terrific installment. The series is based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley, and tells the sto
News Around the Net
Welcome back! You’ve perhaps heard that Marvel has announced the cast for Avengers: Doomsday…? That’s an interesting group! I’m happy to see a few OG Avengers back in the mix, like Chris Hemsworth. I’m happy that Paul Rudd is back. (I’m a defend
Josh Reviews Severance Season Two
I was bowled over by the incredible first season of Severance, hooked in by the boldly original story and tone and the wonderful characters, not to mention the top-notch production values — incredible set design, brilliant direction, a memorable score… it was the complete
The Tomb of the Broken Amulet: Designing a Cover!
I’m extremely excited to launch my latest comic book, The Tomb of the Broken Amulet! It’s an all-ages Passover mummy adventure, written by Arnon Shorr and with beautiful colors by Aljoša Tomić. In the story, four Israeli siblings find an ancient tomb in the Judean Dese
News Around the Net
Let’s start with the most exciting news of the past few weeks: Ted Lasso is returning for season four, with Jason Sudeikis! Wow! I didn’t think that was going to happen. I really hope they can bring back the full cast. (There are rumors that several of them are com
Josh Reviews A Real Pain
A Real Pain was written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who also stars as David Kaplan, alongside Kieran Culkin, who plays Benji Kaplan. David and Benji are cousins. Following the death of their grandmother, they’ve decided to use some of the money she left them to go on a
Josh Reviews Rebel Ridge
In the opening scene of Rebel Ridge, an African American man is biking when he’s knocked off the road by a cop car. The man is Terry Richmond, and he’s on his way to post bail for his cousin. But the cops seize all the bail money cash that Terry had in his backpack, cl