The unsolicited inspiration of an unmoored post-grad via comic books about cats.

     After a long absence from any comic shops, a rough day guided me back towards my "happy place." That happy place is Comics, Toons, 'n Toys in Tustin, Ca. Tustin, as in the city of the box factory that John Locke from LOST worked at before his walkabout. I was pretty aimless when I first walked in but I was determined to grab something, anything really, off the shelf to that I could use to distract myself from the post-college graduation blues I had been experiencing. I ended up getting the biggest and relatively cheapest compilations I could find. The mixture of simple lines and tweaky doodles of 'King City' by Brandon Graham caught my eye and was what I went home with--and a T-shirt that says 'Science is the new Rock and Roll.' Zero research. Literally judging a book by it's cover.

(That's ok to do with comics though... I mean... right?)

     I was pleasantly surprised by how hooked I got. Dragging this "424 page catmonster" around with me was heavy but worth it. I later found out that it is listed as one of the top indie comics amongst Scott Pilgrim and Orc Stain. After the second read through of King City, I decided to do some research and find out what else this Brandon fella has been up to. HERE'S A LINK to what I found. Since reading through Mr.Graham's blog, hearing his story about getting King City Published, and checking out some of the stuff that inspires him I have equally been inspired to start sharing, once more, the things that inspire me. A la the reason for this post. With that said, here we go.