I got a lot of grief from the Postcards crew I was hanging with in San Diego for sporting a Cardinals cap night and day.

What they didn't realize is that, for me, it's a family thing. My dad raised me to be a Cards fan and that's how I'm raising my son.

Here's a pic I'm really proud of -- got my dad his first-ever authentic, on-field Cards cap for Father's Day this year. My son, of course, has been outfitted in Cards gear since practically the day he was born. He's already on his second cap!



There were maybe 3 people the entire con who gave me thumbs up on the cap. One of them was this guy, DJ Lance Rock from Nick Jr's upcoming show, Yo Gabba Gabba!



So, that was pretty cool!

If you've got a toddler, or you just like weird, wild, and wacky TV, check out these preview clips of Nick Jr.'s new show, Yo Gabba Gabba!

Click, Watch & Join the Party! (IE only, stupidly)

It debuts in August and I'm here to tell you that it's gonna be the biggest kids TV sensation since Sesame Street.

Seriously.

Seriously. Charlie Brown after the apocalypse?

Who wouldn't want to read that? And the best part is, it's actually GOOD.

Really good. I kid you not.

Elton never got to read Jack Kirby's Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth as a kid.

So when he finally read it 2.5 years ago, it made him lose his mind and decide he wanted to write comic books for a living!

Read It all started with Kamandi today, only @ Scryptic Studios.

In this week's Running Up That Hill, Elton brings us up to speed on all things Ecto, including (but not limited to):

• His quest to interview Aimee Mann for an upcoming column
• The first-ever review of something he wrote
• His over-use of the third person
• And the three short stories he's rushing to complete for his upcoming Anthology With No Name

Read Odds and Sods today!

In this week's Running Up That Hill, Elton interviews Howard Wong, writer of AFTER THE CAPE, debuting this week from Shadowline/Image.

Howard Wong on After The Cape

Well, this week's Running Up That Hill was originally going to be about (a) Elton's hitting the bigtime with his first-ever published work this week, and (b) the Ecto's super-savvy top secret plan to save Major League Baseball from itself.

And while that would've rocked (and may perhaps still rock a week from now), it can't hold a candle to the actual subject of this week's column:

Fat Elvis!

Because YOU demanded it:

The smoldering despair and giddy optimism that led to the Ecto's upcoming collaboration with one N. Tuazon, Elk's Run artist extraordinaire.

That, and some really good advice not to follow.

Read Joyeux Noel today, ONLY @ Scryptic Studios.

After a week-long hiatus spent digging himself out from beneath an ever-growing pile of rejection letters, the Ecto returns to his humble origins as a Scryptic Studios columnist and aspiring comic book writer.

This week, the sad but true saga of Shark-Man, Twilife, and the Submission/Rejection Shuffle.

In this week's Running Up That Hill, I interview writers Caleb Monroe, Drew Melbourne, and Joshua Hale Fialkov -- along with editors Jason Rodriguez, Kristen Simon, and the mysterious TEFKAT – to find the answers to Everything I Always Wanted to Know About the San Diego Comic-Con, and Wasn't Afraid to Ask.