Concepts from Other Media That Help Me WriteIt’s November again! For me, this means writing a minimum of 1,667 words a day to complete the first draft of a novel. This will be my…Nov 121Nov 121
Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise — A Psychedelic FeastI first encountered Tradd Moore as an artist, teamed up with Ales Kot for the excellent titles Zero (2013) and A New World (2018). Reading…Oct 281Oct 281
The Substance — There is Something About Body Horror…Last week I went to see The Substance in theaters with a friend and it has stuck in my head more than any other film I’ve seen this year…Oct 221Oct 221
Girls’ Last Tour — Somber Witnesses to an Ambient ApocalypseGirls’ Last Tour is a six issue manga written by Tsukumizu. The English translations were published from 2017 to 2019. I am still going…Oct 21Oct 21
When We Say We Can’t Draw: Finding the Courage to Be UnskilledA few years ago I was at a meeting where an artist announced he would be giving a free painting class to anyone who was interested. After…Sep 26Sep 26
What Tabletop Role-Playing Games Have Taught Me About Post-CapitalismIn the past few weeks I have been reading articles on tabletop role-playing game theory that were posted in the late 90’s to early 2000’s…Sep 22Sep 22
The Allure of the New Hobby — Makihirochi’s ‘Sketchy’Continuing my exploration of Japanese manga, I read volume one of Makihirochi’s Sketchy. One thing I really appreciate about manga, is…Sep 11Sep 11
A Nerd at a Minor League Baseball GameI went to a Vancouver Canadians minor league baseball game last night and I think I finally understand the draw of sportsball.Sep 9Sep 9
Gorgeous Evasions — Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise’ and the Question of DeathOne could choose to respond to many different aspects of Don Delillo’s 1985 post-modern novel White Noise. The highly artificial way the…Sep 6Sep 6
‘Cat + Gamer’ = Good, Fun MangaLately I have been going through a manga phase. The cute cover of the first issue of Cat + Gamer caught my eye, and I am glad I picked it…Aug 31Aug 31
