* Ask and ye shall receive! Earlier today I blegged for good critical writing on World of Warcraft and It by Stephen King. So bless Sean P. Belcher for recommending this fine Margaret L. Carter essay on Lovecraftian cosmic horror sans Lovecraftian nihilism in It. Meanwhile, I’ve got the Rob Cockerham World of Warcraft diary that my old All Too flat major domo Kennyb recommended opened tab by tab and waiting to be read. Thanks, fellas!
* Recently on Robot 6:
* Jaime Hewlett’s adaptation of Pulp’s “Common People”;
* and Tom Brevoort’s advice to young comics writers. Clarity and emotional oomph get top billing.
* If you’re in the market for more Walking Dead episode 2 target practice, Sean P. Belcher and Adam Serwer have you covered. Serwer’s last line is almost maybe too harsh, but it’s also pretty accurate for at least a few of the characters we’ve met.
* Brigid Alverson’s exhortation to read Hans Rickheit’s Ectopiary may be just the kick in the ass I needed.
* Tim O’Neil lists his five favorite Wu-Tang Clan solo albums. We have three in common; can you guess which?
* Bald Eagles covers Benjamin Marra. This should be submitted to the Covered blog, no?
* Jim Woodring keeps killing it.
* Real Life Horror: George W. Bush is a proud torturer and torture is legal because a lawyer said so once. One day he will die in comfort, surrounded by his loved ones, feted by leaders of both parties.
* There Will Be Blood: The Nintendo Game. Spoiler alert? (Hat tip: Bill Magee.)
* Finally, I love when comics critics calmly use some goofy comic to excoriate the society that produced them top-to-bottom. In that light, behold Tim Hodler on Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey. We haven’t seen its like since Brian Chippendale’s unforgettable take on The Hands of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu #34.
I though Walking Dead 2 was pretty bad. Off to Read Sean B and co…