Comics and Gossip

I guess tonight is a “comics bloggers love” night for me. First Warren, and now Val D’Orazio, better known as the Occasional Superheroine. I love her blog, but what brings me to mention it tonight is something she wrote about for her column for Comixology, called Comics Op. She recently wrote a piece on rumors [...]

Warren Ellis and Beer

I love Warren Ellis. Freakangels. Gravel. Fell. No Hero. There’s so much to love. He also loves beer. And that makes me love him more. Scottish brewery Brew Dog sent him some of their beers to review. Read about it on his blog: Warren’s Review of Punk IPA. Warren’s Review of Hardcore IPA. And yeah, [...]

Superheroes and Religion

So I read this article on Batman’s religion a while ago, but somehow missed the larger context: this damn-near comprehensive list of comic book characters and their respective religious affiliations. As someone raised pretty religious (Catholic, for the record), I find it interesting to see the level of detail that different characters religious backgrounds play [...]

Sheaf Stout

So Sheaf Stout is one of those beers that I’ve seen a lot, but never had. There are several loyal buyers of it at the store, and they’ve sworn that its great. So I decided to give it a try the other night. One of the first things I’ve noticed is that (as you might [...]

Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout

So tonight is another “Brian and Ian hanging out and drinking beer” night. Which means that we’ve had a few things, but this is the first one we’ve decided to review. This is mostly because I bought it when I was in Ohio, and its not something I’ll be able to get again soon. So [...]