Much has been made of the quality of the artwork in this book, but let’s be clear about something: if you pick up a comic written by Warren Ellis, chances are you’re going to enjoy the ride–every goddamn insane panel…
Year: 2010
Friday Flash Fiction: “Death Trap”
“Well, Dad, I’ve got good news and bad news. “The good news is, we were able to save your life, despite your mortal injuries, by putting your brain in a jar and connecting you to The Matrix. “The bad news…
Comic Book Report: Irredeemable, Vols. 1 and 2
There are very few comics books I actually purchase in monthly “pamphlet” form, because twenty-some pages just isn’t enough story in most cases. And my wife generally isn’t interested in a title unless she can get it in collected trade…
Comic Book Report Twofer: X Marks the Spot
Two interesting books I did not entirely enjoy: Exurbia and Mister X: Condemned. The former is clearly a passion project, written by Dark Horse editor extraordinaire Scott Allie; the latter is a retro British mashup of The Fountainhead and, I…
Book Report: Wireless
It’s a good collection, showing a great range of Charlie’s work, and including the 2010 Hugo Award-winning novella “Palimpsest.” For more, I direct you to Strange Horizons‘ 2009 book review. Buy the book: Powell’s, Amazon (affiliate links)
SnoutCast #34: “Announcements Galore”
Curtis flies solo this week, with predictable results. [ Download mp3 – 20 MB ] 00:57 – bad news and good news01:43 – upcoming events!02:04 – BAPHL 2 (Boston Area Puzzle Hunt League), September 25th, Boston: www.baphl.org/202:43 – Berkeley Mystery…
CKL’s “Wish You Were Here” Birthday Project
Next Friday, October 1st, is my 37th birthday. And, inspired by something our friend Linda did last year for her husband Brent’s birthday, I’m asking you–my distant friends and family–to send me postcards to mark the occasion. Since moving to…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man Vol. 4: Stark Disassembled
Wow. Matt Fraction must have really liked Dollhouse, because this entire five-issue arc is about (minor spoilers) Tony Stark being trapped in The Attic while his friends and allies restore his mind and memories from a backup wedge. It’s not…
Fun with Google Auto-Complete
Now that’s just wrong. See also:http://failblog.org/2010/08/31/epic-fail-photos-google-decency-fail/,http://failblog.org/2009/12/15/nah/. (Thanks to Cary and Andrew for the pointers.)
Friday Flash Fiction: “Working Graves: Habeas Corpus”
Griffin and Mira (and her daughters) come from the short story I workshopped at Viable Paradise in 2008. At the time, Jim Macdonald suggested I write “the next story” to figure out how all these characters fit together. It’s taken…