“That should be enough right there, but I also think Brian’s fighting a phantom argument against members of the 2003 blogosphere when he stresses the importance of the DM in terms of the overall sales landscape.” – Tom Spurgeon

“Such is life as a has-been “luminary of the Comics Blogosphere”". – Johnny Bacardi

Apropos of nothing, wonderfully creepy image by Jim Rugg for Sleazy Slice #3 (link NSFW).

When I first started comic blogging nearly six years ago, it was as a progression from my experiences on comic book message boards, particularly Barbelith. Now it appears that members of that board are making the leap into comic blogging themselves, with the launch of Mindless Ones (via Journalista). The highlight so far may be an in-depth look at Hellblazer #51, the comic which cemented an obsession with laundromats that I carry with me to this day.