Maus Vol. I and II

Re-reading this classic once again. I remember when it first came out, somehow the idea of having mice and jews and Cats as Germans seemed so overly clever  and calling the book by the German name for Mouse turned me off.... It wasn't until years later when my friend Gerg (who was a HUGE fan of the book) handed the two collections to me and said "Read 'em if you feel like it. If not, don't worry about it." Since I had the books right there I decided to give it a chance and I was immediately swept away by Art Spiegelman's captivating storytelling. Now it's one of my all-time favorite graphic novels to read and re-read again.

The Man Called Nova 1-25 (Complete Run)

Ohhhh man, this series did NOT hold up well over the years.

Almost excruciating to re-read.

Re-Reading The Classic Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons WATCHMEN

I was rapping with a co-worker about Bladerunner 2049 (We both loved it) and somehow the 2009 Zack Snyder film Watchmen came up. We both agreed that the movie was pretty good,  but when I began talking about the comic, he said he hadn't read it.

I told him  some of the differences in the comic and movie, including the BIG change of the 'threat" at the end. Well, that weekend I had to order a bunch of comics online and decided that if I saw a cheap copy of the collected Watchmen Graphic novel, i'd pick it up for him.

Lo and behold, there was a copy for only a few bucks! I ordered it and upon it's arrival I decided  to re-read it again to brush up on my memories . DAMN, what a GREAT freaking BOOK! The things I loved about it were as good as ever and there were even a few things I noticed that I NEVER saw before...that's how DENSE this book is, every PAGE is just filled to the BRIM with images and ideas, and MULTIPLE readings are required to soak it all in!!!

Truly one of the greatest Comcis of all time!

Queen Theater Then and Now

Someone uploaded a picture of the old Queen Theater back in its heyday circa 1950s or so (the Abbott and Costello movie "It Ain't Hay" came out in 1943, so maybe even earlier?) and since that theater is still standing there i thought I'd snap a pic to see how much it's changed since then....

Huh, gotta say that though obvious things like the marquee and theater sign itself are completely overhauled, I'm surprised by how much things as still the same!

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