by Tom Batiuk | Jun 10, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
Another mega-thread that runs through the strips in this collection, and well into the next, involves a character that I nearly lost. Cathy and I were out to dinner (must have had a really super idea earlier that day), and, as we were leaving the restaurant, a...
by Tom Batiuk | Jun 3, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
I also go back to pick up another thread that I alluded to earlier in which Jessica Darling Fairgood continues work on her documentary about her father John Darling. It was enjoyable going back and revisiting some of the characters from the John Darling strip as...
by Tom Batiuk | May 27, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
Emboldened by my success, when that story arc ended, I didn’t want to shutter the small comic book “company” that I had become, so I came up with a way to continue the comic book story thread that would deepen my exploration of bygone days, and allow me to come up...
by Tom Batiuk | May 20, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
Something I find myself doing now is following emotional threads. I’ll often buy a book thinking it’s something that I’d like to read, or that could be useful, and it will stay stashed in the bookcase until suddenly the moment is right and I get a really strong urge...
by Tom Batiuk | May 13, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
Another thing I find myself doing now is following emotional threads. I’ll often buy a book thinking it’s something that I’d like to read, or that could be useful, and it will stay stashed in the bookcase until suddenly the moment is right and I get a really strong...
