This month I've mostly been home with my six-month-old daughter, which doesn't leave a lot of time for heavy reading (or watching, for that matter). Short attention span entertainment is where it's at. To the point where I've found myself doing something I haven't done in years: re-reading a bunch of old (mostly Marvel) comics from my youth that have been gathering dust in the basement for 20 years. Comics by John Byrne, Michael Golden, Bill Sienkiewicz, etc. I think I was partially inspired by Frank Santoro's effusive love for the comics he grew up with. He and I are about exactly…
John Byrne is not a Neal Adams fan.
From Fantastic Four #263 (1984): P.S. If this post makes no sense to you, be grateful. UPDATE: My pal Robert Goodin pointed out to me that the name of the character referred to in this panel, a Mr. Alden Maas, is an anagram for Neal Adams. John Byrne was a good 20 years ahead of the curve of the science community when it came to dismissing a crackpot! I knew re-reading these comics would pay dividends.
Happy New Year to All
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #399
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
One. Hundred. BEASTS!
San Francisco, you will be overwhelmed. Details at the Beasts blog.
25% off sale – FINAL HOURS!
Oh my word, you have just a few hours left to get in your order and save 25% by using the coupon code 25OFF08, plus get free standard U.S. shipping! End your year right: with an orgy of comics shopping! Click here for more details about the sale.
Daily links: 12/31/08
• The Seattle Times casts a well-deserved spotlight on the often-overlooked writing in Beasts! Book 1 and Book 2 • The Daily Blog's "10 for '08" includes Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers • Comic Book Resources, counting down the "Best 100 Comics of 2008," slots in Sublife Vol. 1 by John Pham at #72 and Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman at #70 (with #60-1 still TBA) • The Beat presents the Metro's R. Sikoryak's Frank Miller's Archie • The Stranger points out a recent in-strip visit to Seattle by Zippy the Pinhead
New Comics Day 1/2/09
Note that new comics are scheduled to arrive in comic shops on Friday this week, rather than the traditional Wednesday, due to the holiday. From us you can expect the new softcover edition of Beasts! Book 1 — as always, you can find more info and previews of the book at the link.
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #398
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Daily links: 12/30/08
A shorty today: • The Oregonian presents excerpts from Beasts! Book 2 • Angry Asian Man looks at John Pham's Sublife Vol. 1 • Here's a Lilli Carré illustration in The Chicago Reader (hat tip: Paul Hornschemeier)
