Dear Diary (to My Friends), Happy 2023! Can you believe that this coming March will be the 20th anniversary of the debut of Nightmare World as an online comic series? Yes, this also means March 2023 marks my 20th anniversary of my debut as a professional, published comic writer. I guess that explains those gray hairs starting to sneak into … Continue reading →
Dear Diary (to My Friends), It’s the time of year when a lot of my peers (including Source Point Press Editor-in-Chief Josh Werner) are heading-off to the mighty San Diego Comic Con and/or otherwise preparing for several other summer and fall convention appearances, including the equally massive New York Comic Con in October, where I will be in Artist Alley … Continue reading →
Dear Diary (to My Friends), As we enter 2022, I think it’s safe to say that the only thing to expect is the unexpected. Regardless, though, the work continues, both prepping the release of previously scheduled books as well as working on new ones that will be released in the coming months — hopefully sooner than later. Conventions are starting … Continue reading →
Dear Diary (to My Friends), I had a great meeting with my publisher Source Point Press last week which, in part, helped me lay the groundwork for my publishing schedule for the next twelve months or so. Part of me shudders to state that publicly, because the last time I announced my plans that far out the world shut down … Continue reading →
Dear Diary (to My Friends), We made it to 2021! Huzzah! As clichĂ© as a sentiment as that may seem on the surface, it really is something to celebrate, friends. 2020 was a brutal year for a lot of us, myself included, but now we can regroup, recenter, and reset as we begin the new year. As is the case … Continue reading →
It’s kind of weird that we’re now officially in 2020, isn’t it? By the end of 2019 I released twelve single comics of content (the equivalent of an issue a month) while also doing a total of 24 signings and appearances (the equivalent of two cons a month), making 2019 the busiest year of my career to date. 2019 was … Continue reading →
Hey all! As I type this for my bi-annual front-page update (that’s every July and January for those of you keeping track at home), I find myself looking back at a pretty incredible first half of 2019 and into closing out the year — and moving into 2020 — with a solid schedule of comic, TPB, and OGN releases on … Continue reading →
Hey all! As we enter 2019 I’m both proud and humbled to celebrate what looks to be will be the biggest year of my comic career to date with the release/launch of at least 12 single issues with my amazingly talented friends (for starters) in the form of HOPE and TWIZTID’S HAUNTED HIGH-ONS: “The Darkness Rises” (both series coming from Source Point Press) as well … Continue reading →
July 2018: More is here…and even more is coming soon! Hey all! Despite the prevalence of social media in all our lives (we’re connected on  Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram by now, right?) — and my monthly e-mail newsletter (you can sign-up for that using the form to the right of this very page if you don’t receive it yet), I still like to take … Continue reading →
2018: The Year of nine new Dirk Manning projects and 13 convention appearances (for starters) Hey all! It’s no secret to anyone who knows me or follows my work and exploits on social media (mainly Facebook, but also Twitter and Instagram) that I tend to stay pretty busy between a steady release of books throughout the year as well as a pretty consistent touring schedule. … Continue reading →
