Brendan Deneen
@brendandeneen.bsky.social
Editor and Head of Film/TV at Blackstone Pub. CEO at Scout Comics. Author: CONAN, ALIEN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, GREEN ARROW, MORBIUS, ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS, FLASH GORDON. Husband. Dad. Agnostic Aries.
Hitting e-bookstores one week from today! My story takes place directly after TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT, the earliest (chronologically) of Robert E. Howard's Conan tales. In NAKAMAR, our favorite Cimmerian, still only 18 years old, is hired for a daring theft... but nothing is quite what it seems. 😀 😎
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hitting e-bookstores one week from today! My story takes place directly after TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT, the earliest (chronologically) of Robert E. Howard's Conan tales. In NAKAMAR, our favorite Cimmerian, still only 18 years old, is hired for a daring theft... but nothing is quite what it seems. 😀 😎
I saw this in a $1 bin yesterday and grabbed it. Excited to check it out -- and thanks for the recommendation!
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I saw this in a $1 bin yesterday and grabbed it. Excited to check it out -- and thanks for the recommendation!
Tomorrow! New Jersey peeps -- I'll be signing copies of TRACER and ALIEN (and more!) at the Barnes & Noble on Route 10 (Morris Plains) from 1pm-4pm. Maybe Sigourney Weaver will show up!
NARRATOR: Sigourney Weaver will not be showing up.
@blackstonepub.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social
NARRATOR: Sigourney Weaver will not be showing up.
@blackstonepub.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tomorrow! New Jersey peeps -- I'll be signing copies of TRACER and ALIEN (and more!) at the Barnes & Noble on Route 10 (Morris Plains) from 1pm-4pm. Maybe Sigourney Weaver will show up!
NARRATOR: Sigourney Weaver will not be showing up.
@blackstonepub.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social
NARRATOR: Sigourney Weaver will not be showing up.
@blackstonepub.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social
My CONAN short story is now available for pre-order!
"Larger than most men, but still naive about the world and its complexities, an 18-year-old Conan is offered a job by the palace. A family heirloom has been stolen and they need Conan to retrieve it."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813525...
"Larger than most men, but still naive about the world and its complexities, an 18-year-old Conan is offered a job by the palace. A family heirloom has been stolen and they need Conan to retrieve it."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813525...
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My CONAN short story is now available for pre-order!
"Larger than most men, but still naive about the world and its complexities, an 18-year-old Conan is offered a job by the palace. A family heirloom has been stolen and they need Conan to retrieve it."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813525...
"Larger than most men, but still naive about the world and its complexities, an 18-year-old Conan is offered a job by the palace. A family heirloom has been stolen and they need Conan to retrieve it."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813525...
My ALIEN novel originally started as ALIEN 3 fan fiction (and the characters in the book mirror Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop) -- so I made it my mission to get pictures with all four of those amazing actors. It took awhile but this weekend, I got the final one. 😍 @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My ALIEN novel originally started as ALIEN 3 fan fiction (and the characters in the book mirror Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop) -- so I made it my mission to get pictures with all four of those amazing actors. It took awhile but this weekend, I got the final one. 😍 @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social
Me and Sigourney and the Alien novel I wrote. 😍😍😍 @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social @blackstonepub.bsky.social @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Me and Sigourney and the Alien novel I wrote. 😍😍😍 @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social @blackstonepub.bsky.social @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
Oh, AI, why are you so dumb?
October 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Oh, AI, why are you so dumb?
Hitting bookstores nationwide one week from today from @blackstonepub.bsky.social! I was lucky enough to edit ten of the best horror authors currently working. These short stories are incredible and a couple of them are already in development as feature films! 😍😈💀
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hitting bookstores nationwide one week from today from @blackstonepub.bsky.social! I was lucky enough to edit ten of the best horror authors currently working. These short stories are incredible and a couple of them are already in development as feature films! 😍😈💀
By Crom! I've been waiting to announce this since March! Conan is one of my absolute bucket-list characters. I grew up reading the comics and watching the movie over & over again, which led me to the original tales by Robert E. Howard. My Conan story will be available electronically in late Nov. 😍
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
By Crom! I've been waiting to announce this since March! Conan is one of my absolute bucket-list characters. I grew up reading the comics and watching the movie over & over again, which led me to the original tales by Robert E. Howard. My Conan story will be available electronically in late Nov. 😍
The Return of the Native! Not gonna lie -- this is pretty cool to see in one of my hometown papers. 😍 @blackstonepub.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Return of the Native! Not gonna lie -- this is pretty cool to see in one of my hometown papers. 😍 @blackstonepub.bsky.social
I'll be signing copies of TRACER at the Newark International Airport today. In true NY/NJ fashion, if someone bumps into me while I'm making my way to the bookstore, I'll shout, "HEY!!! I'M SIGNIN' HERE!" @blackstonepub.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'll be signing copies of TRACER at the Newark International Airport today. In true NY/NJ fashion, if someone bumps into me while I'm making my way to the bookstore, I'll shout, "HEY!!! I'M SIGNIN' HERE!" @blackstonepub.bsky.social
Chatted with Paul Semel about all things TRACER!! paulsemel.com/exclusive-in... @blackstonepub.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Chatted with Paul Semel about all things TRACER!! paulsemel.com/exclusive-in... @blackstonepub.bsky.social
SNOW DAY FOR GROOT came out five years ago today! Of my four "Rocket and Groot" picture books, this one is my favorite. 😍
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
SNOW DAY FOR GROOT came out five years ago today! Of my four "Rocket and Groot" picture books, this one is my favorite. 😍
Two older What If...? X-Men issues that I just read for the first time. Enjoyed both! The one on the left was written by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social -- and despite the other one's cover, Phoenix does NOT appear in the vampire issue! 🧐
September 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Two older What If...? X-Men issues that I just read for the first time. Enjoyed both! The one on the left was written by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social -- and despite the other one's cover, Phoenix does NOT appear in the vampire issue! 🧐
THE CHRYSALIS came out seven(!) years ago today! A movie version is in development (again) with a legendary horror director and a big horror producer attached. Finger crossed!!
"A macabre story that will thrill horror fans" -- Publishers Weekly
"A fast-paced, unsettling read" -- Booklist
"A macabre story that will thrill horror fans" -- Publishers Weekly
"A fast-paced, unsettling read" -- Booklist
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
THE CHRYSALIS came out seven(!) years ago today! A movie version is in development (again) with a legendary horror director and a big horror producer attached. Finger crossed!!
"A macabre story that will thrill horror fans" -- Publishers Weekly
"A fast-paced, unsettling read" -- Booklist
"A macabre story that will thrill horror fans" -- Publishers Weekly
"A fast-paced, unsettling read" -- Booklist
Over a decade in the making, TRACER hits bookstores nationwide TODAY! Thank you SO much to anyone who picks it up -- and to everyone who has ever read ANY of my books. It is much appreciated!! @blackstonepub.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Over a decade in the making, TRACER hits bookstores nationwide TODAY! Thank you SO much to anyone who picks it up -- and to everyone who has ever read ANY of my books. It is much appreciated!! @blackstonepub.bsky.social
Two days until TRACER! 🤯 In many ways, this is the riskiest, thing I’ve ever written. It’s my first non-franchise book since 2018. In the past seven years, I’ve been able to rely somewhat on the fanbases of ALIEN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, GREEN ARROW, and SPIDER-MAN. But TRACER is all me (gulp) and
August 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Two days until TRACER! 🤯 In many ways, this is the riskiest, thing I’ve ever written. It’s my first non-franchise book since 2018. In the past seven years, I’ve been able to rely somewhat on the fanbases of ALIEN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, GREEN ARROW, and SPIDER-MAN. But TRACER is all me (gulp) and
Did a mini-photo shoot at the Blackstone Publishing offices yesterday in support of TRACER. Sadly, I look like Milhouse when I don't wear my glasses these days. “But my mom says I'm cool!” @blackstonepub.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did a mini-photo shoot at the Blackstone Publishing offices yesterday in support of TRACER. Sadly, I look like Milhouse when I don't wear my glasses these days. “But my mom says I'm cool!” @blackstonepub.bsky.social
A book is only as good as its editor -- and I won the jackpot with Dan Ehrenhaft. He pushed me to make TRACER better, and even suggested flashback chapters, which I resisted at first -- but he was TOTALLY right and they made the book SO much better. @blackstonepub.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A book is only as good as its editor -- and I won the jackpot with Dan Ehrenhaft. He pushed me to make TRACER better, and even suggested flashback chapters, which I resisted at first -- but he was TOTALLY right and they made the book SO much better. @blackstonepub.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
TRACER hits bookstores one week from today! Huge props to Sarah Riedlinger at Blackstone for designing this kick ass cover! And very humbled thanks to Kristin Hannah, Nicholas Smith, Jay Bonansinga, David Moody, Jonathan Maberry, and Chris Kluwe for providing blurbs! Deeply appreciative over here. 😍
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
TRACER hits bookstores one week from today! Huge props to Sarah Riedlinger at Blackstone for designing this kick ass cover! And very humbled thanks to Kristin Hannah, Nicholas Smith, Jay Bonansinga, David Moody, Jonathan Maberry, and Chris Kluwe for providing blurbs! Deeply appreciative over here. 😍
A few years ago, I spent a couple of weeks and read all three of these books in a row. It was like a master class in (reverse) adaptation. I highly recommend them, especially if you love their respective movies.
August 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A few years ago, I spent a couple of weeks and read all three of these books in a row. It was like a master class in (reverse) adaptation. I highly recommend them, especially if you love their respective movies.
Out today! This is the trade edition of my GOTG novel, which came out a couple years ago in hardcover. It's also the "Author's Preferred Edition" -- I was allowed to go back in and make changes that improve the book. Marvel let me tell "my" version of how the Guardians came together as a team. 😍
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Out today! This is the trade edition of my GOTG novel, which came out a couple years ago in hardcover. It's also the "Author's Preferred Edition" -- I was allowed to go back in and make changes that improve the book. Marvel let me tell "my" version of how the Guardians came together as a team. 😍
In high school, I went to the local coffee shop late at night and wrote. I dreamed of someday being a published novelist. In college, I wallpapered my bathroom with rejection letters from publishers. But I've always believed that if you really want something, you can do it. Eventually.
August 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In high school, I went to the local coffee shop late at night and wrote. I dreamed of someday being a published novelist. In college, I wallpapered my bathroom with rejection letters from publishers. But I've always believed that if you really want something, you can do it. Eventually.