Mark "M'Oak" Oakley gave Vögelein her first big break by printing a preview of the
entire first issue in the back of
Thieves and Kings #36. Check out his web site at
I-Box Publishing.
I got a relatively late start on Thieves and Kings; Mark was up to issue #34 by the time my buddy Sol
thrust the first 3 graphic novels at me. Get on board with this series now, as it's due for a long and eventful run, and you won't want to miss the trip.
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Please visit Sequential Tart. Now. These gals are doing their best to throttle the image that Girls Don't Read Comics. They rule.
Read Carla Speed McNeil's
Finder. You won't be disappointed. It's one of the deepest, best-planned worlds you'll ever immerse yourself in, and with Jaeger Ayers as your protagonist, you'll enjoy every minute.
Bone is my favorite black and white comic ever, to the point where some people
refer to me as "Gran'ma Ben". For years now,
Jeff
Smith has been a true inspiration for me, with all this comic book craziness.
There isn't too much to be said for Bone that hasn't already been said by legions of others,
but suffice it to say that if you're not reading it, you should be, no matter what your age or
mindset. It's fabulous adventure and comedy and is better written and drawn than 90% of the stuff
out there.
For sick and twisted humor that's right up my alley, take a look at
Bob the Angry Flower.
Go check out the
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, saving creators everywhere from the tyranny of censorship. You wouldn't think this sort of thing would be necessary in this nation, day and age, but scarily, it is.
The man who is stoking the fires of Comics Understanding everywhere,
Scott McCloud. If you haven't read
Understanding Comics yet, go do it. Now. You know a book makes it when they use it in college literature courses the first year after it's published.
Digital Webbing - This is a great site with lots of message boards and cool articles.
Charles Vess is one of the most inspired illustrators of our time. Plus, he's
got great taste in music. Don't miss
Green
Man Press.
Fannish Friends
No page of mine would be complete without a link to the
Dorsai Irregulars, Fandom's loudest, most Tully-soaked Filkers, and some of the coolest folks around.
I recently did an album cover for
Andrea Dale, a filker extraordinaire. Check out her site... Best luck, Andrea!
Here's a link to the page of
Steve MacDonald.
He's got three albums to his name, and I'm proud to be the artist behind the third
album cover!
Check it out!
She's truly a filker at heart...
Tracy "Critter" Worchester. (Tha's pro-nownced "Wooster").
MEW... You're my hero. Meet
Mary Ellen Wessels, I can only hope to be as cool as MEW is, someday.
Plus, she's got this really cool husband, named Ed. Hi, Ed. You're the ginchiest. Just wanted you to know. Ed and MEW just had a son,
Rowan.
Check him out - he's a cutie!
Austin Leatherworks has a really great line of leather products -- everything from tankards and mugs to bodices and bracers.
Not only are they skilled craftspeople, they're super nice folks as well!
The Original Online Hottub
Paul Haas is one of the Original Computer Guys. Check out his
hottub. His Diet Coke sensor still works, too.
Waycool Musical Resources
Go to Ann Arbor's own Ark.
I can't say enough good things about this fantiastic musical establishment. Go and see for yourself.
Or join the CraicHeads mailing list
for regular Ark Celtic Music updates.
Check out Lark In the Morning.If you can
blow into it, strum it or whack on it on one end and get music out the other,
they sell it. One of the best Musical Instrument resources out there.
Our own local Elderly Instruments has
gone on-line. Road-trips to their store in Lansing are a must if you play any
sort of acoustic instrument. Amongst our group, we refer to Elderly as "The Musical Petting Zoo"
because they let you play with all the instruments as much as you want. The
last time I was there they let me plunk around on a harp that cost more
than my car for an hour or so- even offered to drag it into a practice room for me.
We likes them, we do.
Dale Wisely came up with the one of the coolest webpages ever, dedicated to
my instrument of choice, the tinwhistle.
If you ever thought of picking up a pennywhistle, take a spin past this
page and sign up for his newsletter. Hoodlie Hoodlie Hoo.
Don't forget to stop by Conor O'Neill's pub, where we play every Sunday at 7ish. Drop on by!
The Crotty-Doran branch of CCE has a good deal of great links and photos, including the shots of this year's All-Ireland winners
from the Detroit area.
Please visit the site of a great local band, The Raisin Pickers. They're great. Try to catch them at the Ark sometime.
