Category: General

Summer Science Fiction

With “Steven Spielberg’s (?) War of the Worlds” approaching, we’re beginning to see the usual pre-release deluge of puff piece news stories about science fiction. Among them, though, is this anomaly: a great discussion on CNN radio online you can download as an MP3 (I refuse to use the term “podcast” under any circumstances) featuring …

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Music, etc.

I’ve been neglecting my blog a bit of late due to a somewhat overwhelming workload, but after the weekend things may slow down a bit. I’ve been teaching two comics classes a day and freelancing in the afternoon/evenings–all with the Charlotte con in between. But my classes wrapped up today and, although this was by …

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The Comics Reporter

The Comics Reporter Ever since the demise of The Comics Journal’s Journalista column/website, Tom Spurgeon’s The Comics Reporter is the best and only place to go to get a daily fix of what’s going on in the world of comics. The site’s clean, easy to navigate, updated daily and—amazingly—ad-free. This week, though, he’s been asking …

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Sean Puckett – Random Word Generator

Sean Puckett – Random Word Generator I teach cartooning classes during the summers and one of the first things I try to get the students to do is to come up with a lot of characters very quickly. In the past, I’ve started with simple geometric doodles that I’ve handed out to each student, who …

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Ridiculous Dachsund: June

Better late than never…..I present: June’s Ridiculous Dachshund! (Click for larger image)