Every cafe is a cat cafe if you bring enough cats.

Stop limiting yourself.

Wait, what? HOW IS THIS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THIS?

Today in ‘things that are funnier than they should be…’

musician Gary Numan, born March 8, 1958, aged 68

actor Gary Oldman, born March 21, 1958, aged 67

Happy Gary Retrograde everyone!

The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman

Them: You have to keep up with the latest trends to stay relevant!

Me: I will wait, unmoving, unchanging, knowing I’ve been right the whole time.

Certain Stories, by Non Canon 12 track album

Well, seeing as you can listen to Bandcamp music without leaving the app, why not give this a listen?

noncanon.bandcamp.com/album/certai...

Hard to pronounce creators, sound off!!
Samnee— SOM-nee

I think it rhymes with 'pickle-my-knee', according to some letter column or other I'm half remembering.

Every now and then when I get to hang out with comics artist pals, the conversation will inevitably turn to MIKE MIGNOLA, SERIOUSLY, HOW???

100 FAQ On Making Comics Know the Basics. Avoid the Blunders.

I just backed 100 FAQ On Making Comics on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...

mclusky "i know computer" YouTube video by Ipecac Recordings

please note I do not know computer

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2OO...

Animalgesics. A paracetamole, ie: a mole with a body shaped like a two toned pill capsule. An Ibuprofhen, a pill with chicken features (beak, comb, wings etc) and co-coder moles - two moles typing away at identical laptops

Animalgesics.
#art #pills #moles

Still the greatest video ever made. Sorry. I don't make the rules...

For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.

Graham Kritzer (@GrahamKritzer) on twitter: "Guy inventing Accordion: I'm gonna make this suitcase so fucking loud"

An illustration of a frog holding a flaming torch I CARRY A TORCH FOR YOU* * and a pitchfork and I'm with the rest of the villagers heading towards your castle to finally end your reign of terror JauntyArt 26

I Carry A Torch For You*

A lino print of a magpie

New Year’s resolution. Fairly satisfied for a first try, but of course you learn a million things in attempting.

Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.

Here, Mr Fraser perfectly articulates an artist's relationship with their art, finding their own voice, accepting their own limitations, and so on. Inspiring, to say the least. Thank you Mr Fraser.

drawing of a chaotic winter scene of various woodland animals, mostly amphibians, frolicking in the snow outside a rustic hobbit-type dwelling

more frog, again. seasonal frog

A golden retriever holding an octopus in its mouth, so it looks like tentacles

The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)

Ah yes, Schrodinger's coffee table art book. I've grappled with that conundrum way too many times.

There's loads I've missed I expect, plus a whole heap of 80s/90s Marvel nonsense I could point you towards too, but I expect this nerd dump is plenty thorough enough for now.

- Black Widow v6 #1-12 by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee. Super espionage fun!
- Ultimate Spider-Man v1 #1-160, v2 #1-15 by Brian Bendis & various. Early 00s reimagining of Spidey.
- Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1-26 by Bendis, Sara Pichelli & David Marquez. Miles Morales' story begins...

- Runaways v1 #1-18 by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona. Group of kids discover their parents are supervillains and split.
- Secret Avengers #16-21 by Ellis & various ace artists. All done-in-one stories.
- Uncanny X-Force #1-35 by Rick Remender & Jerome Opena/various. Wolvie's mutant hit squad.

- Moon Knight v7 #1-6 by Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey. Genre hopping done-in-one stories
- Nextwave #1-12 by Ellis & Stuart Immonen. Willfully silly/satirical z-list superheroing.
- Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #310 by Chip Zdarsky. Done-in-one, perfectly encapsulates Spidey.

- Hawkeye v4 #1-22 by Matt Fraction & David Aja. #11 is truly one of the greatest comics of all time, starring Pizza Dog.
- Marvels by Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross. Early years of the Marvel Universe seen through a reporter's eyes. Painted art, mythic take.

I don't follow Marvel these days, but I've enjoyed dipping into the following in fairly recent(ish) years:

- Daredevil v2 #1-8 (Guardian Devil arc) by Kevin (Clerks) Smith & Joe Quesada
- Daredevil v2 #26-81 by Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev. Gritty HBO style take on DD.

A stack of comic long-boxes. The tip of the (comic-based) iceberg.

I have some thoughts. Give me a minute...