As I was working today I had on the TV as I often do. I was listening to a program on the Holy Grail. As “In Search Of” type shows go the Holy Grail is not one of the topics[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for May, 2006
I only bought one regular comic this week: Strangers in Paradise 82. Only 8 issues left until the end of the series. I also picked up two first issues: Death Comes to Dillinger 1, which looks like a horror western[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I may be a grown-up but I am no stranger to taking naps. Some days I’m just tired and need to lay myself down on the couch for a little while. I’ve taken many a nap on the bus ride[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A pretty good week for me at the comic shop. I bought five comics, Jack Staff 10, Conan 28, Rex Mundi 18, Fear Agent 4, and Fell 5. The first three are regulars and I have read one other issue[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I still have not joined the Illuminati. Can you believe it? I’m beginning to despair that I ever will. These world dominating secret societies are a hard nut to crack especially if you don’t know where they hang out. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just back from the comic shop and I bought four comics this week. Jonah Hex #7: This series has been a lot of fun with good art and some nice writing. They have all been one issue stories and that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why does life have to seem so long one day and so short the next? Can’t time get its act together? I’m tired of this “time is relative” crap. I need some consistency in my universe! If there are no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For decades the comic book cover held a special place in our society. More of a place than even the comic books themselves I contend. To collectors of original comic book art they are always the most valuable pieces. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another slow week for me at the comic shop (I’m getting tired of writing that). I only got one of my regulars this week: Love and Rockets #16. In an attempt to find a new book to read I purchased[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just a brief stop over for my Tom Waits lyric of the day. Sometimes a scrap of lyric gets stuck in my head and I just have to hear the song. This one is from his song “Time”.“Well things are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…