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…
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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…
The NFL draft is now a fixture on TV. ESPN has been presenting it for years now from start to finish as a two day event on the last weekend in April. Purely as a television event it ranks up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another week at the comic shop and I came away with only two comics. Usagi Yojimbo 93 and Savage Dragon 125. The Dragon is 64 pages so it is really like getting three comics. All for the price of 4.99.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Time and how we measure it is a tricky thing. I often ask myself, “When did such and such happen?” and I almost always think, “A few years ago”. No matter how long ago the event actually was that is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another trip to the comic shop this week and I got four new comics. Conan #27, Red Sonja #9, Ex Machina Special #1, and The Black Coat #1. The first three are regulars and the fourth is something new to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you know what I am tired of? Genetic engineering. At least in fiction that is. I don’t have any exposure to real genetic engineering. At least I don’t think I do. Is it in all of our food yet?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…