Whiskers are popular with many. The Notebook Beard is a 32 page lined notebook when opened and held in front of your face gives the…
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Reclusive Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has finally spoken and this is what he had to say about the comic book industry to Mental…
Books find their way to me. Case in point: the unexpected discovery of "Man V. Liver." Despite not being much of a drinker myself, I couldn't resist the charm of this book.
It is truly the Age of the Cartoonist (the artist who writes and draws his or her own work) so says Jeff Smith, the editor…
Bloodsuckers galore! Tracing the Dracula family tree of the living dead. The Bram Stoker bloodline is well represented as illustrated by Matthew Griffin. I am…
Get inside the original works of Charles Schulz. It is like owning original art from Charles Schulz without paying top dollar. IDW publishing has added…
“A story is not like a road to follow … it’s more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while, wandering…
From lame to informative, infographics for some are SEO positioning tools. Search engines see them as invasive spam. Through the clutter there are some educative…
The world of Wes Anderson is a unique blend of offbeat weird characters that congregate in the norm of everyday life. Here is one coffee…
I grew up with SpongeBob SquarePants because my kids loved it. SpongeBob is more than kid fare. SpongeBob SquarePants is tolerable for all age groups.…
If you had a kid in the past 16 years, there is a possibility that nestled in your house you will find a copy of…
Even long after his death, it seems the public cannot let go of the fascination of J.D. Salinger. I found the intro to David Shield’s…
These Peanuts are salted. The Smiths meets Peanuts. This Charming Charlie basically meshes Morrissey’s lyrical madness onto the Schulz universe. This Charming Charlie is a…
Indulging in a facade of sadness might indeed capture your friends’ attention. What a curious way to seek the limelight! Meanwhile, the concept of succinct…
If you have seen both Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, What’s Opera, Doc? and The Road Runner Show, then you know Maurice Noble. …
“Once the breakthrough has been made there’s a permanent expansion of awareness. But there’s always a reaction of outrage at the first breakthrough. The artist…
The Game of Thrones drought is on and we are quenching our thirst with Simpsonized versions of Game of Thrones characters.
There is no list of the top 100 greatest of anything that will satisfy all. Here is yet another attempt at assembling the greatest 100…
Here is a newsstand going against the grain. They sell independent magazines and zines from around the world at the Metropolitan Avenue station in Williamsburg,…
If you ask Letterman from the Electric Company, one letter can have a great impact on a word. Book titles with one letter missing changes…
A room without books is like a body without a soul. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
May 4th is Free Comic Book Day all across North America. The world awaits for Iron-Man 3 as he ushers in this summer’s crop…
I grew up chewing Bazooka Joe gum and reading those free cheesy wrapper comics included inside. They were so corny but I enjoyed them for…
Everybody has a Paradox dog at one time or another. Matthew Inman’s unique dog Paradox tale garnered over 700 000 likes on Facebook. If you…
The new exciting Peanuts paperback from an alternate universe. Snoopy goes back in time to the dinosaur age on Easter. Hey That’s Not an Easter…
I had to take a picture of this cool Tintin bookend at the Crow Bookshop in Burlington. This is a great little nest for bibliophiles.
Here is a book I missed. Man’s best friend is center stage with The New Yorker’s The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs. It is…