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Calvin & Hobbes is great stuff, but I prefer The Far Side. Some of that stuff is so twistedly funny.
I used to get the Far Side desk callendars. I still have one page saved "The Insurance Salesman of the Opera."
Calvin & Hobbes is great stuff, but I prefer The Far Side. Some of that stuff is so twistedly funny.
"The Insurance Salesman of the Opera."
I've never seen that one, but I love it anyway. The title alone tells the story. You have to think (slightly) to get it, but then it becomes hysterical.
I'm working my way through "When Gravity Fails" by George Alec Effinger - cyberpunk sci-fi in an Arabic setting. It's a bit weird, but I find it interesting that he nails some Arabic/Muslim cultural characteristics, like how it's considered terribly rude just to say "no" to someone; instead you have to take the roundabout route, saying "I wish I could help you" and variations on that.
Currently (re-)reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
An Evil Guest - Gene Wolfe (Advance Readers Copy)
Lovecraft mets Blade Runner. This is a stand-alone supernatural horror novel with a 30s noir atmosphere.
Calvin & Hobbes is great stuff, but I prefer The Far Side. Some of that stuff is so twistedly funny.
He gets into characters and makes them believable on a level that eludes most writers, and he's one of the few writers who can write good dialog.