Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Herb Boyd lives a busy life as an activist, author and academic. He keeps one foot in the classroom by teaching history and culture at City College of New York, and spends the rest of his time writing, researching and demonstrating — which he’s done for the past 32…
Local Author Releases Newest Book in Bestselling Mystery Series
By Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Ferndale author Donald Levin has always had a strong passion for the written word. Originally born in Massachusetts, the writer moved to Detroit as a small child and spent his days weaving together exciting fiction stories. In his thirties, he left Michigan to move to New York where…
Review: John Carpenter’s “Tales of Sci-Fi Vault” Will Give You Chills
Rachel Moulden for The Pit By: John Carpenter (Writer), Andres Esparza (Artist) Publisher: STORM KING PRODUCTIONS, INC Release Date: July 26, 2017 Synopsis: When the moon-bound crew of Gaia stumbles across an enormous alien vessel, more technologically advanced than their own, priorities change. The mystery deepens when the crew discovers the name of the vessel along the hull……
Interview: CYRIC Delivers The Joy of Comics to Syrian Refugee Children with “Haawiyat”
The Pit got to “sit down” with A. David Lewis, Founder & President of the organization CYRIC to discuss their Haawiyat project and getting comics into the hands of Syrian refugee children.
Huntington Woods author to discuss her book about disability and inclusion
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Huntington Woods resident Janice Fialka is a speaker and activist who fights for inclusion for those who live with disabilities. Fialka is the mother of two adult children, daughter Emma and a son, Micah, who lives with an intellectual disability. As a social worker, she spent 40 years working…
Oakland University dance professor curates The Michigan Five performance
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Gregory Patterson shares his passion for music and dance through the students he teaches at Oakland University. “I was always interested in dance as a kid, but was more of a sports guy growing up,” says Patterson, a Warren resident and associate professor of dance, who has been teaching…
Oakland County resident composes score for upcoming indie horror film “The Dark Below”
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Oakland County resident David Bateman composed the music for this independent horror movie, “The Dark Below.” Courtesy David Bateman Oakland County resident David Bateman composed the music for this independent horror movie, “The Dark Below.” Courtesy David Bateman Since his childhood local music composer, David Bateman, has always had…
Review: “Escort” Entices Readers With a Futuristic Dystopian World
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Escort #1 by Iggy Michniacki Publisher: Project Nerd Publishing Release Date: February 15, 2017 Synopsis: Audiences have been waiting for the follow up to Barrens, Project-Nerd Publishing’s first title to go to second print on two different covers, but the project came to a halt after Chapter One. With the creative team moving on…
Zenith Brass presents 22nd fall concert with Beaumont Brass
Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media It is a pleasure for Mark Petty to direct the Zenith Brass, a 25-member multi-school extracurricular honors band for brass and percussion students. He founded the band in 1995 to provide challenging experiences for young musicians. “I think the most rewarding part of Zenith Brass for me is creating…
Interview: BareBones Entertainment Developing New Comic Titled “Nice Guys Finish Dead”
Rachel Moulden for The Pit Recently the Pit got the chance to chat with Bryan Swann from BareBones Entertainment who is developing a comic book titled Nice Guys Finish Dead. For some who not be familiar with BareBones Entertainment, what kind of content have you produced? BareBones Entertainment is a entertainment site that primarily focuses on…
