The Return of Stickman #1181

If white represents purity, what the hell does camouflage represent?

The Return of Stickman #1180

I wish I could still find the footage that was originally posted with the related news article, but all I can find is the article. The little otter was so damn cute, anyone would let out an involuntary "Awww!"

The Comic Critic Reviews "Happy Endings"

I’m a big fan of stories with multiple characters that are woven together as the plot develops. If this type of story has a distinctive name that I don’t know about, I would love it if some other film buff would enlighten me. Meanwhile, I will go with “Tapestry.” I’m also a big fan of drawing reviews with arrows pointing from one character to another. This one had so many characters that I thought it would be fun to feature just those I considered part of the secondary plot lines. And I know I’m going to get some folks arguing that these are not secondary characters, that they are all part of the whole complex structure of the story. They might be right. But doing it sure made drawing this comic a lot easier.

The Return of Stickman #1178

The last straight trades to be featured this week.


“The Mice Templar, Volume II” by Bryan J.L. Glass
A comic book fantasy about feuding medieval mice who have axes to grind and a wide variety of foes, both supernatural and not, to deal with as feuding medieval mice will.

The Return of Stickman #1177

Another straight trades that has entered my life...


“Zombocalypse Now” by Matt Youngmark
The book starts with a stuffed bunny going out on a blind Internet date, only to step right into the muck of a zombie apocalypse. This book gets odder and odder because every few pages you have to make a choice, the results of which allow for 122 possible endings.

The Return of Stickman #1176

Another straight trade that has entered my life.

“BadAss” by Ben Thompson
This is the perfect book for making history interesting to juvenile delinquents, with colorful modern descriptions of the roughest, toughest, and beyond-nasty individuals who pounded their way to fame and glory.

The Return of Stickman #1175

When you are in the habit of doing conventions and book signings, you’re often seated next to other creative professionals who are also hawking their wares. An instant camaraderie is formed, often resulting in the “straight trade,” that is, your book for their book. This week, I’ll feature the straight trades that have entered my life.

“Ruin Your Life” by Jack Cameron
Perhaps a better title for this book is “The How-To Guide for Living an Interesting Life without Dying, Becoming a Drug Addict, or Remaining Permanently behind Bars,” but I can understand why he went for the shorter, more effective title.