To the reader familiar with Tyrell Cannon’s Gary cycle, “Mercy,” from Simon #1 is a different work, an interesting work.

Alex sits down… at his laptop, and conducts a digital interview with Kate Glasheen of Bandage.

Middle school was the first time I encountered the notion that immortality might not be all it’s cracked up to be. We were to write an essay answer to the question: “Which would you rather have: immortality or infinite money?”

This is a discussion of themes from the webcomic Yellow Peril. If you would like to put it in context, check out Dave’s review of Yellow Peril first.

This is a discussion of Sweet Tooth, meaning there are likely to be spoilers. If you don’t want to spoil the story, check out Alex’s review of Sweet Tooth. In this discussion: Alex Jarvis dissects the art of Sweet Tooth.

Expanding on the point made in the beginning paragraph, speculative/alternative/”What-If” fiction can be divided into at least three categories: Realist-esque: These types begin with a historical event, create a plausible stimulus that changes the outcome and creates a radically different timeline still grounded in real world mechanics. A good example would be Harry Turtledove, who [...]

This is a discussion of Daytripper, meaning there are likely to be spoilers. If you don’t want to spoil the story, check out Alex’s review. In this discussion: Daytripper is not a story about death. It is a story about life, using death as a framing device that we are all familiar with, albeit on different levels.