It's got a lot of kendo DNA, but it's also relatively slow and "soft" compared to an actual match imo, and definitely making choices for clarity and theatrics.

Yeah, the G.I. Joe episode kind of made that uncertainty of "the group" more palpable, with the Dean, Chang, Duncan, and Hickey being outside of it, at least in Jeff's mind (that ep also felt like a bit of a lost opportunity for Shirley, again — if it's from the POV of Jeff, "Three Kids" doesn't really fit as his…

relegating her to the sidelines during crucial scenes in the finale

I went to one of her reading/narration/signings — well, more accurately, I found out she was doing one 5 minutes into it and 20 minutes away, so I saw the portion on Fun Home, at least.

a Masaaki Yuasa-Jim Woodring collection

I see my red meat, I must have it painted black…

They're the Alternate-mans.

As an ex-Illinoisian, the mere mention of Colonial's makes me crave a chicken sandwich slathered in Sweet Baby Ray's and an Oreo mouse sundae. Nice choice, and good luck!

Aww, I have a huge soft spot for Archie. I'd read and re-read my older sister's collection that had a lot of '60s-'70s stories and reprints, and really loved (and mostly still do) certain artists with a lot of output in that era and beyond (Dan DeCarlo, Samm Schwartz, Bob Bolling, Harry Lucey, Bob White, and (sigh) Al…

I tried replying to your comment above yesterday that included a link to the original tumblr post I think you're referring to, but it hasn't passed moderation yet (it's been a while since I commented, any idea how long it usually takes? or if there's an indication that it's been moderated and found wanting?)…

Maybe this one? (also includes redraw of Land cover)

Well, now here's a little trick to help you remember. Dressed like Cinderella, he's a crossdressing fella. Acts like he should be crowned, you're in drag queen town!

Crossdressers simply wear clothing associated with the opposite sex, while drag queens/kings generally exaggerate opposite gender roles and characteristics in dress and persona to perform or entertain (some performers blur or play around with gender, though).

Thanks for sharing — it was enjoyable, but yeah, the last line doesn't work for me, either. It trumpets the already horrific subtext in a way that broke my suspension of disbelief rather than playing believably into the alien-ness of The Thing, even with the earlier set-up for it. But up until then, The Thing's mix of…

"We use lady weapons! Engulfing weapons!"

You're welcome! Some of the early versions are floating around YouTube as well. Here's one with full lyrics in the description:

My first run-in with it was in the learn-to-draw-perspective comic Perspective! by David Chelsea, who draws himself in it as teacher to a student. At one point, they go into a locker room to change, except Chelsea also starts taking off his skin to show the underlying muscular and skeletal structure. The student,…

Gah, Edward Gorey's art for the Bellairs books. Our local library had small, worn paperback editions which shrank the illustrations down (especially the back cover) and made some of the already vague and tiny details harder to see or understand at a glance. It was wonderfully chilling to have the significance of the…

He did do a cover/rearrangement of a 1920s tune called 'T Ain't No Sin for The Black Rider album, with William S. Burroughs doing vocals. Sample lyrics from Waits' version (though not much different from the original):

You are awesome for doing so. Grad school TAs who did the same under similar circumstances were the saving grace in undergrad.