Liz and I decided to do another early morning trek out to Allstate Arena, to catch one of the few remaining openings of Wolff’s Flea Market. There’s only a few more weeks left (they go until October), and with the weather being as amazing as it’s been this past week… we figured it would be a good day to go.
After work on Friday, I headed over to Challengers Comics, to attend the book launch party for Off the Record Collection. Since we had a little time before the event actually began, a few of us headed over for a quick pre-event drink at the Green Eye. Mike, Chris and James (the consummate professional, sipping…
Axe Cop is a story about a copy who has an axe. He uses it to cut people’s heads off. The entire story, along with its characters, are the creation of Malachai Nicolle, age 5. He has a brother named Ethan Nicolle, who is very much older and who is very much a talented comic…
Nothing is Forgotten is a sad and moving comic, sketched and created by ryan a.. Despite there being no words, the overall story is easy to follow. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki will be particularly drawn to this, I think. Related:Sugarshock: Online Comic by Joss Whedon and Fábio Moon
Liz got a package from Amazon yesterday, and it contained an assortment of sewing-related things. In addition to a few books so purchased, she also picked up some rather strange items: a large stack of comic book boards, as well as a 100 plastic comic book bags. Apparently, this is a storage technique that a…
Over the holidays, I re-read a comic series called Y: The Last Man (warning: spoilers). Ben was the one who recommended the series to me, and I’m glad he did (he also bought me several of the later volumes as a gift). Here’s a summary, from the back of the first volume: In the summer…