Understanding Comics: Will Eisner’s books are better for those interested in making comics, I think. People who simply want to read comics more intelligently should be required to read McCloud’s book. Brilliant stuff.

A Confederacy of Dunces: Bought for a buck at a garage sale. One of the greatest dollars I’ve ever spent 🙂 Humorous throughout, occasionally quite funny, the real hook for me with this book was the grandly outrageous cast of … Continue reading →

The Crying of Lot 49. I go from a long, serious, sensible book based on historical events to an insane, lunatic, nonsensical romp through mid-60s California. Again I’m reminded that calling anyone Pynchonesque is a lie. No one writes like … Continue reading →