Rich Handley Author and Editor
Category: New Book Release
Writing in the Swamp is a Hell of a Thing
Those of you familiar with my work (and honestly, I can’t imagine how the heck you found this blog if you aren’t) realize I’m… well, a bit obsessive when it comes to Swamp Thing and its brilliant spinoff, Hellblazer, from the pre-Flashpoint era. Put simply, I adore both interconnected titles to an insane degree. I’ve […]
New Book: Shakespeare Adjacent
An upcoming fiction anthology, edited by Lou Tambone and Ali McDowell for Lou’s publishing imprint 2 Jokers Publishing & Entertainment, will contain some writing by yours truly.
New Project: Planet of the Apes: The Role-Playing Game
I’ve been working to cocreate an upcoming official role-playing game based on the PLANET OF THE APES franchise, to be published by Magnetic Press.
New Book Release: The Unofficial Oral History of Planet of the Apes
. I’ve helped Ed Gross update his book Planet of the Apes Revisited, which has been THE Apes bible for the past quarter-century or so.
New Prose Fiction in Star Trek Explorer #10
I’ve begun writing licensed fiction for the #StarTrek franchise, which has been at the top of my writing bucket list for decades.
New Book Examines the Extraordinary History of DC Comics’ Swamp Thing and John Constantine
Author Rich Handley’s Born on the Bayou: A Pre-Flashpoint Chronology of Swamp Thing and Hellblazer is now available from BearManor Media Books.
New Essay Anthology Examines the History and Psyche of Batman’s Nemesis, the Joker
The Man Who Laughs: Exploring the Clown Prince of Crime is now available from Crazy 8 Press and editors Lou Tambone and Rich Handley.
Born on the Bayou, Born on the Manor
My latest book, Born on the Bayou: A Pre-Flashpoint Chronology of Swamp Thing and Hellblazer, is now available for order.
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