Wednesday, September 5, 2012

My Response to the Republican Convention

Rebutting all the lies and nonsense aside, this is a great rejoinder to the so-called "family values crowd"




The fact that this country produced the Cramps always gives me hope

-Swinebread

Sunday, August 26, 2012

At the time it seemed the logical thing to do

I went to Trek in the Park for the last performance of season 4. It was a lot of fun watching them perform Journey to Babel. Plus, Garret Wang showed up in the role of an extra.

Fight scene:



CBS video about the production:


-Swinebread

Monday, August 13, 2012

Joe Kubert has died




I just can't believe it. Good old Joe Kubert has passed away at the age of 85. There is so much to say but all I can muster is that he truly was one of the greats. He will be deeply missed. I loved just about everything he did. Go Easy Joe, Go Easy…



-Swinebread

Friday, June 15, 2012

The GOP plan for the Middle-Class and the Poor:



-Swinebread

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Malibu's Imprint House Ads 1989-'90

Malibu Comics had several imprint lines based on comic companies it had acquired over its existence. The house ads here are from Aircel, Eternity, and Adventure
















Malibu was eventually bought by Marvel

-Swimebread

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

House Ads for Pacific Comic 1983

From the short-lived but interesting publisher Pacific Comics







Some of Pacific Comics titles were picked up by Eclipse Comics after Pacific went bankrupt.

-Swinebread

Friday, May 18, 2012

Ernie Chan Has Died

It is tough news to hear that fan favorite Ernie Chan has died of cancer, just one week after the awful news that Tony DeZuñiga died last week.

Ernie was such a fantastic creator; I really love his body of work and his artistic style. I have many of the Dark Horse trades with his Conan stories, plus other collections and individual issues like Red Sonja, Claw, Power Man etc. He is one of my top five favorite artists so this really hurts.

I had the good fortune of meeting Ernie in 2008 and had him sign a few of my Conan comic trades. It is a great legacy he leaves us with but sadly it is a legacy that now has an end point. Paalam -Swinebread

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tony DeZuñiga has passed away

I was unbelievably saddened to hear that artist Tony DeZuñiga died last week and that his illness leading up to his death caused financial hardship for his family. He was one of the true greats and I consider it an honor to have met him. If you don’t know Tony, you don’t know comics imho. I have a copy of Jonah Hex #9 (of the 2006 series) that I had him autograph in 2008. I’ll treasure it forever.
-Swinebread

Friday, May 11, 2012

Eclipse Comics House Ads from 1988

Here are four house ads from the defunct Eclipse Comics. In '88 they were #3 in the comic biz...
-Swinebread

Thursday, March 15, 2012



I saw John Carter this last weekend... It was a lot of fun. Ignore the critics and Disney's horrible marketing campaign and just enjoy the movie.

Here a fun clip with Woola!



-Swinebread