DCeased INT: My Conservatory, A Fire Crackling Merrily, My Crab-Butler MR. SCUTTLEBUTT In Repose, Knitting Himself An ADORABLE NIGHTCAP In His Wee Crab-House CASEY Sits In A Chair Made From A Whole Sea-Bear, A FEZ Rakishly Askew, Swirling A Snifter Of DR. PEPPER Cuvée 1967 Me: *minding my own business because I know what’s good for…
June 2021 Books Read Standouts: Kaiju Score, Vol. 1 / Perestroika In Paris
Kaiju Score, Vol. 1: A Monster Affair God(zilla), what a fun book. Okay, so let’s say there’s a crimer, out there doin’ crimes, right? And one day, she gets the call that comes to all professional scofflaws if they manage to stay in the game long enough: the call from another…
May 2021 Books Read Standouts: MIND MGMT Omnibus, Vol. 1 / Animeta!, Vol. 1
MIND MGMT Omnibus, Vol. 1: The Manager And The Futurist “Mix ingredients. Close bottle with a cork and fix cloth rags around the mouth. Soak rag in kerosene immediately before use. Light and enjoy!” If I was dialing up the latest post from a blog I enjoyed–“Operator! Get me that jackass!”,…
April 2021 Books Read Standouts: Heterogenia Linguistico, Vol.1 / Ring Shout
Heterogenia Linguistico, Vol. 1 Honestly, I’ve been staring at this blinking cursor for a good chunk of this Mad Men, wondering how I can even begin to describe a book that I absolutely cannot be objective about because it feels like it was written exactly, specifically for me. Then I remembered that I’m under no…
Planned Lizard Parenthood (PO.S2.E26)
This is the end. Peculiar Objects Season 2 is run by Nigel Collins and played by Anthony Moore, Steve Mims and Casey Hills, who also edits and produces it. Additional voicing provided by Our Pal Autumn! Find it and more of our shows on the Semiautomagic Podcast Network at semiautomagicinc.com, and follow us on Twitter…
Blesséd Be This Hoe (PO.S2.E25)
In which moms are endangered, old friends and new friends meet for the first time, and K.R. develops a taste for cashmere! Peculiar Objects Season 2 is run by Nigel Collins and played by Anthony Moore, Steve Mims and Casey Hills, who also edits and produces it. The voice of Remi DeSoto was provided by…
March 2021 Books Read Standouts: The Way Of The Househusband, Vol. 1/The Scumbag, Vol. 1: Cocainefinger
The Way Of The Househusband, Vol.1 Aw yeah, dis one’s da real deal. If you’re anywhere in the orbit of real-time comics discussion you’ve doubtless heard of TWOTH this past year, or maybe you saw an advert for the confusingly-described animated Netflix adaptation, or if your nerd-credit is way better than mine maybe you…
The Reaper’s Beeper (PO.S2.E24)
THREE THINGS WILL COME TO PASS, and when they do, you will know that I have spoken the truth: 1. Jamal will fulfill a SMOOCHING-RELATED OATH made in episodes LONG PAST. 2. DeSoto will be EMBRACED TWICE, be BETRAYED ONCE, and WANNA HIT A PURITAN PIÑATA WITH HIS CRICKET BAT. 3. K.R. will meet THREE…
February 2021 Books Read Standouts: The Way Of Kings/Giant Days, Vol.1
The Stormlight Archive, Book One: The Way of Kings – Brandon Sanderson (Content warning for descriptions of mental illness) Aw frig, how does one even begin to summarize one’s favorite book? A book that, no matter how many times one reads it, manages to hold new lessons, new secrets and new things one’s…
January 2021 Books Read Standouts: Lumberjanes, Vol. 6 / How Long Til Black Future Month?
How Long ’til Black Future Month? – N.K. Jemisin Yoooooooooo it’s our pal N.K. Jemisin again! She’s the best, as we remember from last time, and this collection of her short stories is a very different experience but an equally awesome and perhaps more accessible one, which is of course the essential beauty…