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Tag: Comics
Good Ol’ Dilbert and To-Do Lists
Well, I still like making to-do lists. To be more specific, I like checking the boxes off as “complete”.
Comics and Dealing With Destruction
Trying to relax and fall asleep, I came across this video. One thing I often think about in comics: how do these cities afford to rebuild, calamity after calamity?
They can’t be getting covered by any insurance provider.
Anyway, the random things I consider.
Watching the Flash with my son
My son and I have been watching the Flash on Netflix. It’s been a fun little bonding thing.
I love the show. Watching Barry Allen, and the people surrounding him evolve really delights me. And the ensemble of cast and crew gel very well.
We’ve made a pledge to not watch without the other, so that were in the same place in the continuum. Now I need to add that I grew up reading Flash comics. So there are times I see what’s coming since I now the new characters. But they’re done a good enough job tweaking their TV universe that you can’t assume a character’s comicbook identity will track. It’s a clever way to give homage to the DC legacy but not be terribly predictable.
Now, at times they flirt with the edge of cheesy. Every one of their Christmas episodes makes me worry. Though I have a bias about the weird games screenwriters play with any sort of holiday, but they’ve done well so far. Yet, I still wonder about the need for holiday specials, but that’s just me.
Now we’re about halfway through the second season. Netflix has through season three. It’ll be fun, especially if we get more seasons. If not, we’ll then move over to Arrow and keep the DC stream going.
PhD Comics, Sisyphus and Life In Academia
I’ve long enjoyed the work of Jorge at PhD comics. This one delights more than most…which says a lot, really.
I like them all, at one level or another.
Infinite Recursive Loops
I do adore Jorge Cham’s comics.
Now, this seems to apply to far more than academia….
Have a great Thursday, folks!
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Another Great Comic From PhD Comics
I did a few projects, back in the day (so to speak), at the University of Washington. There were several professors there that would match this profile.
On a side note: there were several developers and computer scientists at Microsoft who would as well.
I highly recommend checking out PhD comics, as I find them wonderful.
A Comic Discovery: Underground Seattle
While cleaning up today, I found this well outside of where it’s supposed to be…far from it’s bookshelf. So, I was delighted to find this gem and, so much for the work I wanted to get done, I set myself down and re-read it. Behold: “Underground Seattle”!
I found this gem at the Edmonds Bookshop, one of my uber-favorite bookstores. I bought this early this year, and it was sold in support of Independent Bookstore Day (April 30, 2016). Definitely a worthy endeavor! This little book was a solidly delightful read. Reminds me of the art you find in such magazines as The Stranger, and the Zines of 90s. I think it does a fantastic job capturing pieces of Seattle’s underground culture.
Though I’ve poked around, I couldn’t find a place to see or even buy a copy of this little guy. I intend to keep looking, though it might have been too limited a run. If you know, let me know.
Here’s the list of contributors, along with web presence (websites, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages). They’re all interesting and do fascinating work. Check them out!
Seth Goodkind (this link takes you to a copy of his contribution for this book), David Lasky, Max Clotfelter, Joe Garber, John Ohannesian, Ben Horak, Kelly Froh, Peter Bagge, Marie Hausauer, Tatiana Gill, Colleen Frakes, Ellen Forney, Roberta Gregory, Pat Moriarity, Laura Knetzger, Robyn Jordan, Allen Gladfelter, Marc Palm, Tom Van Deusen, James Stanton, Brendan Kiefer, Ryan Thies & Eroyn Franklin.