Imperial Showdown

Last week, I did a favor for all of humanity, and I tried Founders Devil Dancer and Dark Horse’s Double Crooked Tree back to back in an effort to compare the two. There will obviously be some naysayers claiming that one cannot fairly pass judgement on the second after finishing the first, but these [...]

Why do we read comics?

As I was reading DC: The New Frontier Volume 2 earlier, I began thinking about something a friend asked me.  Why do I read comics?
The more and more I consider the question, the more I have to view comics as an escape and a fantasy.  Of course they are fantastic, nobody can fly in real [...]

Comic movies update

While I avoid writing an actual meaningful post (well, not necessarily meaningful if I’m going to review graphic novels that everyone else has already read), I bring more updates on comics that have or are being turned into films.
First, some new pictures from Frank Miller’s movie The Spirit. I’ve never actually read this, so I’m [...]

David Petersen at Schuller’s in Lansing

So as I mentioned before, I finally got to meet one of my favorite comic artists, David Petersen, in person on Monday. He made an appearance at the Schuller’s bookstore’s monthly comics discussion group. He took questions about Mouse Guard, his writing, his art, his methods, the future of Mouse Guard, the forthcoming Mouse Guard [...]

Watchpeanuts

 So this has already been everywhere on the internet, but I love it enough to include it here too.
Its kind of uncanny how well Schultz’s characters fit into these rolls.
I meant to post it a while back, but I’ve been super-busy (same reason I haven’t posted a follow-up to my post about David Peteresen’s appearance here [...]