A bit about the texts and a plug for a friend!

The text book was so much better this week! From Krakow to Krypton seemed like a much better read then the essays for last week. In particular the opening essay last week read like sections of the Bible or sections of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. You know the stuff, the kind that goes on about and so and so beget so and so who lived for 120 years and their child beget so and such and on and on for pages of short unexplained sections that run on as badly as this sentence! Well this week we actually got nice and deep into the organizations and people behind the early comics. Description with more flavor and personality. So much detailed background that I could truly appreciate how intertwined the major publishers and their talent pools were at the time.

I was also surprised to see the inclusion of Mad Magazine in the Golden Age of comics! I remember picking up issues of this magazine as a kid and while it was not a favorite of mine I did like it's tendancy to poke fun at current fashions and celebrities and can see why it has been a hit for so long. Also Tales from the Crypt? Really? Oh my, I will have to re-evaluate how cool my parents and grandparents may have been if they were fans of comic books so long ago!

While talking about Horror comic books, Brian Defferding is going to have some of his artwork up for the Gallery Walk on Oct 2 from 6-9PM at the Grand Opera House, 222 Pearl Ave for those who would like to look at the work of a great local artist. He has a fantastic horror Comic book series he has been working on for a while. I've only had a few chances to sit down and chat with Brian in the past but he is an funny guy and a great artist so if you are up for a little walk about Oshkosh I strongly recommend taking in some of the sites and meeting some of the people on the Artwalk!