The Return of Stickman #1293

Is it sad or nice that I didn't know what the phrase 'teabagging' meant until just a few years ago.

The Comic Critic Reviews X-Men, First Class

A special thank-you goes out across the universe to my friend Randall who lived in the same dorm I did in college. His collection of Marvel and Heavy Metal magazines was outstanding. I spent endless hours delving through his highly prized comic book collection. Through him I learned the way of the plastic sleeve and other tips on archiving. He also gave me perspective to see how much fun it was for comic book readers to follow twisting storylines, always waiting, sometimes unwillingly, to be sent in a whole new direction. I think X-Men: First Class does a great job of doing that for comic fans while still entertaining those completely unfamiliar with the franchise. My goal here was to share the fun feelings I had of geeking out over X-men; also to remind you that Disney bought Marvel last year.

The Return of Stickman #1292

I thought it would be funny to take one pop culture happening and pair it with another. However, I want to make it abundantly clear that I've never seen a single episode of The Jersey Shore. I find it irksome that those appearing on the show have oozed into pop culture. God Bless You if you did not catch the reference from the show in today's strip.

The Return of Stickman #1291

Sometimes I write these strips and toss them into a queue. I never know when one of the small news story that inspire my strips will turn into a national story. This story came and went with all the fury of a 25¢ bottle rocket.

The Return of Stickman #1290 and Crypticon sketch

I got a few queries from folks asking about the sketches I did at Cryticon. When fans buy my book at shows I will often do drawings inside them. I completely forgot to take any pictures of the sketches I drew for fans. Here is one I drew on a clipboard when everyone went over to watch the make-up demonstration.

The Comic Critic Reviews Silent Running

There are two camps when it comes to Silent Running. The first camp sees the movie as an overly simple story, drastically different from the one that inspired it, with laughable inaccuracies. The second camp sees it for the iconic, startling, pure science fiction which indeed holds a message within. Perhaps it’s the fact that I saw it when I was ten and easily impressionable (I was crying during the end scene) is why I’m with the latter camp. Keep a cinematic timeline in mind. Star Wars was still five long years away. And even if you don’t care for Joan Baez’s singing, I still say that Silent Running is well worth a first-time viewing. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen it over the years. Once you do see it, you can’t help but realize the effect this film had on so many Sci-Fi and space operas that followed it.

The Return of Stickman and Bonus Sketch from CLAW Open Swim

So many fans kept suggesting this news article that I finally buckled and did a strip about it. I left plenty of clues so that you can Google it down.

Last night was the CLAW's Open Swim. The theme for the evening was turning transformers into sexy she-bots. My contribution didn't come across as that sexy, but it sure explains a lot.