As you may recall, I have a method I employ when I’ve run out of time to prepare a proper daily post: an out of context panel from Eightball. Enjoy! (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading And when you wake for it, you’ll ache for it all night
“The boy nodded. He sat looking at the map. The man watched him. He thought he knew what that was about. He’d pored over maps as a child, keeping one finger on the town where he lived. Just as he would look up his family in the phone directory. Themselves among others, everything in its place. Justified in the world. Come on, he said. We should go.” –Cormac McCarthy, The Road, 2006 “THERE! I SEE IT BENEATH ME–PULSATING–GLOWING! SO THIS IS WHAT MEN HAVE DIED FOR. I CAN SEE WHY! IT’S SO STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL–THROBBING AT MY TOUCH AS IF–BY THE … Continue reading Great Moments in Literature
There’s a big ol’ thunderstorm outside leading to some Interweb crankiness (at least I hope that’s what’s causing the Interweb crankiness), so I’m going to have to be quick. I’ll return to a well I’ve drawn water from before. That … Continue reading But nothing really matters, it’s doom alone that counts
Some time back, in the early stages of our recurring celebration of Batman covers, I posted the following: Turns out that the cover is a fully accurate depiction of the story within: I know this thanks to the ongoing efforts … Continue reading Wherever we go, every one knows it’s me and my arrow
I kind of want to be this guy for Halloween. Thanks, as always, to the greatest Interweb resource ever for providing endless evidence that I’ve been reading all the wrong comics. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading I’d do something else instead, but it is the city of the dead
I’m about halfway through my Up review, but the beer and wine that helped fuel tonight’s extensive cooking have won out. So I’m afraid you’ll need to contend with our traditional filler: a panel from Eightball: (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Why did you kiss the world goodbye?
The above image has been cheering me up all week long. I have it electronically because of the most important ongoing project in the world. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading It’s the one thing, you are my thing
Lately, I feel as though I’m continually disappointing my friend who goes by many handles, including whiskeyson. I keep discarding all these cassettes that he covets; despite a well-established precedent for such commemorations, I let his recent birthday come and … Continue reading Sweet chocolate biscuits and red rosy apples in summer
I regularly check a website called Pappy’s Golden Age Comics Blogzine. It is always a treat, but special attention needs to be paid to the story posted the other day, a titanic tale called “Mail Rider to the Stars.” First … Continue reading Why’s it takin’ such a long time for me to hear from that boy of mine
Coffee for Two 