Suggested Read: Saga. If you’re not already reading this graphic series from Brian K Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples, you’re missing out on what is sure to become a classic in the genre of not only comics, but fiction in general. It’s fun and dirty and diverse and beautiful.
Visual Inspiration: Beautiful Life. A wordless take on surrealism, drawn by Moebius and Cattanéo. Quirky and simple, but an excellent reminder of how to frolic around in the visual storytelling medium as I work on a new project.
To Get Around To: Telegraph Avenue. This one has been on my “to-read” list for a while. It’s the most recent novel from Michael Chabon of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay fame. Looks great, though novels are a hell of a commitment these days with the wee man demanding so much attention. Taking a shower stands as the priority. But someday, Telegraph Avenue…someday soon, you and I have a date.
Current Daily Obsessions: Copic Markers (perfect for what I call ‘artsing’…defined as poorly sketching sleeping babies and coloring in the heads of stick figures.) Adirondack Creamery “Earl’s Chocolate Peanut Butter” Ice Cream, Darkroom App for iPhone
I can already tell this is going to be an excellent blog. Welcome! Excellent round up. The artwork in Saga is beautiful. My boyfriend is a big Moebius fan, and I don’t think that he has Beautiful Life, so I’m definitely going to check that out as a possible birthday gift.
I recently became a mother. It’s a whole other world…That fear you write about is so new to me and so very real. And though my intentions are to teach my sweet newborn to face life without fear, it was nice to actually read about it from another mom.
skip “telegraph avenue”. it’s full of mechanism but really loses on depth, and at times it’s just a slog through vocabulary for the sake of words. my diatribe on it (and jk rowling’s stab at adult lit): http://www.snowmanonfire.com/2012/11/what-happened-to-the-nove/