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To be fair, there have been quite a few comics I've read lately that, while they didn't end up working for me, I could totally see what the appeal was for the readers who do love them. And more power to them!
Lately I've been reading a lot of comics outside my comfort zone, trying out series that I wouldn't otherwise to see what I might be missing. In some cases I've ended up loving them, but in others it just feels like doing homework. So I'm having to remind myself to read for pleasure sometimes, too.
Likewise!
After several days of travel, convention-going, and general gadabouting, my agenda for today involves a grocery store run and then sitting on the couch playing video games for the rest of the afternoon.
An assortment of comics and graphic novels
I was only at ECCC for a couple of days but still managed to return home with treasures.
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A beloved white noise machine, now sadly departed.
Pour one out for the portable white noise machine I’ve been using every night since 2010, which sputtered a final death rattle a couple of days ago and then fell silent forever…
There will also be lots of #Hellboy #BPRD related art for this live sale
Had a whirlwind couple of days barnstorming through ECCC without a table to hide behind, heading home just in time for the time change to kick me in the ass. Might just sleep all day tomorrow when I’m home.
Nice overview of Tatjana Wood's life and career in the Times. (Free without a subscription.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...
Alas, we don't have a table at ECCC this year, but Emmett's friend Steve Lieber has been kind enough to let him set up to take commissions at his table!
At the con? Want an inked piece for only $40? Message me here, I'll relay it to Emmett, and he can have it ready in an hour or so!
"The Art of Gravity Falls" is coming in September (256 pages).
Pre-orders >> www.catsuka.com/shopping/ind...
This still beats the time that I arrived insanely early at the train station but didn’t get in the right boarding queue, so even after waiting around for ages I ended up getting one of the last free seats on the train.
Figured it would be better to arrive at the station early for my train than too late, but yeesh, I managed to arrive WAY early. Budgeted for delays in my ride arriving, traffic, etc, and made it from my front door to the station in a matter of minutes.
4 all the way, I've been exclusively using Uniball Vision Elite pens for making longhand notes and outlines my entire writing career, for well over twenty years at this point.
Starfleet Academy drop nite! Ep109, “300th Night” is directed by a... *checks notes* Jonathan Frakes? Story by Kirsten Beyer & Kenneth Lin. Can’t believe it’s the penultimate ep. It’s been a long road, getting something something, but hopefully you’ve enjoyed it as much as we’ve enjoyed sharing it.
This will be my first time attending ECCC and *not* tabling since, 2012? 2013? It's been a WHILE, either way. Looking forward to spending aimless hours roaming Artist Alley gabbing with friends without feeling guilty that I'm not at a booth of my own that I should be manning.
I'm heading up to Seattle tomorrow for ECCC, and even though I'm not tabling and have absolutely no responsibilities while there, I'm still starting to feel the usual anxiety that I always get while gearing up for a con. Like, I just need to get to the train on time tomorrow, brain, relax already.
My paternal grandfather was a dentist, as was my dad, my great-uncle, and my great-grandfather, dentists all the way back to the late 1800s (until I bucked the trend and became a writer, instead). My maternal grandfather worked in construction as an engineer.
A new study examined Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels to see if they could detect changes in his writing prior to his tragic Alzheimer's diagnosis. Here's what the study says, and what it doesn't say 🧪 skepchick.org/2026/03/did-...
Fake Xerox and real piano wire. Gorillaz’s new video for ‘The Mountain’ rebuilds a 1950s animation pipeline using painted backgrounds, optical tricks, and strict self-imposed limits. www.cartoonbrew.com/music-videos...
A few years ago I got REALLY into the Assassin's Creed games, playing all of them in release order over the course of a year and a half. Just remembered that I can finally try out AC Shadows on my new PS5, but I'm also kind of tempted to just replay them all from the beginning.
I've been looking forward to this launch since I first heard Ben describing the high concept for the story a few months ago, and now you can check it out, too!
My pal @wordblanket.com has launched his cool SHUFFLED serial fiction project. SOLID establishment of the world and a couple of the main characters in the first chapter. I'm looking forward to reading regular chapters. Serial fiction is fun.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1555...
Blake Babies, for sure. (And no lie, I still have nearly half of these cassettes in a box in storage.)
That series has been on my radar for a while, but knowing that it has an Evan Call soundtrack just might be the thing to nudge it to the top of my To Watch list.
Please watch my animated short, Dang! It's Dracula, on YouTube! youtu.be/th8hKC9Y4Rc?...
I always reintroduce myself unless it's someone that I've shared more than one meal with, and sometimes even then.
I've started reading four different novels and abandoned each after only a few chapters in recent days after they failed to hold my attention, and only now it occurs to me that just maybe my anxiety and dread about world events might be interfering with my ability to focus properly.