Monthly Archives: September 2007

This ran in TCJ a while back. Darcy’s one of my favorite comics creators; I should try to write more about her at some point. Illustrated Classics The folks at Penguin books have been thinking up some interesting ways in … Continue reading →

As both of my regular readers have probably noticed, I’m occasionally using this blog to write about things other than comics. Since consistency is the soul of marketing, this is probably not a great idea. Unfortunately, the idea of writing … Continue reading →

This article about contemporary R&B first appeared in a slightly altered form in the Chicago Reader. At the end I’ve included a somewhat snarkier take on the same material, which didn’t quite make it to the final draft. Underrated Overground … Continue reading →

I just saw this 1985 movie (thanks, Netflix!) I’ve been thinking about Lovecraft adaptations recently ( I wrote a long review of the graphic classics Lovecraft volume for the last Comics Journal. Anyway, Wikipedia claims this is true to Lovecraft’s … Continue reading →

This review of Scott McCloud’s “Making Comics” ran in The Comics Journal #280. I’ve added a couple of illustrations, both from the book in question, and both copyright by Scott McCloud. Making Textbooks Scott McCloud is comicdom’s leading aesthetician. He’s … Continue reading →

Not that I want this to turn into the all-Grant-Morrison-all-the-time blog, but…this is a blurb about “The Filth” I wrote for the Comics Journal a few years back (2004, I think?), just in case anyone’s interested. Grant Morrison’s first two … Continue reading →

Since I was talking smack about Grant Morrison’s collaborators, I thought I’d put my money where my mouth was and look after I leapt (or something like that.) Below is an image by (and presumably copyright by) Steve Yeowell from … Continue reading →