* Bonus: Affenpinscher.

This cartoon:



actually kind of makes me want one of these:



Especially if they make a cover for it emblazoned with "Don't Panic" in large, friendly letters.




But then again, at $359 (with free super saver shipping, but still), I'm probably better off just sticking with my Netbook.

A Softer World rocked today.

( The RNC summed up in one picture is quite possibly NSFW, so it's behind the cut...) )

kathputli_girl ought to get a kick out of this...
Sinfest has gone Bollywood.

I'm thinking this may be a way of solving some of the communications issues at the office. Sans kiss-blowing, of course.

Got to say, Mark Poutenis's The Thinking Ape Blues is consistently one of the best comics out there.

Now that's my kind of apocalypse.

Image (poorly) cropped and used without permission, purely to lure you folks into checking out Subnormality, a webcomic that I dig on a regular basis. Well, what are you waiting for? Go check it out already.

I just saw online that comic book and pin-up Dave Stevens, creator of The Rocketeer and the guy more-or-less responsible for Bettie Page's resurgence in the 1980s, has passed away at age 55. Alas.

If you're a fan of pin-up art, it's well worth searching around for the various tributes and samples that are all over the Internet, but for my money, his take on Fay Wray and friend is a keeper (hmmm... wonder if I can find a print of it...).

I love comics, particularly ones that 1) make you think, 2) provide dialectic commentary on society at large, politics, or the human condition, 3) are in somewhat questionable taste, 4) are well drawn, with a strong sense of line and definitive character, and 5) are funny as hell. Mark Poutenis' The Thinking Ape Blues consistently satisfies all five criteria (and it's got a gorilla in it, to boot). Here's a recent example:



And for more info on Benigo Aquino, Jr., check out this Wikipedia article.

After a little bit of time off (has it really been six months?), The Adventures of Maddie comics are back!



( Find out what's going on behind the cut... )

And don't forget to vote, folks (preferably for Spider Baby Boom)!