For a long time, some jaded folks declared, “comics are just for kids.” Maybe so. But, comics keep us young. And, if Jack Kirby makes me stupid, I […]
Comics and music have many things in common. The use of rhythm and synchopation to drive the root of the piece. The use of texture and “color” to […]
Even if the rules and regulations in mainstream comics are a little wonky, they still exist to tell clear stories. In alternative comics, everyone is so “free to […]
I think it’s easier to say that all comics are shit and deal with the exceptions when they come up, rather than say that 99 percent of them […]
I didn’t know anything about Iron Man. I mean, when I first saw Iron Man, I thought it was a robot. I didn’t know that there was a […]
I feel the same way about gay characters as I do about brunettes in the Marvel Universe. It’s a part of who the character is, not the whole […]
Comics are a fascinating art form. In this age of media propaganda and corporate information control, like the 24 hour news and so-called reality shows…they are essentially one […]
[…] a lot of webcomics are formatted like hell. And suck. But most print comics suck, and look like hell, or are difficult to read, that has nothing […]
I’ve been close to nervous breakdown, sheer exhaustion, or profound existential crisis several times doing this stuff, and somehow, I always bounce back refreshed with new ideas. “Bend, […]
[…] angels, as explained by Thomas Aquinas, are quite superior to time or space, yet can exert a local and material energy of superhuman kind. Like Superman, they […]
Dear Miss Swaim, I am taking your suggestion regarding Charlotte Braun and will eventually discard her. If she appears anymore it will be in strips that were already […]