Meredith Gran’s Octopus Pie is one of my favourite ongoing stories around, comic or otherwise.
“Eve Ning is a grumpy post-college New Yorker who works at an organic grocery store. She can’t imagine the people in her life being any more annoying. Turns out they can and always are.”
Gran’s art has evolved beautifully over the years, and the story rolls from strength to strength.
Get on it, and start from the start.
I’ve read a lot of books in my life, but not many of the ones on Gear Patrol’s 100 Essential Reads: The Definitive Men’s Library list.
Now I know why I’m not a real man… well, I guess I’ll be locking myself away for a while.
Ah well, at leave I’ve seen The Count of Monte Cristo. That’s got to count for something.
(In fairness to myself, I’ve actually read 11 of the books on this list.)
I’ve become a Thor fan in recent years. Not because of the Hemsworth flick, but because of Olivier Coipel’s stunning art on the comic’s last reboot.
This latest series, Thor: God of Thunder, is arted by the equally exceptional Esad Ribic.
Jump through for a look at what’s to come when this one hits shelves on Novembr 14. (Give the gallery a minute to load.) Continue Reading…
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'Doshio' draws on the Japanese phrase 'doushio', or どうしよう, meaning "what should I do?"
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