Tag Archives: Kurt Busiek

Those who are closest to us can also be the ones who present us with the most difficult obstacles. I have to be honest, it’s hard to write tonight. It’s the last week of school and this time always brings out a great deal of emotions and I’m usually drained …

It’s the little details in life that make for a good day. I mean it. It’s a hard question for some people who feel overwhelmed by the dullness of routine and have lost a sense of excitement because of the predictable nature of their day. These are real issues for …

I have a firmly established tradition of hating that non-essential, utterly insignificant placeholder of a day called Tuesday. Save me, comics. For instance, yesterday’s morning consisted of discovering that the water bottle in my laptop bag was unsecured and flooded it along with my students’ marked work. We had a …

The way I saw things this week, the prominent message was perseverance. Life rarely works out the way you want it. If it does, it’s a blessing; take it and run like a thief in the night. However, if it shouldn’t, then those are the breaks, kids and you need …

I think the most worthwhile thing about writing this column is that I’m not restricted to reading one milieu. Variety really is the spice of life and it’s what makes life interesting. I read a variety of comics and while I enjoy the super-hero genre, I also enjoy comics that …

There’s a very present theme of love in the comic list this week. Maybe it’s because we’ve just come off Mother’s Day (and that always inspires memories of unabashed and unrestricted love in me) or maybe I’m just listening to too many 1981 music tracks on my Spotify account? Could …

The February blahs are pervasive. I don’t know about other sun-enriched places but up here, in the land of the ice and snow, we need a change from the dreary and cold routine. Which is why every new comic Wednesday is such a much-needed break in the middle of the …

I’m a geek and I write about entertainment. This week I had a conversation with a PR specialist who was trying to categorize me for her company’s database. Admittedly, it does look like I mostly write about comics – I write a weekly column, after all. But I also write …

It’s March Break for all of the students in this city, but even though I’m not in school, it’s a busy week for me. I’m prepping to run two panels at Fan Expo Canada’s Comicon in Toronto this weekend. Yup – I’ll be running a panel for Suicide Squad creator, …

Comics and sports are very similar with regards to the enthusiasts who follow them. True. That’s why you see sporting memorabilia sold at the same events where comic collectors can be found obsessing over their “got-its” and “need-its” to fill the holes in their collections. Whether it’s trading cards or …