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The Alcoholic
I finally got around to reading The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames last night. What a fantastic pseudo-biographical telling of one man’s life with being himself and the insanity that follows the first drink. Between his story and artist, Dean Haspiel’s black and white sketches I found myself staying up way too late the first... »
Where did the time go
This past week/end I’ve sort of been like Barry Allen’s Flash, moving at the speed of sound, but still always late. I took a ten mile canoe trip, had a family cook out, and did a bunch of work around the house while trying to meet work schedules and planned meet ups. I did find... »
Quote of the day
It’s Monday, the worst day of the week if you are an hourly or salaried employee chained to a calendar and time clock. Hence, this Preacher quote that reflects some of my surliness. “I’m American, fatboy. What’s your excuse?” Not even sure where its from exactly, but it just feels so right in so many ways.... »
A recommended read
Tom Brownfield has an interesting review of Madame Xanadu over at Newsarama. With Matt Wagner writing the title it is sort of hard to resist picking up this title. I’ve been a long time fan of such works as Grendel and Mage. Brownfield does a great job of laying out the reasons to like... »
Quote of the day
A quote that won’t make your sailor of an uncle blush (from Preacher): “Not enough gun.” – Saint of Killers (After getting hit by a nuke) »
