Yesterday was my favorite DC character other than Rex The Wonder Dog (who I need to start a new con sketchbook for, although the problem with Rex is that he is a dog and fairly easy to draw; any good Rex sketch, of course, has him doing appropriately Wonder Dog things, which means more complex […]

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Aug

MGK’s Brainiac Five Convention Sketchbook

Posted by MGK Published in Comics

I am a big fan of dedicated-character convention sketchbooks, and last year – the first year I really had enough disposable income to start a proper con sketchbook – I decided to get a couple of dedicated-character sketchbooks going. These are taken from the first of my two sketchbooks, and it features one of my […]

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Aug

In the valley of the nerds

Posted by MGK Published in General Nerd Crap

My recap of Fan Expo is up at Torontoist. In the next couple days I’m hoping to get up scans from my convention sketchbooks, because there are some goddamned awesome Brainiac 5s and Doctor Stranges out there. I think next year I’ll do a Rex the Wonder Dog sketchbook as well. (Of course, by next […]

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Aug

TV people have discovered it is in fact more difficult to spell a word when you are being squirted in the face with gunk

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Aug

part seven, pages six and seven

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

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Aug

A thought

Posted by MGK Published in Gaming

Between the strange ape-skeleton monster, the complete lack of cooperation with spatial geography as we commonly understand it, and the inevitable death of your character, clearly Temple Run 2 is in fact secretly part of the Cthulhu mythos, and your intrepid adventurer is fleeing through the weird geography of an alternate dimension, completely unaware that […]

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Aug

okay what the hell JJ Abrams

Posted by MGK Published in Bad Comedy, Conversations, It's The Youtube

FLAPJACKS: So we have stars. Is this Star Trek? Or Star Wars? MGK: I doubt it. If it was an established franchise this would make sure all the nerds knew it was an established franchise, right? There would be some ambiguity, but by the end of the trailer there would be an “oh that’s exciting” […]

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Aug

Want to feel old? Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine for FOURTEEN YEARS.

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Aug

part seven, page five

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

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Aug

Rainy season

Posted by MGK Published in Things Best Left Unsaid

“I don’t know what we’re going to do.” Van Deesen had been saying this, again and again, under his breath, for the last twenty minutes, and Lopez was frankly tired of it. This was the problem with rich kids, she thought. One real problem, one real problem, and they all go to pot. Unfortunately Van […]

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Aug

this is my current new favorite song

Posted by MGK Published in Muzak

Someone on Twitter was saying “it’s never too late, the lead singer of this band got a law degree and a Master’s in journalism and worked as a journalist and now she’s a singer,” but in fact she is 25 and UK law degrees can be had at the bachelor’s level (e.g. are not advanced […]

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Aug