Review: ‘Läskimooses’ by Matti Hagelberg
Panel excerpt from “Läskimooses” by Matti Hagelberg “Läskimooses,” by Matti Hagelberg, has got to be one of the most unusual of comics. It comes out in single issues and the plan is for the complete...
View ArticleReview: ‘Resurrection Perverts: Hunter’s Point’ by Danny Hellman
Harry’s Comeuppance Over Manhattan Harry Homburg was a porn magazine mogul. His life was not poetic or refined. But he could always rely upon making money and getting laid. That’s all that seemed to...
View ArticleReview: HERMAN BY TRADE
HERMAN BY TRADE by Chris W. Kim The shapeshifter is one of the most misunderstood character archetypes. It is familiar while also shrouded in mystery. And you can find some in unexpected places. How...
View ArticleComey Testimony Brings to Mind King Trump
The Donald. cartoon by Henry Chamberlain “Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?” –Henry II There is an artful moment during the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey. Sen. Angus King,...
View ArticleWhat if Movie Characters Had Poor Eyesight? by Wren McDonald
Not a pretty sight for Indiana Jones! What if your favorite movie character had poor eyesight? Take Indiana Jones, for instance. What if his eyesight failed him right at that crucial moment when he is...
View ArticleSeattle Focus: Surviving THE HAZE
Kayakers paddle in view of downtown Seattle, cloaked in a haze of smoke that swept down into the Puget Sound region from fires in British Columbia. (Elaine Thompson/AP) The Pacific Northwest is hazy,...
View ArticleReview: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON by Blutch
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON by Blutch Blutch is one of the greatest cartoonists working today. You may not be familiar with him but, once you see his work, you can’t help but fall in love with his fluid line...
View ArticleWebcomic Review: MY ROOMMATE, THE INTERNET
MY ROOMMATE, THE INTERNET “My Roommate, The Internet” is a very good title. If it were a play, I’d go to the theater to see it. If it were a game, I’d play it. For now, perhaps forever, it is a webomic...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 1
Welcome to my novella, “Dale Carnegie Lives!” We will be reading this together each week! This is the first installment and a new chapter will be rolled out each week all the way to the very end. I...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 2
Eminem and Dale Carnegie Honestly, I don’t see why I shouldn’t spring another chapter on you ahead of schedule if you’re ready. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, well, I just can’t see why...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 3
It’s the book of century! What does it all mean?! Okay, I’m feeling lucky. I think you guys are liking this and so I will post yet another chapter in less than a week! My goal is to entertain you. If...
View ArticleComics Review: SKINNED from Insight Comics
SKINNED from Insight Comics If you’ve been to your local comics shop or bookstore, you may have noticed the colorful cover for Skinned, a new graphic novel and part of the Insight Editions imprint,...
View Article‘The President is Missing’ Could Make a Great Comic Book–Or Not
The President is Missing! With great being a relative term and considering all the cliffhanger sequences so expertly crafted by James Patterson (let’s not fool ourselves that Bill is now a master at...
View ArticleComedy Review: David Cross and The OH COME ON 2018 World Tour
Comedy Review: David Cross at Moore Theater, Seattle, June 29, 2018 David Cross is one of the great conversational comics, among a short list of greats. Well, you may have a long list. If a gun were...
View ArticleComics Review: THE WINNER by Karl Stevens
A most engaging muse. Karl Stevens is quite an impressive artist. Now, he does let himself get tripped up over labels. Stevens confides this with the reader, along with a bunch of other juicy and fun...
View ArticleTV Review: GHOST SQUAD
Desperado Miller (Abby McEnany) rallies the troops. I love quirky stuff and this hits the spot: a comedy about inept ghost hunters. Ghost Squad is a new project by Andy Kushnir, a staff writer for the...
View ArticleBook Review: ADAM by Ariel Schrag
ADAM by Ariel Schrag I’ve recently been taking a look at some work by artist/writer Ariel Schrag. I’m becoming more familiar with her comics and I decided to read her prose novel, Adam. While reading...
View ArticleReview: ART COMIC by Matthew Thurber
ART COMIC by Matthew Thurber Meet Boris and Cupcake. They’re your typical art students which means they’re far from typical just about anywhere else. These guys are definitely living inside a bubble...
View ArticleReview: AMONGST THE LIBERAL ELITE by Elly Lonon and Joan Reilly
Off and running… Have you ever wanted to just go all Jack Kerouac and do an extended road trip? You’d yell out, “Nothing behind me! Everything ahead of me!” Well, what if you’re also caught up in...
View ArticleReview: THE WIZARD and WOMP WOMP by Brandon Lehmann
THE WIZARD and WOMP WOMP by Brandon Lehmann Which is funnier, The Wizard or Womp Womp? This is NOT a trick question. If you’re familiar with the work of Brandon Lehmann, then you know it’s BOTH! Yes,...
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