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Category Archives: Comics
Druillet’s “Agorn”
This is a page from Heavy Metal v.1, issue #2. It is from 1977. It is from the story “Agorn” by Druillet. HOLY SHIT IS IT AMAZING I am overworked right now. No proper post. Just this image.
On The World
So some of you might know that I’ve been working on the question of nonhuman ethics. More precisely, I’ve been trying to understand our ethical obligation toward purely digital entities–computer games, for example, or evolved virtual creatures. Since my proclivities … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Theory
Tagged comics, grant morrison, nonhumans, the world, video games
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James Kochalka’s “In Defense of Meat”
I wrote a little bit about how unhappy I was with James Kochalka’s “In Defense of Meat” a few days ago (in the context of a much larger, glowing review of Digestate.) James commented that he thought that I was misrepresenting his … Continue reading
Posted in Comics
Tagged animals, comics, james kochalka, vegetarianism
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On Black Hole
WARNING: This post probably isn’t work safe or mind safe. There is some body horror and some straight-up violence. What is Black Hole about? I’ll just let Burns explain. Right. Black Hole is about a disease that affects teenagers, and about the lives of … Continue reading
Supplement to Black Hole
I just finished Charles Burns’ Black Hole. It is brilliant, and I am working on a longer post about the comic. But, in a circular move, I am posting this supplement to the comic first. One of the story conceits of … Continue reading
On Digestate: A Food & Eating Themed Anthology
I think that Digestate was the first thing that I kickstarted. As you may know, I think the very idea of kickstarter in the field of videogames is kind of a hole in the ground. It preys on nostalgia and it has … Continue reading
Comics vs. Games
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
Posted in Comics, Video Games
Tagged christine love, comic books, comics/games, emily carroll, video games
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