CPBialois

Where do I begin? Well, first I guess it's only fair to say that CP Bialois isn't my real name. It's a collaboration I made out of the three greatest pets anyone could ever want. My real name is Ed and I'm just an average person that has found a way to do what he loves.

For as long back as I can remember I loved to pretend. Whether it was with my Transformers, GI Joe, or He-Man toys, I'd write my own stories about them with myself as part of their world and the hero, of course. You can't have a daydream without beating the bad guys, getting the girl, etc. It's just not right to envision yourself as a flunky or sidekick.

As far as books, I love Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island, Dracula, and Stephen King, along with the normal assortment. My early love was the Star Trek novels, I'd read them or the Hardy Boys relentlessly. For a time, I could tell you the plot of over a hundred books, not to mention comics.

I have to come clean and say that I learned to read because of comic books. I was bored - make that extremely bored - when we started to read in school. Reading "the cat fell down" really didn't interest me. My dad, who continues to astound me with his insight to this day, figured comics would work. With that in mind, he went to the newstand in the next town and bought issues of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Tales From the Crypt, and Spider-Man. He patiently read through them with me until I picked it up. Whether it was him or the comics, I learned to read in about two weeks and for a while few were as good as I was. For years after that, whenever we'd go out he'd always spring for a couple of comic books for me.

While it wasn't exactly the perfect beginning, everything I've ever read or have seen has influenced me in some way and now is the time I'd like to share some of the ideas I've had over the years with all of you. I hope you enjoy my stories, they're always fun to write and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon.