Every once in a while I stumble upon a happy coincidence. Like for instance the video below. I was researching a completely different subject – not even for this blog actually – when I ran across this short video essay on The Beatles song Rain. Now as it happens this month’s theme is “Rainfall”
There are three things I like quite a bit: comics, horror, and podcasts. So imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered someone combined all three! The Longbox of Darkness is a podcast covering horror comics hosted by Herman Louw. Every episode does a deep dive into a particular horror comic or collection of comics
I like things. Many things, all kinds of things. I like movies and books. I like television shows and radio broadcasts and podcasts. I like fine food and comfort food and fine wine and champagne. I like cold beer on hot summer nights and cold beer on cold nights and cold beer on every night
This post was originally published on February 25, 2015 If you’re reading this and you are wondering who Jack Kirby is you obviously don’t read comics. Kirby is one of the most influential artists and creators in the genre, ever. In fact I would go so far as to say a huge swath of the
A few weeks ago Chris Squire died of acute erythroid leukemia, he was 67 years old. Now its a fair bet that most of you reading this probably have no idea who Chris Squire is but if you do you know just what an impressive musician he was. Chris Squire was a founding member of
Actually this post should be titled "Things I Like Now" because to be honest until recently I never liked Daredevil. Now I'm a complete convert. It may seem that after the success and critical acclaim of the new Daredevil series on Netflix that I am simply jumping on the bandwagon. I want to assure you
David Hicks is a writer. A damn good one. He is the author of dozens of short stories, one novel and a wildly entertaining blog. He is also a teacher, a mentor and (I’m proud to say) a good friend. I recommend - no I insist - you go to his site right now (david-hicks.com)
