Comics – Hackneyed

Sam Kieth, Harvey Kurtzman, Jaime Hernandez, etc.

Mar 20, 2026

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Haven’t blogged properly in a while, so it feels right to come back with something that is surely universal: comic books. I was sad to hear about the passing of Sam Kieth. It’s hard to overstate the impact The Maxx, both the comic and its later MTV adaptation, had on me. It started when my…

“Recently” Read

Jul 31, 2025

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Luke

in Media Diet

…or at least since the last time I did this. Got a lot out of The Creative Act, Sacred Hoops, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Prophet, That Strange Divine Sea and The Tao of Pooh. “Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully.“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.”“And he has Brain.”“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.”There…

“Nowadays…”

Jul 10, 2025

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Luke

in Mildly Amusing

“Manners at the Modern Dance” from the Daily Mirror, January 31, 1923.

It’s Time

Oct 31, 2024

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Luke

in Art

Charles Schulz Drawing Peanuts

Apr 22, 2024

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in Art, Interesting Links, On Writing

“I wish I had a better education but I think that my entire background made me well-suited for what I do. If I could write better than I can, perhaps I would have tried to become a novelist and I might have become a failure. If I could draw better than I can, I might…