I love it when something Riverdale-related just falls in my lap in time for Archie Thursday. Canadian Cartoonist extraordinaire Kate Beaton combines two of my favourite things in one post; Archie comics and Heritage Minutes. I’m looking forward to swiping one of Beaton’s new books next week at the Toronto Comics Art Festival.

2009 is quickly becoming the greatest year of my life.

Herriman is blinded by science, from Don Marquis’ the lives and times of archy and mehitabel.

Nagy, son of Nagy, has taken his love for both kitties and fumetti and combined them into a force to be reckoned with. Introducing, Kitty Rancher!

For my favourite math teacher, from Jonah Hex #21 by Michael Fleisher and Vincente Alcazar.

Herriman demonstrates why goats rule in this illustration for Don Marquis’ the lives and times of archy and mehitabel.

Just finished off a Man With No Name marathon, so that’s one more thing to cross off the bucket list. I’m not very ambitious. I didn’t realize it going in, but having it take place on a Sunday was oddly nostalgic. Good times, and a great excuse to post a Lee Van Cleef beer commercial.

J. and I visited a local comic shop I hadn’t been to in ages, not since it moved from its original location. I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I walked away with something even better; Tex, The Lonesome Rider by Claudio Nizzi and Joe Kubert. I haven’t finished it yet, but I couldn’t wait to share a few of the many treasures found in over 200 glorious pages of a black-and-white Kubert western.