Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Available Now for Purchase: The Digest Enthusiast Vol. 14
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Tom Hardy in The Drop (2014), Reviewed on Film Review Central
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Richard Brooks' Mr. Morris No. 7
Cartoonist Richard Brooks will have copies of his new Mr. Morris comic strip digest series at the Bell County Comic Con in August. This is one of my favorite comic strips! In the meantime, you can read the online comic strip here: http://mrmorriscomic.com/comic/schools-out-completely-2/?fbclid=IwAR1E7yAbTFQttdbHsXrn4vRjExPLEI6s7TzEbRWxonw2yvb3-nAxOqlxt1Y
And purchase back issues of the series here: https://rickbrooksbooks.com/Page_4.html
Info on the Bell County Comic Con: Bell County Comic Con (bellcountyexpo.com)
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
Just Released: The Columbus Scribbler No. 7
The Columbus Scribbler celebrates the comics, cartoons and creators of central Ohio. Issue No. 7 is now available for only a $5 donation. You can support the arts and get issue 7 mailed right to your home! https://py.pl/MqlCQ
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Packrat Comics Presents - Summer Smash with Lou Ferrigno
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Recently Read: The American Zig-Zag Volume One
This short story collection, lovingly created in the tradition of early 20th century magazines like Argosy and The Blue Book, showcases author Van Reid's skills at bringing to life far flung places (the "zig-zag" of the title), people and events. The tone of the stories - a seaman's tall tale, a serious and suspenseful western, a policeman's unexpected adventure, to name but a few - vary widely, but have in common a profound love of humanity in all its forms and a subtle, wry wit. With a beautifully descriptive writing style and memorably sharp observations on human nature, this volume makes a fine addition to the library of those readers already a fan of Reid's Moosepath League novels.
Published in 2010, The American Zig-Zag was followed by one more volume (due to be reviewed here). The book is liberally illustrated (and I should mention in all fairness that I illustrated the western tale, "Mrs. Pynchon's Prerogatives"), and includes many amusing asides, diversions and off-trail observations. The volume concludes with a gorgeously written beginning of a serialized story, stirring the appetite of those readers who will want to pursue more Zig-Zag and the writings of Van Reid.
Monday, June 14, 2021
The Bottle Works Presents the Hometown Heroes - Steve Ditko Exhibit
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Caleb Thusat's Supercats Picked Up by Scout Comics
Thursday, June 10, 2021
The Dog Show: Two Centuries of Canine Cartoons
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Pulp Fiction Convention, Sunday, June 13 in Westlake, OH
Years after PulpFest left us, a new pulp convention debuts in Ohio this coming Sunday! Show up at Pulp Fiction Convention for pulp magazines, digests, paperbacks, film, new authors and more - many genres represented!