November
21 Bags & Boards no more?!?

Yes, it's true. At least, partly.

This is the final post for this blog on Variety.com. The news came recently from Variety.com editor Dana Harris, who assures me it is a decision based solely on economics.

After five years of working on this blog, both as a Variety staffer and a freelancer, I will be sorry to see it go. A lot has changed since the first post in October 2003, when few people had even heard the word blog and comics were still a new part of Hollywood's vocabulary.

I'd like very much to thank all those who made this blog possible and helped out over the years: Jevon Phillips (whose idea it was in the first place), Travis Smith, Jeff Siedlik, Alex Romanelli, Erin Maxwell, David Lewis, Dana Harris and Anne Thompson.

I am still working as a freelance writer, and you can expect my stories to continue to appear in Variety, as well as other publications.

Now for the good news.

In comics death is never permanent, and this blog will continue starting now at http://bagsandboards.blogspot.com — so update your bookmarks and feed readers and head over there right now for a look ahead. My email and mail contact info remains the same, so turn the page and I'll see you on the other side ...