Putting this together took it out of me, and I don’t have a handy link for comics featuring Nineveh the cat, but here’s the complete first draft of my book of Jonah, wherein you can see Nineveh the city, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
literature
Yes, I know Kafka’s first name was Franz, not Frank, but I’m following in the footsteps of his Brieffreundin Milena Jesenská—author, translator, and Nazi resister—who called him Frank in her letters. (Somewhat similarly, Edgar Allan Poe once referred to himself,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I will never tire of referring to Kafka’s brothel patronage. Or of drawing his hair. It tends to change size and shape from panel to panel, which is fitting for him.
If you want some suggestions about how to help repudiate fascism, I recommend checking out Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg. Rosenberg gained some renown last year for being one of the loudest voices questioning the “red wave” narrative that turned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This story first appeared in the New Yorker in January 24, 1931. I have mentioned James Thurber here before, specifically my theory that he’s what Franz Kafka would have been had Franz Kafka been a gentile from Columbus, Ohio, rather than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first four verses of 2 Samuel 12, wherein the prophet Nathan gives King David the business. I like this parable; it’s short and savage and has a lot of applications. Don’t be the person who takes a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I forgot to mention this last week when I told you to validate my existence, but if you wait until October 1 to validate my existence, you can get a physical copy of Wyngraf 4 that you can hold in your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of those comics that’s a response to a specific thing I noticed that may or may not stick in anyone else’s craw, which means I don’t know if anyone else will understand what I’m getting at. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…