Archive for the ‘Recommended reading’ Category

Watch: Stay at Home Dad

News, Recommended reading: September 30th, 2008
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I thought this was pretty darn funny.

Read: The Princess Planet

News, Recommended reading: September 23rd, 2008
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Why have I not linked to this strip before?  I don’t know, because it’s great!  It is now time for you to go and both read and enjoy The Princess Planet by Mr. Brian MacLachlan!

Read: Captain Hammer: Be Like Me - Nemesis of Dr. Horrible!

News, Recommended reading: September 16th, 2008
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Check out this short comic story by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon and Eric Canete.

Read: What the Duck

News, Recommended reading: September 10th, 2008
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I only just found out about this strip, but from what I’ve read, it’s very funny.  Check it out.

Read: One Swoop Fell

News, Recommended reading: August 28th, 2008
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It’s not often I discover fantastic new comics when they are still new.  But here’s one that’s only been around for a couple of months and it is great.  Please go check out One Swoop Fell as soon as you can.  You won’t regret it!

Read: Kate Beaton

News, Recommended reading: May 19th, 2008
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It’s interesting.  I am recommending that you “read” Kate Beaton, but Kate Beaton is the name of the writer/artist but ALSO the name of the site.  Kate Beaton writes and draws very amusing comic strips about herself, about history and about Canada (sometimes all three in the same strip).  Seeing as I am Canadian, have […]

Read: Galaxion

News, Recommended reading: April 29th, 2008
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Galaxion is a webcomic by Tara Tallon that dates back to the 1990s!  Back when I was drawing my mini-comic Bubonix, Tara was publishing Galaxion (first as a mini-comic, then as a full-blown regular comic).  I don’t believe she and I ever met, but we did correspond for a while, exchanging comics and I do […]

Read: Seanbaby.com

News, Recommended reading: April 15th, 2008
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For all of you who grew up reading North American super-hero comics in the 1970s and 1980s, you will surely recall all those Hostess one-page ads featuring super-heroes.  These were all the rage in comics in those days.  Well, for those of you who would like to relive that heyday, please hurry to Seanbaby.com, a […]

Read: TV Tropes

News, Recommended reading: April 8th, 2008
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If you are at all interested in the use of clichés in fantasy and science fiction, you must absolutely, definitely, promptly go to TVTropes.org.  I’ve spent hours at this wiki, going through topic after topic with loads of examples from popular books, movies, comics and cartoons.  I’ve also certainly been inspired by the site.

Read: Seductive Details

News, Recommended reading: February 20th, 2008
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My sister recently launched her blog: http://seductivedetails.wordpress.com/  In her words, she is “by no means forcing you to read it”.  What’s it about, you ask?  To be honest, I’m not exactly sure.  But here is how she describes it:
My entries document my reading and thinking while undertaking two Reading Courses during my current (and final) semester in Library […]