Random Thoughts

I was scanning some 1996 issues of Comics International and it turns out that each issue has a recap of what’s been going on on the Internet that month (comics-wise). So there’s all the goss for the fortunate people who didn’t have access to the Internet yet. *gasp* There’s even an explanation of what Usenet … Continue reading Archaeology Reveals Internet Created To Make Fun Of Rob Liefeld

I read some more comics over the last week. I don’t quite remember why I bought this Justice League book — I probably thought it was a collection of 70s stuff? But it’s not — it’s from 85-87, so we’re in an era that’s totally unfamiliar to me. So when this book starts out, the … Continue reading Random Comics

I’m already buying plane tickets! Oh… Is that the night I’m washing my hair? I think it is. Well, shucks!

I read some comics over the past few days. Or rather… I think I actually read only four of these books? Rea Irvin’s artwork is quite stylish, but man — even in 1930 people must have been going “well, this is a bit trite, innit?” It’s just not funny, so I ditched this book after … Continue reading Random Comics

I wanted to buy the new Lenovo X1 Carbon (14th generation), and I was presented with the shit show above. Let’s go through the gauntlet: First a cookie warning (where you click on the box bottom right). Then a “rebate on your first order” thing pops up. (It’s approx $30.) You have to hit the … Continue reading The Site For Prevention Of Laptop Sales

Hey, I read some comics over the past few days. I bought the previous Attilio Micheluzzi collection from Fantagraphics last year, but I bounced hard — I abandoned it after reading a few stories. But I still bought Petra Chérie, because I really like Micheluzzi’s artwork. And I found this one to be a lot … Continue reading Random Comics

I read some comics over the last week or so. Mafalda used to run in the papers when I was a child, but I’m not quite sure whether I remember liking it or not. I like the artwork, but I think I found the humour to be rather annoying? But I really liked Mafalda now … Continue reading Random Comics