Mar 12 2009
Today’s Cul de Sac features an interesting formal use of word balloons that I’ve not seen before. The basic setup here is that Alice has a new pair of shoes that she’s been enjoying mainly for their incessant squeaking, which has now ceased. In the strip, she’s imitating the squeaking and the placement of the …
Mar 09 2009
When I saw this article on CNN.com about “winged luxury submarines,” the first thing I thought of was that awesome shark submarine from the Tintin book, Red Rackham’s Treasure: I was surprised to note that the article did in fact mention Tintin. I was really surprised, though, to note that the Tintin book mentioned was …
Mar 01 2009
A while back I resolved to do no more link blogging, thinking that–even if it meant only one “real” post a week–it’d be better to not pepper my blog with commentary on random things on the ‘net that likely many, many other folks have noted long before I. However, in this case, I’ll break that …
Feb 15 2009
The reason I buy all of my art supplies online isn’t just because it’s cheaper: I’m a sucker for picking up pretty much any new drawing tool I happen upon in a “bricks and mortar” store. I usually manage to avoid the temptation, but last week I found myself in the local Michael’s dropping off …
Feb 15 2009
Each week, over at ComicsReporter.com there’s a feature called “Five For Friday” in which readers are asked to submit a list of five answers to some comics-related question. This week’s challenge: Name Five Items Not Primarily Weapons That Only Exist In Comics You’d Bid For Were They To Magically Appear On eBay. You can check …
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