Reading Material
Summer Reading List ['17]
Summertime means longer days and more unstructured leisure time to do what you will with. Since scientists love to remind us that children get dumber over the summer months because…
Tag: graphic novel
Comic Book Reviews
REVIEW – I Hate Fairyland Volume 1: Madly Ever After by Skottie Young
Basically, I Hate Fairyland is the end of the world Skottie Young has a way of infusing cute with crazy in a way that no one else can. While his…
Comic Book Reviews
Review: Orchid Volume 1 (Dark Horse)
When I first heard about Orchid (blurb and facts are down below), the brain child of Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, I had low expectations. Admittedly, I thought he was…
Comic Books
Graphic Novel Review: DOLLHOUSE VOLUME 1: EPITAPHS
Publisher's blurb: The Rossum Corporation's Dollhouse technology has gone viral with a synchronized phone call that wiped the minds of everyone it reached, turning them into mindless killers. Those who…
Comic Books
Comic Review: The Strain #1
The Strain #1 [1. Review copy provided by Dark Horse] When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control,…
Apocalyptic Living
I'd like my microchip now, please.
Mind control microchips are a fun thing to fear and speculate on. Well, for me. I'm kind of a scatterbrained-forgets-a-lot. I often mean to do things then hours (or seconds)…
Comic Books
A Discussion of CROSSED
Crossed is a graphic novel written by Garth Ennis, drawn by Jacen Burrows, and published via Avatar Press. The story is set in a world where suddenly there are people who…
Comic Books
Post-Apocalyptic Graphic Novel (Comic): Sweet Tooth Vol. 1
Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire (both art and story!), is an apocalyptic comic that benefits from being both familiar and unusual. The concepts, on the surface, allow for a easy…
Expert Advice
Why The CDC is My Favorite Government Agency
The only thing worse than having a boring job is having a boring job that involves relaying boring information to people who have no interest in your latest report about…
Comic Books
Post-Apocalyptic Graphic Novel (Comic): The Scourge
UPDATE: Got an email from a nice man at Aspen Comics who says, "Scourge is currently scheduled to go Digital in late January or early February. Keep checking our fb…