R.I.P. COMICKS

by twiststreet on August 1, 2022 at 3:26 pm

R.I.P. COMICKS

R.I.P. Comicks is an anthology of 6-page comics.

Art was created by “Artificial Intelligence,” specifically the Midjourney system. For those curious about that fact, I prepared a brief Production Note which you can find HERE.

New episodes will be released on a Weekly Basis, usually on Mondays.

6: THE FINAL EPISODES

R.I.P. Comicks #26 — “MAN’S NOW” (1/2/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #27 — “RUN, MOTHERFUCKER” (1/4/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #28 — “BOP CITY SUMMER” (1/9/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #29 — “HELLRACER” (1/11/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #30 — “ALIBI FOR HIRE” (1/16/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #31 — “THE TOURISTS” (1/18/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #32 — “WHAT”S THERE TO REGRET?” (1/23/2023)

R.I.P. Comicks #33 — “THE FINALE” (1/25/2023)

5: “THE THEORY QUARTET”

R.I.P. Comicks #22 — “THE CONVENTION” (12/5/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #23 — “FRENCH KNIFE” (12/12/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #24 — “INVADERS FROM ELSEWHERE” (12/19/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #25 — “GHOST TRAINS” (12/26/2022)

4: “SCENES FROM A SPY MOVIE”

R.I.P. Comicks #18 — “SCENES FROM A SPY MOVIE: FOREVER IS A VERB” (11/7/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #19 — “SCENES FROM A SPY MOVIE: DIAMONDS UNTIL YOU DIE” (11/14/2022)

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R.I.P. Comicks #20 — “SCENES FROM A SPY MOVIE: DIE YOURSELF DEAD” (11/21/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #21 — “SCENES FROM A SPY MOVIE: HIS MAJESTY’S COBRA HEART” (11/28/2022)

3: THE CRIME COMICS

R.I.P. Comicks #13 — “FAN FICTION” (10/3/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #14 — “YOU ALWAYS RUN AWAY” (10/10/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #15 — “THE PARK JOB” (10/17/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #16 — “BET ON VICE, GAMBLE ON SIN” (10/24/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #17 — “DEATH GREETS THE WICKED” (10/31/22)

2: THE SCIENCE FICTION COMICS

R.I.P. Comicks #7 — “THE LAST GOODBYE” (8/29/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #8 — “DEATHRAY DESTINY” (9/9/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #9 — “EVENTS OF THE FUTURE AND THEN HOW THEY’LL BE REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES” (9/9/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #10 — “THE TRUE CRIMES OF CYBORG ASSASSINS” (9/12/22)

R.I.P. COMICKS #11 — “THE FOREVER CONDITION” (9/19/2022)

R.I.P. COMICKS #12 — “THE CRANIUM NUNS” (9/26/2022)

1: THE HORROR COMICS

R.I.P. Comicks #1 — “THEY WILL INHERIT HELL” (8/1/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #2 — “THE PARTY AND ITS GUESTS” (8/1/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #3 — “THE HOSPITAL HUNTERS” (8/8/2022)

R.I.P. Comicks #4 — “THE LEASE” (8/15/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #5 — “DON’T WAKE THE BABY” (8/22/22)

R.I.P. Comicks #6 — “NEED MORE ROAD” (8/22/22)

RECOMMENDATIONS

IF LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT “CRIME FICTION” EXPERIENCE, YOU MIGHT PREFER:

TELEVISION: the Wikipedia episode guide for just about any television detective show or syndicated “action” show. Season 2 of crime/romance-classic JUSTIFIED. Roald Dahl and William Fay’s Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode “The Man from the South.”
MOVIES: Greg Mottola’s Confess, Fletch. Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun. Alex and Benjamin Brewer’s The Trust. John Michael Mcdonagh’s The Guard. Michael Ritchie’s Prime Cut.
PROSE: Megan Abbott’s Dare Me. Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead. Donald Westlake’s Trust Me on This. Ellen Raskin’s The Westing Game. Raymond Chandler’s The Little Sister.
NON-FICTION: The November 4, 2013 Los Angeles Times story Tomahawk-throwing Champion Chases Burglar from Home with Ax and the November 5, 2013 follow-up article Tomahawk-thrower who chased thief from home: “I hit what I aim for.” Paul Schrader’s Notes on Film Noir. Quentin Tarantino discussing Pauline Kael’s review of Band of Outsiders.
POETRY: Weldon Kees’s “Crime Club.” The Bomb Magazine excerpt “16 Poems by Roberto Bolaño.”
SONGS: Bobby Pickett’s “The Monster Mash.”
OTHER: When the officer tries to fly like Superman in this video. This LA Times Headline.

IF LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT SCIENCE FICTION EXPERIENCE, YOU MIGHT PREFER SOMETHING ELSE:

TELEVISION: Dan Liu, Davy Perez and Beau DeMayo’s Star Trek – Strange New Worlds episode “Momento Mori“. Darin Morgan’s X-Files episode “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat.” (I just started watching Peter Ocko’s Moonhaven).
MOVIES: Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s Prospect. Jordan Peele’s Nope. Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report. Riley Stearns’s Dual. Kogonada’s After Yang. Leos Carax’s Mauvais Sang. Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess.
PROSE: Harlan Ellison’s short story “Run for the Stars.” Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man. Marc Laidlaw’s “400 Boys.” Bruce Sterling and Lew Shiner’s “Mozart in Mirrorshades.” Michael Swanwick and William Gibson’s “Dogfight.“
NON-FICTION: Emily St. James’s “How Twitter Can Ruin a Life — Isabel Fall’s sci-fi story I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter drew the ire of the internet. This is what happened next“. Bruce Sterling’s Cheap Truth.
POETRY: Edwin Rolfe’s “A Poem to Delight My Friends who Laugh at Science-Fiction.” Brian Patten’s “Where Are You Now, Batman?” (a secret and under-acknowledged foundation-stone for all modern superhero comics).
SONGS: Bobby Pickett’s “The Monster Mash.”
OTHER: For small jolts of sci-fi aesthetics, consider (a) music videos, e.g., Charlie Tyrell’s video for Harrison’s Akira (a couple seconds of which are NSFW), Chris Cunningham’s classic video for Bjork’s All is Full of Love, Hayao Miyazaki’s sublime video for Chage & Aska’s On Your Mark, or Ringan Ledwidge’s derivative-but-still-fun video for Massive Attack’s Voodoo in My Blood and Rosamund Pike’s work in it OR (b) commercial work, e.g., Chris Cunningham’s Mental Wealth, David Lynch’s Welcome to the Third Space, David Fincher’s Zero-City, or of course, Ridley Scott’s 1984. (Jonathan Glazer did my favorite commercial ever with Levi’s “Odyssey” but it’s not science fiction).

IF LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT HORROR EXPERIENCE, YOU MIGHT PREFER SOMETHING ELSE:

TELEVISION: Robert & Michelle King’s Evil (Paramount+). M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant (Apple+).
MOVIES: Oz Perkins’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter. Ana Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home at Night. Aneesh Chaganty’s Run. Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s You’re Next.
PROSE: Kelly Link’s short story “I Can See Right Through You.” Julia Armfield’s “Stop Your Women’s Ears with Wax” (not online, though her story “Scream Queen” is). Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks from Hell (nonfiction). Marisha Pessl’s Night Film.
POETRY: Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s “Miss You. Would Like to Take a Walk With You“.
SONGS: Bobby Pickett’s “The Monster Mash.”
OTHER: I haven’t gone to Toronto’s brand-new Little Ghosts horror-specialty bookstore because I don’t live in Toronto. But I greatly enjoy their online presence— I just find their enthusiasm quite infectious. And I just think specialty bookstores are especially lovable places in the world, generally, whatever the genre or specialty may be.