Parker: The Martini Edition
Being a die-hard Darwyn Cooke fan I had Parker: The Martini Edition pre-ordered with no knowledge other than it was oversized and collected the two Parker books. Now that I have it in hand it is so much more. Darwyn…
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Prince Valiant Vol 7: 1949-1950
Another excellent volume in the march of Hal Foster’s creation, Prince Valiant Volume 7: 1949-1950 shines on Princess Aleta. You might think that birth of Prince Valiant’s son Arn at the end of the previous volume would have slowed down…
The Eyes Of The Cat Limited Edition Super-oversized Deluxe Hardcover
The very first graphic storytelling collaboration between two masters of the medium, Alexandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius. In a desolate dreamscape world, a man, a bird, and a cat interact in a unique apocalyptic yet poetic fashion… Presented in a giant-sized…
Who Is Jake Ellis?
I kept hearing things about a new mini-series; snippets of praise for Who Is Jake Ellis? from Image Comics. The trade paperback was released last week and I breezed through it. Jon Moore is the most sought after spy-for-hire in Europe’s criminal…
The Keep
Vaguely remembering the movie, I saw a solicit for The Keep hardcover collection from IDW so I put in an order at my local comic shop. The keep had stood empty in the Transylvanian Alps for 500 years. No one knew who…
Nursery Rhyme Comics
Something out of the ordinary hits comic book shop shelves last month: Nursery Rhyme Comics from First Second. Having seen some previews and a substantial build-up I anxiously read it through. First Second is very proud to present Nursery Rhyme Comics. Featuring fifty…
Night Fisher
R. Kikuo Johnson set the comic world on fire with his 2005 debut Night Fisher. Unfortunately, I wasn’t reading non-superhero comics then and never heard of it. Big mistake. First-rate prep school, S.U.V., and a dream house in the heights: This…
Manually Adding Social Network Icons To WordPress
I was using the Social Media Widget plugin to add social network icons to my websites but it had a major security hole that allowed malicious scripting. I dropped it but couldn’t find a replacement I liked. From that point…
WordPress Changing Blockquote
I like to use the blockquote feature in WordPress for quoting vendor/publisher information, but by default it’s just plain ugly with a grey background. I did some searching online and found a good example providing information, which needs to be…