Since January, I've been so wrapped up in work, I haven't really cared about anything else, including updating this site. Working on projects that have potential is always exciting and when it is an emerging platform everything is shiny and new. Of course that's a double-edged sword: Business Plan - Nope, Vision - Nope, Clear Metrics for Success - Nope, Supporting Technology/Resources - Nope.
Okay, so there is a lot of work to do, no problem there. But it does make it a bit more "challenging" (My workspeak for WTF). Although if it keeps being interesting it's worth it. I realize these aren't the only two choices but I'd rather work on a messy and interesting project than an organized boring one.
This is not to say I haven't found time to escape, well into the world of comics at least. About a month or so ago I realized that I hadn't read a graphic novel in a long time. After a little research I came across several interesting books:
DMZ - This was one I came across on Boing Boing. An interesting read and fairly dark, in a I really like the black, dark brown and dark gray color palette kind of way. I really like it and I'll continue to read it, but is there any possibility people can move their post-apocalyptic, civil war, post-modern industrial prison stories out of New York?
Invincible - This one is a slightly dark version of Superman. Costumed superhero - check, super strength - check, flying - check, unexpected twists - check. I was actually surprised when the big finale revealed itself and was engaging enough that I'll probably keep reading it.
Ex Machina - Another Boing Boing recommendation that I really liked. It wasn't at all what I thought it would be (costumed heroes, etc...), but instead its an interesting look at politics and consequences.
100 Bullets: First Shot, Last Call - Great concept of revenge, free from prosecution. Although the idea was great the execution was flawed. It felt clumsy and forced so I only bought the first two of the series.
Fables - Amazing. This reference gets bandied about quite a bit, but this is the new Sandman. Fantastic story lines, interesting characters and mature themes. After reading the first volume I bought the other eight the next day and finished them all in a couple of days. I'm hooked.
Yeah, so it's not Shakespeare or a great update, but there you go. The alternative is talking about this, which is a bit too depressing to consider right now, especially in light of the copycats.
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