Category: Comic books

by M. Bijman March 10, 2026 0

Funny even if you know nothing about Physics and you’re not a cat

I admit that I suffer from dyscalculia, a learning disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand, process, and workContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 27, 2023

Art-themed Fiction Arts-themed novels Comic books Discussion of writing style Review of literary fiction Review of modern fiction Review of new book

Failed to finish it – Tom Hanks’ “The Making of…”

This novel has a long title; The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece. It alliterates nicely, and I’m sureContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 11, 2023

Comic books Constructed World Novel Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre Review of Horror Fiction

That’s not how it’s supposed to go! – Sticking with Conventions (Not)

When authors write in the form of a specific genre, let’s say, Historical Fiction, there is always the play-off betweenContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 27, 2020

Comic books Discussion of author’s portfolio

Albert Uderzo has died – but “Asterix” lives on

Sad news – Albert Uderzo has died. He passed away on 24 March 2020 at the age of 92 at hisContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 21, 2018

Backstories Comic books Current events Humor Humour Reviews of graphic novels and comic strips Trending

The perks and perils of reanimating oldies but goodies – Bloom County, by Berke Breathed

After a 25-year absence, comic book artist Berkeley (“Berke”) Breathed restarted his famous and much-loved comic strip, Bloom County on Facebook,Continue Reading

The header for this and other posts contain images from both original and fan fiction/sequels by other authors. In this case, Tintin and Snowy (left) come from Rodier’s version, the Little Prince (adapted, centre) comes from the original by De Saint-Exupéry, and the Young Prince (right) comes from A.G. Roemmers’ version. All three images have been used under the terms of “fair use”: “In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and ‘transformative’ purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work.” (Rich Stim, Stanford University Libraries). The main image, of Paris, France, is by M.F. O’Brien, used with permission.

by M. Bijman January 30, 2017

Backstories Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Published books

The Unfinished “Tintin” – The tricky business of fan fiction versus copyright, Part 3 of 4

The court cases continue Update – May 4, 2021 The Hergé Foundation, known in French as Moulinsart, and formerly knownContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 13, 2017

Comic books Video

Printed books are not only for old fogeys like me

Comic artist and illustrator Lucas Levitan’s particular talent is to superimpose his bulbous-nosed cartoon figures onto actual photos he has found, mostlyContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 23, 2014

Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of lyrics Review of classical fiction

Happy birthday William Shakespeare – 450 years on

It’s the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, who is traditionally believed to have been born today, 23Continue Reading

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