I know I should call
you more often, but each night
I say, tomorrow.
An online commonplace book
I know I should call
you more often, but each night
I say, tomorrow.
A good brother in
law, makes you salt his beer. But,
will lend you his van.

Ok. These aren’t exactly comic panels.
But the more I go through old books during this time spent at home, the more I discover “four panels” in other parts of literature.
Tolkien’s perspective and line variation are impressive. He incorporates straight lines, diagonal and curved lines, stipples, blacked out inks.
The man was non-stop.
Sometimes the grass is
purple, sprouting from star baked
dirt, light years away.
My sadness is packed
inside Home Depot moving
boxes. I’m finished.
Sometimes the grass is
greener. Building four’s oak rocks
a tailored moss suit.


I remember this All Star Squadron issue being a Justice League comic. Turns out it’s the Justice Society.
Justice who? What kind of bench warming Justice League is this?
Hold up. Learn your comics history J.
The Justice Society was the first superhero team to ever appear in D.C. Comics.
They’re the godfather and godmothers of the superhero team-up game. Respect due.
From: All Star Squadron #28
By: Roy Thomas, Richard Howell, and Gerald Forton
Bones spur. Cartilage
tears, splits. Pain takes her sweet time.
Diagnosis: old.
Inspired by a Van Gogh Museum tweet, I picked up this Cours de dessin book and took off.
I mean, if it worked for Van Gogh…

I’m amazed how a few curved and diagonal lines can render such an intricate part of the human face.
