Presenting part one of a special two-part, column-spanning interview with Jason Aaron, writer of the Vietnam War mini-series THE OTHER SIDE and the ongoing crime series SCALPED, both for Vertigo (including an exclusive script-to-page comparison of four pages from THE OTHER SIDE #1!)

Read Jason Aaron: The Deluxe Interview - Part 1 in this week's edition of my weekly column, Running Up That Hill.

And be sure to tune in tomorrow for Part 2, appearing exclusively in Caleb Monroe's Making Good column.

In the spirit of the season, Elton gets all earnest and heartfelt as he talks about a recurring dream of France, artists reinventing themselves, and how there are only four degrees of separation between him and Aimee Mann.

And a little bit about comic books, too!

Read Dreams of France, and 4 Degrees from Aimee Mann today!

In last week's Running Up That Hill, we learned the shocking truth about how Elizabeth Genco's butt inspired Elton to get serious about his writing. This week, Elton answers the question of the ages (“Where do you get your ideas?”) while introducing us to bizarre concepts like MindSpace, Idea Balloons, and an Aimee Mann Christmas album.

Plus, Elton reveals the titles of 2 of his next 4 comic book projects, all while referring to himself in the third person as “the Ecto” (and with a straight face no less!)

Read MindSpace, Idea Balloons, and Aimee Mann's Christmas Album today!

This just sounds like such an awesomely cool, fun thing:

SERIALIZED

I may have to do this, even though all I can draw is stick figures.

In last week's Running Up That Hill, we learned all about Elton's love/hate relationship with Rejection.

This week, we'll learn the shocking truth about how Elizabeth Genco's butt inspired Elton to get serious about his writing.

Read Are You SERIOUS? today!

I needed to write a little profile for my new ComicSpace site, and this is what I came up with. I liked it, because it's short and to the point, so I decided to make it my new, official, Unified For All Sites Across Space And Time Bio. And here it is:

I love writing comic books.

It's about the most exhilirating, rewarding thing in the world for me.

My first publication will be in Sequential Suicide, to be published in 2007 by 803 Studios.

At the moment, I'm working on a self-published anthology to showcase my writing, as well as a couple of projects of larger scope.

Every Thursday, I write a column for Scryptic Studios called Running Up That Hill, in which I strive to share some of the experience, insight, and gut-wrenching fear of failure I've gained during my quest to become

Elton Pruitt,
Successful Comic Book Writer.

For more, visit:

EltonSpace | My ComicSpace

In last week's Running Up That Hill, we learned all about Elton and his first, failed shot at romance... romance comic book writing, that is. This week, we'll delve into rejection, and why it's such a wonderful thing for aspiring writers to experience – especially when it ultimately leads to Success (with a capital S)!

Rejection, Rejection, Rejection... Success! is only a click away.

I'm writing a column for Scryptic Studios (the writers' resource website) called Running Up That Hill. In it, I'll be sharing the knowledge, insights, and lessons in abject despair gained in the past two years of my five-year-plan to break into comic book writing.

This week's debut column, "By The Southern Grace of God is a Lovely and Wonderful Story", features:

• The bio that never was


• Your free beer recommendation of the week


• My first-ever submission to a comic book publisher, and what it taught me

In upcoming columns, I'll be examining my own experience as an aspiring comic book writer to see what might be helpful to others starting down that same path, interviewing industry professionals to seek their insights and recommendations, and talking about Luke and Laura as if I wasn't the only guy in the world who loves both comic books and General Hospital.

I hope you'll join me!