HOURGLASS FAQ

Q: What happened to Longbox Graveyard?

A: Longbox Graveyard was my Marvel/DC Bronze Age comics blog. After a dozen years on the web, 170 feature articles, and just short of one million views, Longbox Graveyard closed for good on February 4, 2024. The former Longbox Graveyard site now directs to my new site — The Hourglass — dedicated to my crime fiction interests and writing career. Longbox Graveyard material is periodically republished at The Hourglass blog.

Q: Are you the same Paul O’Connor who makes video games?

A: Guilty as charged. I co-created Darkwatch and led the video game adaptation of The Bourne Conspiracy, among other things. You can view my LinkedIn profile here. Email me using the icon in the upper right corner of this page if you’d like to discuss video game work, freelance or otherwise.

Q: Did you also write Grimtooth’s Traps?

A: I was the editor, but also did much of the writing, so yes, or near as damnit. I was eighteen years old on that job.

Q: Did you write comics?

A: I did, mostly in the late 80s/early 90s for Malibu Comics and their imprints. I had an Ultraverse title published under the Marvel imprint after they bought Malibu. Later I co-wrote a Darkwatch comic for Heavy Metal, and created 4 Seconds, an original title, now lost to the ages after Mark Waid took Thrillbent off the web. I still like comics but I’m just a reader, now. (Until I’m not).