The Jig is Up!

"Non Sequitur," by Wiley is one of my favorite comic strips. It's visually stunning and, at times, pretty relevant and humorous, but this Sunday it just went TOO FAR! I'm speaking, of course, about one of the "artistic community's" best-kept secrets!

Just click the strip to learn the BIG SECRET!

Curse you, Wiley! The jig is up! Now we gotta come up with a new trick! Just kidding. It's funny 'cause it's true.

Frank Springer, R.I.P.

Anybody who spends more than ten minutes talking to me about comics knows what a huge influence on me Frank Springer is and sadly, I've just learned of his passing. Springer, a prolific comics artist for such strips as "Terry and the Pirates" and "Rex Morgan, M.D.," died Thursday at his home in Damariscotta, Maine. He was 79. His work in comic books is unequaled, maybe not in volume, but style. From "Invaders," to "Dazzler" to "Luke Cage, Hero For Hire," Springer's style is as easily recognizable as Jack Kirby's, Steve Ditko's and John Byrne's. Although you'll never hear me claim to hold a candle to the guy, Springer's artistic style, use of black and ability to cram so much into each panel are a few things for which I strive thanks to him. I never had the chance to meet him, but I feel the loss of something great in the world with his passing, perhaps it's the last shred of comic book innocence, that books don't have to be all dark, moody and full of t&a. He'll be missed but his legend will live on.

A Kwiky Before Work

I'm off to work, but before I go, here's this month's Kwiky. Sorry about the graininess. The images didn't hold up over the years...

Keep it here, boppers.