expatNERD

Category: Solicitations

  • 29 – Preparations

    29 – Preparations

    Welcome back fellow expatNERDs as we see a glimpse of Curt’s past, from his perspective of course, as he prepares to undertake an…err undertaking.

    I do know Garth Ennis was at the San Diego Comic Con in 1999 before it became THE San Diego Comic Con of today. Many people do forget or do not realize, that even before the comic book movies and other pop culture megaliths invaded the con, it was one of the trademark cons to visit back in the day. If you have any doubt, head on over to Rob Liefeld’s Robservations podcast who speaks fondly of it and discusses conventions as a whole. From when he was a child when his father took him to them to the current time as an established comic book artist and creator. It’s a fascinating and insightful episode from one of the legends in the biz. I linked to the Spotify listing but you can also find the same pod on Apple and other places as well.

    Finally, this will ramp up to some pretty interesting places. We are looking at Garth Ennis’ work after all. Some of the upcoming strips will have to be indicated as 18+ when we post them on our socials so please keep that in mind as we move forward.

    As always, hope you’re rocking the summer and I will give this to Franka on Thursday for her weekly recommendation.

    Ciao,

    -Marv

    P.S. Yes, Panel 3 is a direct swipe from the How the Grinch Stole Christmas Special. But Franka told me when she created this comic and though about Curt actually making his own costume, the Grinch just kept popping her head, so what a great opportunity to sneak in a tribute to something that we both love.

  • 28 – Trauma

    28 – Trauma

    What a sneaky and appropriate way to kick off the Curt storyline aye? You think it is about us, and our love for Asterix and Obelix. But then someone has to make it about him, and here we go.

    Look, I like to think of myself as a compassionate person. When someone is hurting, I will be the guy who runs for that glass of water, or pillow, or whatever is needed at the time. And of course when someone tells me their woes and are baiting me for that inevitable, ‘what’s wrong?’ or ‘do you want to talk about it?’ follow-up question, I will take the bait. Every time.

    Franka is keeping this storyline pretty close to herself, so I do not know where it is going. But if it is about Curt, I know it is going to go somewhere you least suspect or you really do not want to go. But we are going there. Heaven help us.

    Finally, a bit of housekeeping. Since expatNERD is located in Europe, location still undisclosed, we are coming up to vacation season. Luckily, Franka is quite ahead, and she has everything scheduled for when we are both on vacation. The only thing that might not happen is the ‘Comic’ page might not be updated at the appropriate time and in the appropriate way…or the big comic on the main page might not be changed. But internet and technology willing, whilst being in the middle of nowhere…I hope this will still happen.

    But until then, as we go on our respective vacations and consume our summer movies, I wish you all a wonderful and safe vacation period!

    Ciao,

    -Marv