Michael Avolio
@michaelavolio.bsky.social
Silver Spring, MD
Indie cartoonist making comics.
Autistic and in constant physical pain.
Former theater artist. Forever cinephile.
Buy my comics and paintings at michaelavolio.etsy.com. Support my comics work at patreon.com/michaelavolio.
Indie cartoonist making comics.
Autistic and in constant physical pain.
Former theater artist. Forever cinephile.
Buy my comics and paintings at michaelavolio.etsy.com. Support my comics work at patreon.com/michaelavolio.
You're welcome! Thanks for designing such a cool pen! :)
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
You're welcome! Thanks for designing such a cool pen! :)
Haha. That guy has no soothing place to go because he brings aggravation with him Hollywood EVERYWHERE.
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Haha. That guy has no soothing place to go because he brings aggravation with him Hollywood EVERYWHERE.
Yeah. That's especially weird considering Ramsay's previous work. All her features have involved issues that could be seen as hot topics of some sort, and none of them are about providing answers. It's part of why she's one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Yeah. That's especially weird considering Ramsay's previous work. All her features have involved issues that could be seen as hot topics of some sort, and none of them are about providing answers. It's part of why she's one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.
Glad to help! :)
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Glad to help! :)
I've ordered online from a French comic shop before, & I place an order once a year or so from Amazon France to grab a few French comics (consolidating to make the shipping cost lighter per book than if I bought just one), & that's when I buy the blanc et noir stuff, plus untranslated Trondheim, etc
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've ordered online from a French comic shop before, & I place an order once a year or so from Amazon France to grab a few French comics (consolidating to make the shipping cost lighter per book than if I bought just one), & that's when I buy the blanc et noir stuff, plus untranslated Trondheim, etc
I love artist editions too, of course. But the clarity of the strictly b&w books is beautiful & in some ways easier to learn from. I mean, studying Mignola's linework, I don't actually need to know how the big areas of black are uneven because of the ink, you know? I already know how THAT works.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I love artist editions too, of course. But the clarity of the strictly b&w books is beautiful & in some ways easier to learn from. I mean, studying Mignola's linework, I don't actually need to know how the big areas of black are uneven because of the ink, you know? I already know how THAT works.
There's something I like about the b&w editions even more than artist editions for the purposes of enjoying the artwork, because you don't have variation in the black areas or any correction white, it's just the black linework intended by the artist before the colors are involved. Great to study.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There's something I like about the b&w editions even more than artist editions for the purposes of enjoying the artwork, because you don't have variation in the black areas or any correction white, it's just the black linework intended by the artist before the colors are involved. Great to study.
I can't read French but sometimes buy those French editions that are oversized hardcovers in black & white ("blanc et noir"). I've got two or three Mignola Hellboy books like that, Daniel Warren Johnson's Do a Powerbomb!, that Batman comic John Paul Leon did with Kurt Busiek, & some Moebius/Giraud.
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I can't read French but sometimes buy those French editions that are oversized hardcovers in black & white ("blanc et noir"). I've got two or three Mignola Hellboy books like that, Daniel Warren Johnson's Do a Powerbomb!, that Batman comic John Paul Leon did with Kurt Busiek, & some Moebius/Giraud.
Yeah. I think he was mostly a stage actor. Have you seen I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang? Harrowing performance in that. Same year as Scarface. Unfortunately based on a true story.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Yeah. I think he was mostly a stage actor. Have you seen I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang? Harrowing performance in that. Same year as Scarface. Unfortunately based on a true story.
Electrifying and really weird! Haha. Cagney and Robinson were commanding presences in other '30s gangster films, but Muni's version is a total weirdo. Fantastic performance.
My second favorite pre-code film after Baby Face, and my second favorite '30s gangster film after The Roaring Twenties.
My second favorite pre-code film after Baby Face, and my second favorite '30s gangster film after The Roaring Twenties.
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Electrifying and really weird! Haha. Cagney and Robinson were commanding presences in other '30s gangster films, but Muni's version is a total weirdo. Fantastic performance.
My second favorite pre-code film after Baby Face, and my second favorite '30s gangster film after The Roaring Twenties.
My second favorite pre-code film after Baby Face, and my second favorite '30s gangster film after The Roaring Twenties.
Thank you! You too, Farran! We're lucky to have you here for this series. See you tomorrow! :)
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Thank you! You too, Farran! We're lucky to have you here for this series. See you tomorrow! :)
Oh, interesting, thanks! I had no idea!
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Oh, interesting, thanks! I had no idea!
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
Yeah, that's something that makes Columbo a great example in the Holmes lineage. He's delightfully odd (& like Holmes probably also autistic).
November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yeah, that's something that makes Columbo a great example in the Holmes lineage. He's delightfully odd (& like Holmes probably also autistic).
Ah, right - Hanna even takes the same drug, haha! I read the Heat screenplay sometime in the late '90s or early '00s - a friend of mine bought a printed copy somewhere & lent it to me, & I feel like the omission of Hanna's drug use was the biggest change between script & final film.
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ah, right - Hanna even takes the same drug, haha! I read the Heat screenplay sometime in the late '90s or early '00s - a friend of mine bought a printed copy somewhere & lent it to me, & I feel like the omission of Hanna's drug use was the biggest change between script & final film.
(And the writers to their credit also embraced the weirdness - I think they introduced us to the character while he was on cocaine, which is accurate to the original stories but often omitted from adaptations. A bold opening salvo.)
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
(And the writers to their credit also embraced the weirdness - I think they introduced us to the character while he was on cocaine, which is accurate to the original stories but often omitted from adaptations. A bold opening salvo.)
So many Holmes performances make him a rather dry character, or at least shave off the weirdness. But Brett embraced the weirdness.
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So many Holmes performances make him a rather dry character, or at least shave off the weirdness. But Brett embraced the weirdness.
Yeah, I would've enjoyed seeing them all, though Julia would've been my top choice for Dracula of those four. I wish he'd been in the movie instead of Langella, though Langella was good.
Brett's Holmes is one of my favorite acting performances of all time.
Brett's Holmes is one of my favorite acting performances of all time.
November 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yeah, I would've enjoyed seeing them all, though Julia would've been my top choice for Dracula of those four. I wish he'd been in the movie instead of Langella, though Langella was good.
Brett's Holmes is one of my favorite acting performances of all time.
Brett's Holmes is one of my favorite acting performances of all time.