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Crater Face

Brett — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:02:34 +0000

This is an excellent little video.

Via Rosscott, Inc

Potential Violence Warning

Brett — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:04:45 +0000

The next person who tells me how counter cultural they are for using Apple products gets slapped.

Free Comic Book Day is Coming Soon!!

Brett — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:05:45 +0000

Only a little over two weeks until the happiest day of the year, America’s favorite holiday – Free Comic Book Day! You all know the drill, you go to your favorite local comic books store and they give you free comic books! You really can’t ask for more. Don’t miss it!

Supernatural Collective Noun Chart

Brett — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:59:30 +0000

David Malki of the brilliant Wondermark comic today has an absolutely essential list of supernatural collective nouns. Now when I run a D&D game I will be able to tell the players they are being attacked by an audacity of gargoyles. Remember, knowing is half the battle.

I Only Look At The Pictures

Brett — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:26:36 +0000

Sigh, I must have only been looking at the pictures, I didn’t notice Kate Beaton has a new website for her cartoons complete with archives. I was surprised she stayed on Live Journal so long as her primary base, but even though I must have skipped some of them at some point I hope she keeps up with the elaboration she gave there.

Dark Horse Presents: Kate Beaton

Brett — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:13:36 +0000

One of my favorite web cartoonists is featured in this month’s Dark Horse Presents from Dark Horse Comics, check out Kate Beaton’s take on Darwin. I am glad to see her getting attention, her comics are the best history comics on the web.

Two Sad Passings

Brett — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:41:03 +0000

Two pieces of very sad news today. The first and saddest is the passing of Corky Trinadad, the editorial cartoonist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin. He was simply an amazing cartoonist, often producing two cartoons a day, one on local issues and one on national issues. He was sharp and cutting on both the local and the world level but I loved his local cartoons which often brought the Hawaii political scene into sharp focus. Over the last couple of years he has taken more and long breaks and I was always frustrated when I went to the paper and his cartoon wasn’t there, now I know it was because he was battling cancer. I will miss his work tremendously and give my sincere condolences to his family.

The other passing isn’t as tragic, but it saddens me as it is another great local cartoon passing. Artist Brad Guigar has ended his fantastic strip about the city of Philadelphia, Phables. This appears to be a decision by the paper it was appearing in as well as a decision by Mr. Guigar to focus on his other strips. If you didn’t read Phables you missed a great series that again brought something wonderful and rare, an honest humorous look at the heart of a city. The strips are being released as a book and I have pre-ordered it, but it is very sad to see this great strip end.

Dungeon and Dragons Comics

Brett — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:50:19 +0000

Orcs at Monster Manual Comix

What’s that? You need old school Dungeons and Dragons comics to help you through the day? You are in luck, I have two for you.

The first is Rich Morris’s Yet Another Fantasy Game Comic. The story starts with the improbable love story a female goblin and a beholder then ranges all over the classic D&D world. The art in this has a rough draft feel to it, but it is a very pro rough draft most of the time. This one can get rude with mild nudity and lots of adult humor, but it never gets anything past a PG-13 or a 1970s R. The story is a long one, the link sends you to the first strip, read a couple a day until you catch up.

The second is Lore Sjöberg’s Monster Manual Comix, which is a pretty good look at the absurdity of the usual D&D monsters. Both comics are funny, but Lore’s is more like a traditional newspaper gag strip without a storyline. Lor’s site has lots of other good stuff spilling over from his gig as Wired’s funny guy.

Saving England By Eating Squirrels

Brett — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:57 +0000

Squirrels, Threat or Menace?

The English are attempting to save their native red squirrels by eating as many of the invading gray squirrels as they can. God save the Queen but don’t eat the brains.

Via A Honey of an Anklet, Thanks!

Consequences

Brett — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:58:08 +0000

Stacey sent me this one. You knew there would be consequences.

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Advertising, Ack!

Brett — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:06:38 +0000

I don’t like to post up ads for people who make more in a day than I make in a lifetime but this advertising clip of Hellboy on The Actor’s Studio that they released as a mini ad made me laugh. The new movie may well be terrible, I liked the last one a ton but that isn’t a predictor, but Comic Book Movies has a great page with all these mini ads and most are pretty funny.

Last Reminder: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008!

Brett — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:07:15 +0000

Ok, Last reminder that tomorrow is the greatest of American Holidays, Free Comic Book Day. For a good review of the comics on offer check out (postmodernbarney.com) which has a nice wrap up and gives you an idea of the variety of comic books on offer. If you can read, there is a book for you. For some shop recommendations near the Washington D.C. area click on.

College Park:
BIG PLANET COMICS OF COLLEGE PARK
7315 BALTIMORE AVE
COLLEGE PARK, MD
(301) 699-0498

Very nice shop with a wide variety of books. This shop, with several owner changes, is where I got back into comics in college. Big Planet also has shops in Georgetown, Bethesda and Vienna.

Annapolis:
GREEN ALIEN HEAD COMICS
15 Old Solomon’s Island Rd
Suite 102
Annapolis, MD. 21401
Phone Number:
(410) 897-0322

Under new ownership, but still a good shop if you are in the area.

Wheaton:
THE BARBARIAN BOOK SHOP
11242 TRIANGLE LANE
WHEATON, MD
(301) 946-4184

These guys are great, a really fun shop.

Silver Spring:
ALLIANCE COMICS
8317 FENTON STREET
SILVER SPRING, MD
(301) 588-2546

Another very good long time shop. I had to laugh when I saw their MySpace page says they are a 17 year old Female.

As for me I will be heading to:
Super Villains Inc.
4134 E Joppa Road
Nottingham, MD 21236
410-256-3055

where I hope to meet Jeff Parker, who has done some great comics over the last few years. He started the Marvel Adventurers: Avengers, a kid friendly Avengers comic, did an excellent Agents of Atlas series and is now doing the brilliant X-Men First Class, a brilliant retro look at the classic X-Men of the 60s, but done today if that makes sense.

Did I mention I love Free Comic Book Day? Cause I do. Yay! Free Comic Books! Bring the Kids! Bring Grandma! Free Comic Books!

Free Comic Book Day Video

Brett — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:38 +0000

Comic books. Free ones. Free comic books. Come on, you know life doesn’t get much better than that.

Eaten By Bears

Brett — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:51:38 +0000

Today’s Partially Clips sums up how I view insurance and manages a good conversation on being eaten by bears. A double win.

America’s Favorite Holiday Nears: Free Comic Book Day

Brett — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:59:15 +0000

Just a reminder that May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day, America’s Favorite Holiday! I have discovered a number of great small press comics on Free Comic Book Day, so if you can read you have no excuse for not finding a local comic book store and stopping by on May 3rd! Cripes people, it is Free Comic Books!