Holy socks, what a maroon! Send him to the boobie hatch!
The other day, a friend mentioned how his son — who I’d bet is 10 years younger than me — was rolling on the floor laughing […]
December 2006
Illustrator work through November and December
Here are a few samples of my recently published art and typography work. Over the summer, I took an Adobe Illustrator course, which was not […]
It’s Christmas-time
Well this is the first Christmas where my daughter is really into the spirit of things. This has given my wife and I an opportunity […]
A visit from old Saint Nick
Merry Christmas to all!Things have been quite busy here at Casa Comics On The Brain with illnesses, parties and other holiday activities. Yep, I […]
Lessons on Pay Day
This weekend, the wife and I decided to play a board game rather than watch another hour of television. She picked an old retro standby […]
Harpy attack
Here’s a battle scene I put together recently as I was working with my gray-scale markers and thumbing through D&D books. Basically, it’s an adventurer […]
Visit to the Comic Book Store
After five weeks of steering clear of the comic shops, I finally got a chance — and the money — to pick up some new […]
Shut your stinking Trap Jaw
In the “Menace of Trap Jaw,” the interdimensional cyborg proves to be so tough that He-Man and Skeletor have to join forces to defeat him.How […]
D&D’s curing conundrum
A discussion over at the Paizo Publishing web site has sprung up, wherein the original poster suggests that diseases in Dungeons & Dragons are too […]
Justice Society of America No. 1
Early last year, “JSA,” one of the best superhero comics published in years, came to an end. DC Comics was at the end of “Infinite […]
Summing up “The Sum of All Fears”
Welcome to a new feature at ComicsOnTheBrain.com, wherein I take a look at the best soundtracks to use as background music for your games — […]
Batman/The Spirit No. 1 (Jan. 2007)
In a world of crimefighters, few could conflict more than the styles of Batman and The Spirit. Most people know that Batman is a hard-edged, […]
DC leaves me in a gift-list quandry
In recent years, I’ve come to expect a couple of big, hardcover releases from DC Comics throughout the fall. These releases were timed to be […]
Spread Christmas Cheer — By Stealing!
Over the Thanksgiving Day holiday, my family got together for our annual gift exchange. Since we’re strewn all over the country, we’ve mooshed Thanksgiving and […]
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines
This review originally appeared in The York Dispatch on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. Somewhere between an episode of “Xena: Warrior Princess” and the blockbuster movie […]