Category: Archive
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Literary Links
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April may be out of town, but that isn’t stopping her from bringing you new things. I’m told she’ll be making lists like this every Friday from now on; if you find something fitting on your own, you could even send it to us, either here or on our Facebook…
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Family Man, Bite Me, and Outfoxed
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Written by Matthew Pardue As promised, today we have three comics by Dylan Meconis, a freelance artist and writer who’s worked on a lot of publications according to her FAQs page, but is best known (by me, anyway, which is what counts) for her webcomics. I’ll review them in the…
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The DM of the Rings by Shamus Young
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Written by Matthew Pardue We interrupt this regularly scheduled novel review to bring you a webcomic review. I mentioned in my previous review that although I am highly interested in mythology, fantasy, and language, I dislike The Lord of the Rings, primarily because of Tolkien’s writing style. I enjoyed the…
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No Review Today
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I had planned to do a bundle of three different webcomics today by Dylan Meconis, but A) I still have one set of archives to read through to refresh my memory of her first comic, B) other projects and planning have stolen my attention this week, and C) I’m just…
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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I am a self-described nerd. I have always enjoyed reading, particularly mythology and fantasy. I relish trivia, particularly scholastically-themed trivia. And I play Dungeons & Dragons. I must add this as well (and I hope no one’s going to find me and revoke my Nerd Card). I dislike The Lord…
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Webcomics, Part X: Manly Guys Doing Manly Things
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Written by Matthew Pardue Today’s webcomic started out as an entry for an online contest, I’m told, and even though it didn’t win, people liked it enough for the creator (Kelly Turnbull) to keep it going. The title describes it relatively well, although there’s more here than you might think.…
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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
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I want everyone to read this review with a grain of salt: I am a Margaret Atwood fanboy. I have read many of her works and have never encountered one that I did not enjoy. Now, with that disclaimer out of the way, let me just say this: The Blind…
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Frankfurt Guest of Honor
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Each year, the Frankfurt Book Fair has a special guest of honor which is a country or a region that is highlighted. In past years, this honor has gone to Latin America (1976), Italy(1988), Brazil(1994), Poland(2000), China(2009), and most recently Iceland(2011). This year’s guest of honor isNew Zealand. Why is…