Here are some of the highlights of my blog and year over the past twelve months. Beginning in January I published a five part remembrance of my grade school in Bedminster New Jersey, seen above in the 1950s. It starts HERE.January 20th, a Snowy Owl, one of many in New Jersey, entertained us in Cape May.

Late in January I wrote about this mysterious painting of Superman by DC artist Stanley Kaye, beginning HERE.

In February I wrote about a 1941 magazine article on the creators of Superman HERE.

Later in February we had snow, which our cats Tigger and Leo found surprising.

Spring officially arrived on March 15th when our lone crocus bloomed.

In April artist and friend J.H. Williams III and his wife Wendy visited us, and then we all attended the Asbury Park Comicon. Story HERE.

Later in April, our annual Easter Egg Coloring contest results.

May 11 Ellen and I participated in the World Series of Birding, where we spotted this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. Story HERE.

In April and May I designed logos for the Electricomics project headed by Leah and Alan Moore, among others, my favorite logo design of recent memory. Story HERE.

In June I wrote about this heavily autographed SUPERMAN cover, and my part in creating it. Story HERE.

In late June we saw some amazing sand sculptures in Atlantic City. Story begins HERE.

Tigger and Leo sunbathing, early July.

In mid July Ellen and I attended a small reunion of classmates from my Bedminster grade school, most of whom I hadn’t seen in about 50 years. Had a wonderful time. Story HERE.

A small commission, August.

August 19th was Ellen and my 25th wedding anniversary.

A favorite hardcover project saw print this year, I got my copies in early September.

With the FABLES gang at the last FABLES panel, Baltimore Comicon. Story begins HERE.

With the “Lettering Posse” at the New York Comicon in October, including my lettering inspiration, Gaspar Saladino, in the red shirt, who I hadn’t seen in about 30 years! Story HERE.

Monarch butterflies newly emerged, and some in chrysalis at the Cape May Bird Observatory, October.

A dramatic shot of the Cape May Lighthouse during the CMBO Fall Weekend event. Story HERE.

Later in October Ellen sang “Puff the Magic Dragon” with song writer and Peter, Paul and Mary alumni Peter Yarrow. Story HERE.

An article I wrote about current trends in Marvel movie logos on Oct. 29th was probably the most visited of the year. Story HERE.

In November, after months of research, I published a seven-part article on the Rise of Digital Lettering, documenting the changeover from hand lettering in detail, something I’m proud to have done. It begins HERE.

Thanksgiving in way north Jersey with a good deal of snow! Zack and I built a snowman.

In December we lost our 18-year-old cat Katie.

It just isn’t Christmas in our family without lots of homemade cookies.

It’s hard to fathom, but a series of comics I worked on just got reprinted in a deluxe oversized edition reproducing many of the pages from the original art at the art size. It was like revisiting old friends to see them.

That’s it for my year, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!