Category Archives: Comics I Like

RIP Jack Davis, December 2, 1924 – July 27, 2016

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Ampersand

Jack Davis was one of the all-time great American cartoonists, and one of the best renderers ever to work for MAD. Here are some panels he drew in the earliest issues of MAD.

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, part four: Summary

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Ampersand

In the previous three parts, I recommended my favorite SFF graphic novels that were published in 2015. Follow the links to read those five reviews (and also cover art and a sample page from each book). First, I reviewed The … Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, Part 3: Crossed + One Hundred, and, Stand Still, Stay Silent

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Ampersand

Previously, I reviewed The Sculptor and Beautiful Darkness, and then Curveball and Nimona. There’s also a summary post, including my list of notable SFF graphic novels of 2015. Crossed + One Hundred, by Alan Moore and Gabriel Andrade. Although he … Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, part two: Curveball and Nimona

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ampersand

Click here for part one: The Sculptor and Beautiful Darkness Click here for part three: Crossed + One Hundred and Stand Still, Stay Silent. Click here for part four: Summary post, including a list of notable sff graphic novels of … Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novel Recommendations, part one: The Sculptor and Beautiful Darkness

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Ampersand

Click here for part two: Curveball and Nimona Click here for part three: Crossed + One Hundred and Stand Still, Stay Silent Click here for part four: Summary post, including a list of notable sff graphic novels of 2015. These … Continue reading →

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Love This Cartoon By Clay Butler

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ampersand

I came across this cartoon on Facebook – where it was poorly reproduced and had Butler’s credit at the bottom cut out (why do people do that? I can see why people reblog and repost cartoons that lack a credit … Continue reading →

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Guest Strip on “Modest Medusa” today

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ampersand

I’ve got a guest strip on Jake Richmond’s webcomic “Modest Medusa” today; Jake is my housemate, my studiomate, and the colorist of “Hereville.” Bizarrely, considering we share a home and a workplace, it feels like I don’t actually see Jake … Continue reading →

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Guest Post At “A Moment Of Cerebus”

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Ampersand

I’ve written a guest post at A Moment of Cerebus, a blog dedicated to the enormously influential but also very anti-feminist comic book “Cerebus.” My post is about the artistic ends of things, not the anti-feminism. Included in the post … Continue reading →

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Some intellectual and female-friendly comics to read

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Ampersand

Someone asked me: My BFF’s boyfriend is into superhero comics which she finds too violent and too anti-feminist. She herself would like to find some more intellectual and female-friendly comics to read, as a way to share his interest in … Continue reading →

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A flower’s memory of a bee

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Ampersand
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