SHE DIED IN TERREBONNE: Episode 33

Comments Off | Posted: June 17th, 2010 | Filed under: She Died In Terrebonne

Sam visits someone.

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DESIGN FETISH: Blockhead, “The Music Scene,” Directed by Anthony Scheppard

Comments Off | Posted: June 16th, 2010 | Filed under: Video

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THE RACK: Staff Picks

Comments Off | Posted: June 16th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

Fake nerds, real comics recommendations.

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THE RACK: On The Table

Comments Off | Posted: June 15th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

Aaron speaks and Morgana listens.

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THE LONELIEST ASTRONAUTS: Junk Culture

Comments Off | Posted: June 15th, 2010 | Filed under: The Loneliest Astronauts

Dan gets to know the neighbor.

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WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Moving Pictures, Cowboy Ninja Viking, Blacksad

Comments Off | Posted: June 14th, 2010 | Filed under: What I've Been Reading

“Elegant” is the best word to describe the expanded and reworked print edition of the Immonens’ webcomic about a young woman’s experience as a member of the art world’s underground railroad in Nazi-occupied Paris. Stuart’s pencils are sublime — there’s not a single line that doesn’t belong, and the same could be said for Kathryn’s pared-down dialogue that speaks volumes in the silence that it willfully embraces. It’s a delight to read a comic that is so restrained and thoughtful but still manages to capture and invoke a broad swath of emotions.


If the Immonens’ Moving Pictures is a model of restraint in service of a good story, Cowboy Ninja Vikingis a goofy, glorious mess of high concept (secret agents with multiple personalities go to war against each other) and seemingly disparate goals that manage to cohere into something quite enjoyable by the end of the first volume. A.J. Lieberman’s scripts are funny and reward the audience’s trust once the plot is underway and are perfectly matched by Riley Rossmo’s duotone art. Like Chew? Read this.


So, so, so much better than I would have thought a noir anthropomorphic comic could have managed. After reading the just first story, I was very glad that Blacksad is now in print again.

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DESIGN FETISH: Kayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan

2 Comments | Posted: June 11th, 2010 | Filed under: Design Fetish

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THE RACK: Safe As Houses

Comments Off | Posted: June 11th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

Things come to a head.

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THE RACK: Status Report

Comments Off | Posted: June 10th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

The battle continues and there’s a movie reference!

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SHE DIED IN TERREBONNE: Episode 32

Comments Off | Posted: June 10th, 2010 | Filed under: She Died In Terrebonne

Sam has a plan.

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THE RACK: Staff Picks

Comments Off | Posted: June 9th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

Wanna know what to buy this Wednesday? We can help!

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THE RACK: On The Ground

Comments Off | Posted: June 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Shameless Self-Promotion, The Rack

It’s like Order 66, but less genocidey.

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Sometimes, The Onion hits a bit too close to home.

Comments Off | Posted: June 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Video

Boston Globe Tailors Print Edition For Three Remaining Subscribers

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DESIGN FETISH: Andi Watson’s “Type”

Comments Off | Posted: June 7th, 2010 | Filed under: Design Fetish

Garamond, originally uploaded by andi watson.

Go, look, and love what he’s doing here. So much spunk.

(I saw this a while back and foolishly forgot about it until Darlene mentioned it on Twitter. Thanks, D!)

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Ask me a question!

44 Comments | Posted: June 7th, 2010 | Filed under: Meta

No prize, no contest, no nothing. I just feel a bit more chatty than usual. Ask questions about stuff, I’ll answer them! (Note: I will not answer personal questions out of respect to the deceased and barely-living that are trapped in my basement.)

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“Porn actor falls over cliff, ending standoff.”

1 Comment | Posted: June 5th, 2010 | Filed under: Video

It’s Warren Ellis’s world. We’re just living in it.

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FIGHT! Preview Art and a Contest

Comments Off | Posted: June 5th, 2010 | Filed under: FIGHT

We’ve not officially officially announced FIGHT! yet, but there’s some information over at the Master Digital Color Talent Search 2010 page on The Comic Forums. If you can color and want to color this, you should enter! Series artist Tracie Mauk and I are part of the judging committee and in order to give my loyal readers a head start, I’m going to tell you that Harrier-9′s hat features an English flag.

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DESIGN FETISH: “Robots” by Eclectic Method

Comments Off | Posted: June 4th, 2010 | Filed under: Design Fetish

Thanks to Deb Aoki for pointing this out to me!

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THE RACK: The Gathering Storm

Comments Off | Posted: June 4th, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

A confrontation begins.

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THE RACK: The Encampment

Comments Off | Posted: June 3rd, 2010 | Filed under: The Rack

We continue with what I’m calling Aaron’s Song: A Journey Into Manhood.

No, I’m not really calling it that.

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