Category Archives: comics
Okay as promised
I just bought a pen and ink drawing by Shintaro Kago, who is an insane, brilliant manga artist. I managed to pick up the cover to Antlion Versus Barabara Girl (アリ地獄vsバラバラ少女) – it echos another one of my favorite pieces … Continue reading
Nerd link
Stuart Immonen retells the origins of Superman villains in Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland style…
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Not much
Amazing reconceptualization of the US dollar and other currencies. Maybe a little bit unfair – does the world really only see us launching missiles and burning crosses? But striking. Best news story evs: “They told the suspicious working girls they … Continue reading
Awesome Batgirl page
You know I love comic books. This is from Batgirl: Year One by Marcos Martin. I have the exact same tummy as the dude getting kicked into the beverage case.
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Trivia round-up
A workprint of the Halloween remake showed up on the net; there hasn’t been a movie prerelease like this since, what – Signs? Somebody’s getting fired tomorrow. UPDATE: Douglas of SkeetOM has a whole post about this, including the fact … Continue reading
Taking sides: The Punisher / Connecticut
I am trying to find a copy of the Flying Hearts Arthur Russell recorded with Ernie Brooks (“hippie Ernie,” Modern Lovers fans). They were on Columbia, but the record went unreleased. There’s got to be a bootleg, or something. I … Continue reading
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Site update
In the next little bit of time I’m going to be messing with the site CSS. So – deal with it? I’m leaning towards fewer images, more text, better color use, etc. (Translation: I’m going to rip off Signal Vs. … Continue reading
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Stuff that’s rocking my world right this second
Google Analytics. So much power for free. Last night’s Lost. Here’s a perfect example of something that’s simultaniously popular and the best in its field. Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman. I’m 26 and have been through three million Superman re-imaginings in … Continue reading
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Indie comics massacre
Or Else #3 Kevin Huizenga’s little book. I liked #2 more – these stories turn out to be reprints from 1999 and 2000. The three-page “A Short Stroll,” an adaptation of one of Kafka’s diary entries, is the standout. Optic … Continue reading
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weekend weekend weekend, rawhide
1. I declare National Geoffrey Month to be at an end. On reflection, two weeks is just the right amount of time. So next year I’ll have National Geoffrey Weeks 1 and 2. 2. Another thing that’s ended are my … Continue reading
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My favorite comic strip is Peanuts
But as for my favorite comic strip by a living foreign national: you may or may not be familiar with Jason, the brilliant cartoonist of Vent litt…, aka Hey, wait, but he’s from Norway and pours the sweet with one … Continue reading
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