Author Archives: Nick C. Piers

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About Nick C. Piers

Writer and creator of the Armadillo Mysteries, I've had a passion for the creative arts all his life. I'm an avid comic book fan, a DDP yoga practitioner , and urban cyclist.

12 Things I Learned From My First Solo Bike Tour

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Nick C. Piers
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The Joys of Writing: I Can’t Escape Dilbert Pinkerton

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Nick C. Piers

Nick Piers talks about getting back into writing and only has his original main character, Dilbert Pinkerton, to thank…or blame. Continue reading →

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My ADHD: Hyper-Focusing & Writing

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Nick C. Piers

I had a wonderful, long overdue chat with an old friend of mine tonight. I’ve known Mitchell since Grade 7. Growing up, we were into all the same stuff: wrestling, comics, tabletop RPGs, video games. We used to talk more … Continue reading →

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Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. – Video Essay (Series Consideration)

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Nick C. Piers

The next episode of Series Consideration is up! Watch it, like it, comment on it, share it, discuss it. Whatever you please! And as usual, the text for the essay itself is behind the cut for your reading pleasure.

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Avengers: ENDgame – A.k.a.: My First Comic Collaboration

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Nick C. Piers

Back in March, I was chatting with my friend Alan about the upcoming Avengers: Endgame. As conversations can go sometimes, we got silly. I suddenly threw out the idea of taking the scene with Hawkeye and Ant-Man in Captain America: … Continue reading →

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Why I’ve Almost Given up Writing

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Nick C. Piers

Believe me, I’m aware of the staggering irony in that headline. Here’s Nick, writing about not writing. Here’s Nick, intending to post it on his blog intended to promote his writing. Here’s Nick, writing this on his 6+ year old … Continue reading →

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The Death of Superman (Video Essay) – Series Consideration

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Nick C. Piers

I finally finished and published the next video essay in my series, Series Consideration. I just realized that when I had my friend take that photo, I was still rocking the bald for the summer. Anyway, as usual, here’s the written essay … Continue reading →

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I Am Here – Of Depression, Yoga, Meditation, and Profound Epiphanies

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Nick C. Piers

I’ve made it no secret on here, on social media, or privately among friends, that I’ve struggled with depression most of my life. I was diagnosed with situational depression when I was 18, then re-diagnosed with bi-polar II and ADD … Continue reading →

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Locke & Key – Series Consideration

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Nick C. Piers

I’ve greatly neglected this blog. I can’t guarantee that’ll change, but I’ll try. In the meantime, I released the second installment of my video essay series, Series Consideration. This time, I’m covering LOCKE & KEY, by Joe Hill and Gabriel … Continue reading →

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The Sculptor – Series Consideration

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Nick C. Piers

Welp, here we go! The debut episode of Series Consideration, a video essay series where I study and discuss graphic novels and completed comic book runs. This episode, I look at Scott McCloud’s THE SCULPTOR. And don’t forget to see … Continue reading →

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