A few weeks of comics all in one shot: Marvel Comics: Avengers 52 (May 2002) & 53 (Jun 2002) – The Kang the Conqueror storyline thunders onward to it’s conclusion in issue 54. In a lot of ways I’m really looking forward to it ending, and in a lot of ways I’m not. A friend [...]

In this world there are storytellers. People who utter strings of words from there minds that might be otherwise impossible, but when those particular people utter those words, there is the barest hint that it might just be true. I’ve never been gifted enough to be a true storyteller, but I know some of the [...]

Scott Rosenberg fairly clearly states some comments that I’m hearing echo’d all around the industry tese days in his recent column on Salon. I don’t necessarily agree with his final conclusions, but I don’t think that anyone really has any illusions about how successful Microsoft is going to be with their new official push for [...]

It’s pretty amazing what you find out sometimes. For example: While doing our tax returns tonight I found out that our paper shredder sets off the doorbell extension that I’ve installed in the attic. Life is strange some days. No tag for this post.

Alias #8 – Max – Okay, let’s get this down now: Rick Jones is a complete headcase. Do NOT start with this issue! That is all. Deadline #1 (of 4) – Marvel – A very good “regular people who have to deal with superheros” story so far. I’m really looking forward to the next couple [...]

So I went looking again and finally found a recording of Johan de Meij’s Lord of the Rings Symphony #1 performed by a symphonic band, rather than the orchestral version. I’ve had the chance to perform it several times, and every time it was a wonderful experience. Someday, I will have a horn again. Tags: [...]