The Penguin

That's right, comicsfans, The Human Cannonball is launching yet another screaming projectile into the aether. This time there's a g-g-g-GIRL  involved! As a character, even! What will she do? What will she say? How will she reinforce the values of patriarchal society?? Who knows!! Who cares!!! You'll find out in March, so keep your darn shirt on...!!!!! Geez, calm down... spaz ... Mucho apologies to Mucha. I'll letcha know when, where, and how to get your hands on a copy. Rick Out!

Holy crap, it's been a long time since I've done one of these! As you may know, I'm committed to introducing many less-read comics to the masses. Since moving to Lansing and patronizing the Capital Area District Library , I've been able to read an enormous number of amazing comics and graphic novels that I wouldn't have had a chance to read otherwise. CADL has an extensive graphic novel section, the largest I've ever seen (granted, I haven't been to too  many libraries), and it's an honor and a privilege to plug them whenever possible. So, without further hairdo...I mean, ado... on to the comics! 1.  7 Miles a Second (Vertigo 1996; Fantagraphics 2013) Written by David Wojnarowicz Illustrated by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook. 7 Miles a Second pulses with rage as David looks back on his childhood hustling on the streets of New York, and forward to his eventual death of AIDS. The artwork is a primal, visceral scream of tumbling bioin...

...and business is...well, just getting started. Hello again, sportfans. I'm here to tell you about how Blind Alley Comics can change your life and make you a fortune. Basically, you buy ten thousand comics; then, you get ten friends to buy a thousand comics each; and they each get ten friends to buy a hundred comics, and so on and so on. As the cash gets passed up the chain back to me, you magically become a millionaire! It's so simple, anyone can do it! Sign up now! I call it, "ComicCo". Kidding. What I'm really here to talk about is the real possibility, in the next couple of years, that Blind Alley Comics...will I jinx it...? Will become an actual company. This ain't out of the blue, mind you; Joe and I have talked about this for ages, or at least since yesterday. My personal dream has been to eventually have a real up-and-running by-gosh comic book studio, complete with actual artists, not just pretend artists like me. Joe's thinking about i...