It’s been a long time since I wrote about one of the murals that pops up ever now and then at the corner Elizabeth and Prince Streets in the village, but when I passed that corner on a recent Friday evening this piece by artist L’Amour Supreme really got my attention.
Writer Tim Hall and Cartoonist/Illustrator Dean Haspiel have collaborated on an intriguing short story — told in the form of a graphic novel — entitled The Last Mortician, which has been published at literary website Tor. The dystopian vision of this brief but powerful tale focuses on a time in the future when mankind has opted to trade the ability to procreate for the questionable “gift” of eternal life. I loved the story and the illustrations, and just wish it had been longer. Maybe Tim and Dean will turn it into a movie script?! Continue reading The Last Mortician: Creepy and Compelling!→
Man Not Superman is the hilarious story of what happens when an ordinary guy dates Lois Lane, who is on the rebound from Superman. Story by Jonathan Goldstein, Post-it Note illustrations courtesy of cartoonist Arthur Jones, awaiting your peels of giddy laughter right now at This Link. (Note: The Original Post-It Note Stories Link Appears to Be Dead, But You Can Listen to an Audio Version of the Story at This Link).