Jason's Blog, page 85

2 panels, 1 film

  with monsieur Lewis Trondheim. http://lewistrondheim.tumblr.com/

Nanci Griffith

Vintage Swedish Film Posters

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Ten records

...that made an impression on me. 1. The Fine Art of Surfacing by The Boomtown RatsWished this record as a Christmas gift, probably in 79. It's got I Don't Like Mondays. 2. The Smiths by The SmithsFirst record I ever bought! Should have kept that money and waited for Hatful of Hollow. Oh well, gotta start somewhere.  3. Various Positions by Leonatd CohenI remember seeing a short film called I Am A Hotel, with different songs by Leonard Cohen. I then found a copy of  Songs of LC at a flea market and also bought this one, a fairly underappreciated record, I feel. It has one of his best songs, If It Be Your Will. 4. Secrets of the Beehive by David SylvianThe first song by Japan I ever heard was Night Porter. And I was never the same person again. This record is his masterpiece, especially the version that has Forbidden Colours at the end. 5. Blood on the Tracks by Bob DylanThe first record by Dylan I bought was his debut, which is okay but nothing special. Then I heard Shelter From The Storm, and I was hooked.  6. This Is The Sea by The WaterboysTheir three first records are all classics. Actually, their first five records are classics. I believe Room to Roam is my current favourite, if I had to chose, but this was the first one I got. 7. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole and the CommotionsPoor Lloyd. If you start with a masterpiece, it can only go downhill from then on. His later records have been more uneven. They still have some really good songs, though. 8. Five Leaves Left by Nick DrakeOnly three records in his life time, all masterpieces.  9. Blue Moods of Spain by SpainA quiet and minimalistic album, it grows on you. 10. Cruel Sister by PentangleDiscovered this group last year. I love their first five or six records, especially this one, hypnotized by Jacqui McShee's voice.

Lost Cat notes

I re-read Lost Cat, and I'm pretty happy with the drawings and the way the story is told. I find it harder to judge if the story itself worked or not. If I were to do the book all over again, I think I rather would have printed it in black and white and gotten a clear line, rather than the full colour printing it is now that makes the line slightly fuzzy. Oh, well... I've decided to answer a few questions that I've never been asked. If you'd rather not know, stop reading. 1. Is Charlotte an alien?-Yes.  2. Is Kitty an alien or a real cat?-I suppose she's an alien too. At the end, 50 years into the future, she's still alive, so it can't be a cat. 3. What was the thing with the fake Kitty in the bookshop about?-Uhm, don't know. It just seemed like a good mystery, that someones tries to make things look normal by bringing in a cat double, but they screw up by getting the colour of its tail wrong. 4. That ending - were you high or what?-Not at all. I've read that some people didn't like it. To me, Dan Delon and Pierre Pascal sharing a smoke is the ending and the rest is the epilogue. I like the mix of the everyday and the absurd. Two people meet, they have a connection, she disappears. 50 years later they meet again, just for her to say goodbye. It should be heartbreaking. But at the same time she's wearing a costume from some old science fiction film and there's an alien invasion going on outside the window. That's good comics! I don't see how I could have removed that scene. I feel that's the only logical ending to the story.

Another one

Murderer on the run panel

Santo in colours 3

Marie's Wedding

Dime Mystery 2