Journey to Margaret Wise Brown’s Little Island
It wasn’t the name of the author, Margaret Wise Brown, that made me pull open “The Little Island.” It was the art — the Caldecott […]
January 2012
Relocating the Marvel Universe — Part 35 — North Carolina
Welcome to a look at the people (and things) that ought to be located in North Carolina within the Marvel Universe. NORTH CAROLINA One of […]
Downward Spirals 22: Not the Hockey Player You’re Looking For
You ever wonder how the other guy feels? Click the pic for a larger image! MORE DOWNWARD SPIRALS COMICS! Speaking of the NHL All-Star game, […]
Twitter reviews: Rocketeer, Shinku, Gladstone’s, True Brit, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Mighty Isis, Alpha Flight, Star Wars,The Smurfs
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the July 2011 reviews! … And yes, I plan on posting all of them since I […]
The lure of ferrets
With my young mind fueled by seeing the 1980s B-movie classic “The Beastmaster” on HBO, I craved a pet ferret as a kid. I mean, […]
Downward Spirals 21: Faceplant
Injuries suck, but how can you tell when they’re faking it? Click the pic for a larger image! MORE DOWNWARD SPIRALS COMICS! Ahhh … Zambonis […]
When Garfield leaves the scene
There are plenty of people who hate a particular comic strip. I was no fan of “Cathy,” for example, and I’d personally like to strangle […]
Downward Spirals 20: Hockey and the Fine Arts
Even a hockey player needs some hobbies! … Click the pic for a larger image! MORE DOWNWARD SPIRALS COMICS! This comic marks the debut of […]
Use your illusion
The key purpose of computers, it seems, is to waste time finding weird stuff posted on the Internet and then forward it to all of […]
Men in Black: Alien Hitchhiker Wrecks Toyota
Many years ago, I discovered the D6 System, a role-playing game engine with a pleasantly simple rule set. For me, it started with the Star […]
Downward Spirals 19: Hi-Tech Hockey Facility
One thing to love about hockey is the very buildings the game is played in … Click the pic for a larger image! MORE DOWNWARD […]
Twitter Reviews: Captain America, Smurfs, Spy Vs. Spy, Treasure Island, Marvel Team-Up
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the December 2011 reviews! Cloak & Dagger — Spider Island No. 3 (2011): A nice ending […]
John Carter and ‘Princess of Mars’
It’s funny that through most of my life, I had never heard of the John Carter of Mars series. In those decades, Carter has always […]