Despite the impression I might give from those occasional posts which people find of semi-historical interest, I’m not particularly big on looking back. But the coverage of Bill Blackbeard’s passing, combined with The Comics Journal’s recent online interview with Gahan Wilson, started me reflecting on all the interesting and, frequently, irreplaceable men and women I’ve [...]

Yes, our long (inter)national nightmare is over: This blog is up and running again after a pit stop to work out technical issues, and our hardworking webmaster promises that the informative sidebars, obligatory notices and all that other auxiliary crap entertainment will soon be back, as well.

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]

First, the boilerplate: I’m counting down the days until we take a brief time-out in order to upgrade the server during the week of April 10-16. Please check back after that week for more new content. And to sweeten the deal, each day during the countdown to intermission, I’ll offer a brief personal take on [...]