LUXURY

For the past three years, summer has been my most stressful, but also rewarding, season. I recently spent time in Ann Arbor going to a conference and seeing family and friends. Arrived back home, overcame some grad school hurdles, and now am about to crack open two new treasures: a Pentel pocket brush pen and a Wacom Intuos tablet.

While in Ann Arbor I stopped by the awesome Vault of Midnight and picked up James Stokoe's vibrant and gnarly Orc Stain. At home, I stopped by my local Borders (R.I.P.) and picked up the Ax alternative manga anthology. It's really inspiring to see such diverse styles. I was/am totally that kid that would hole up in the graphic novel section of Borders five times for every one time I bought something. I'm so sorry Borders!

Today I stopped by Isotope comics for the first time and was stunned by their DIY comics section. Now I wish to have my work there too. These new tools and beautiful books make me feel very lucky and excited for the rest of this summer.