Comics vs. Film

"One of the things I don't like about film is its incredible immersive quality. It's kind of bullying — it's very big, it's very flashy, it's got a lot of weight and it throws it around almost to the detriment of the rest of our culture. And I have gotten tired of lazy critics who, when they want to insult a film, they'll say it has 'comic book characters' or a 'comic book plot' — using 'comic book' as code for 'illiterate'. I'm not going to claim all comic books are literate — there's a lot of rubbish out there. But there have been some very literate comic books done over the last 20 years, some marvelous ones. And to actually read a comic, you do have to be able to read, which is not something you can say about watching a film. So as for which medium is literate, give me comics any day."
- Alan Moore

Cass Corridor - the Weekly Strip

Sunday, March 19, 2006 marked the debut of Cass Corridor the Weekly Strip, which picks up where Book One left off. Rona Eden, our intrepid journalist, faces the dilemma of her life. Having come across the story of the century, she has to decide whether to bury or reveal the Hooded Lady's startling secret.

Unlike Chapters 1-8, this story will unfold in the vein of a newspaper comic strip, with weekly updates roughly 1-2 pages in length. The first installment is already up, and the next update will be this Sunday, and the next the following Sunday, and so on.

As always, feedback is welcome.

Eleanor Rigby, Father McKenzie, Stag Lee, & Billy Lyons

The names Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie are, of course, taken from the famous Beatles tune.

Stag Lee and Billy Lyons are historical figures whose exploits have been chronicled in numerous songs from the American folk music tradition.

Now, you might have noticed that these also happen to be names of characters in Cass Corridor. And you may be wondering... what's up with that?

Stay tuned...