Tag Archives: comic books

Comics vs. Games

Posted on 10/05/2012 by

TIFF Nexus, possibly the worst-named entity of all time, has been sponsoring or holding or doing something with game jams in Toronto. Even though the guy explains it in the video, I am really confused about the whole thing–but my … Continue reading →

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Alan Moore Won An Award

Posted on 04/04/2012 by

I am always filled with joy when people win awards for works that I really enjoyed. Alan Moore won the first-ever Bram Stoker Award in the category of “Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.” That’s a long and pretentious title, … Continue reading →

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On The Authority

Posted on 03/08/2012 by

If you’re up on the Twitter wire, you might know that sometime last week, in a fit of strange nostalgia, I read Ellis/Hitch issues of The Authority. A little bit of confessional bio for a second: The Authority is the first “run” … Continue reading →

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Real Life Superheroes

Posted on 01/10/2012 by

So you should read about Chris Kyle in this article. This is how superheroes are going to appear in the real world. It’s not going to be what Grant Morrison thinks that it will–Superman isn’t going to show up. The … Continue reading →

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Supergods was super lame

Posted on 01/05/2012 by

I finished Grant Morrison’s Supergods around Christmas. I’ve been sitting on it since then–I didn’t really know what to say about it, but I was certain that I had things to say, and so I was trapped in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Comics

Posted on 12/07/2011 by

I particularly like comics about the apocalypse. What I mean by that is that I really like comics in which the world of the comic ends in some dramatic way. More than that, I like when we get to see … Continue reading →

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Coffee Shop Momentary Break

Posted on 11/16/2011 by

I am swamped under a load of work, so this is a short little bit. This is a conversation I just heard: Russian Man #1: You just want coffee, not food? Russian Man #2: It is too early for lunch. … Continue reading →

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Update on the Whole Life Thing

Posted on 11/17/2010 by

So I’ve been neglecting this site because I’m really boring and I don’t have anything to say and blah blah blah and hoo hoo hoo. That’s not true, really. The problem is that I’ve been waaaay too busy to do … Continue reading →

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Comic Run 1: Trencher

Posted on 07/31/2010 by

This is a new series that we’re doing here at This Cage is Worms called Comic Run. My friends and I read bad comics from the 1990s and talk about them in that kind of way. This post is written … Continue reading →

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On Planetary

Posted on 07/24/2010 by

Planetary is the greatest work of comic literature ever produced. That might not be true, but I do believe that it’s at least in the top five. There’s something visceral about it that I can’t really wrap my head around. … Continue reading →

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