Right when you open the book, you’ll notice the gorgeous art. Stokoe’s hyper detailed, over the top style fleshes out this fantasy landscape beautifully. His orcs, while reminiscent of the classic orc, have Stokoe’s distinct flair to them. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Stokoe book without some sort of odd contraption, and his awesome “Gurpa Safe” is exquisitely detailed and awesome. And for the first time, COLOR! Yes, it is true, the entire book is colored. While his style looks amazing in black and white, it is perfectly suited for the multi-tonal world of color. The reds, the purples, the greens; the color palette in this book absolutely amazing. They make the world pop, giving it a feeling a permanent violence and uncertainty.  

            Some people have given me some shit for how I first the about book (@stormantic and @jamessime), which was well deserved. To be honest, when I first finished this sucker, I was a little disappointed. I walked into it with certain expectations. I expected the off the wall, high concept story that was Wonton Soup. That’s not what Orc Stain is. Sure, there are some bits in there that are distinctly Stokoe, I wanted more of those insanely absurd, “sex-bear” moments. And in that regard, the book didn’t deliver. However, upon further reflection, I don’t think I gave the book a fair read. I was looking at it as a successor to Wonton Soup, when in reality, it’s a whole different beast. Not only is the format completely different, which completely changes the pacing, but the entire STORY is different. Orc Stain has a much more defined direction than Wonton Soup does/did. Stokoe has a clear idea about where he wants this to go. As much as I enjoy Wonton Soup, it is a series of vignettes, linked together by an amazing overarching story. Orc Stain, so far, seems like a pretty linear story. Albeit, we’re only one issue in and it’s hard to tell what’s really going to happen.

            I highly recommend this book. It’s what I look for in a comic: amazing art, fantastic story, crazy concepts and genuinely makes me laugh. The main thing that this book suffered from is how short it was. Perhaps suffered isn’t the write word, but rather I wasn’t used to Stokoe writing in the issue format. Once we’re a couple issues in, I can see this being one of my favorite series. I look forward to more orcy goodness!

Orc Stain is a comic book written, drawn and colored by James Stokoe and published by Image Comics. It retails for $2.99 (American) at your local comic book shop.



1. Digital Suicide by Heartsrevolution
2. We Run LA by Dr. Hollywood
3. Hummer by Foals
4. Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex by Cansei De Ser Sexy  
5. Daniel Johnston Was Stabbed In the Heart With the Moondagger By the King of Darkness and His Ghost Is Writing This Song As a Warning to All of Us by Deastro
6. Up All Night by French Horn Rebellion
7. Don’t Slow Down by Matt & Kim
8. Elmo’s Wish by Gil Mantera’s Party Dream
9. Nrrrd Grrrl by MC Chris
10. New In Town (Fred Falke Remix) by Little Boots
11. Kennedy by Ratatat
12. Wallflowers by MC Frontalot
13. Who’s That Girl by Robyn
14. Think I Wanna Die by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

I have to say, that Deastro song has one of the best names ever.

Ohh. And here's an amazing print done by Jamie McKelvie. Too bad its sold out. Sad Face.



Ahhh. So the trip is coming to a conclusion. Bittersweet. It's been fun, but I look forward to getting back State-side. God knows it'll be more of a hassle, that whole "let's blow up a plane in Detroit" hulabaloo. I like that word. Hulabaloo. Probably not spelling it right.

Today I broke off on my own again. Left to my own devices, I'll do what I do regardless of where I am: eat and nerd out. First stop was a falafel house across the river, credited for the best falafel in Paris. It did not dissapoint. Probably the best 5 euro, or US equivalent, Ive spent in a long while. I will include a picture of it's awesomeness. Then, it was a trip to Album, a total comic/actio figure store. Right up my alley. I was able to pick up a good deal of last weeks books, only missing out on a few (Chew, off the top of my head). I continues to cruise around, looking at the various action figures and statues that I had only seen online before. I left Album, only to end up in a tabletop game store, focusing on figurines like Warhammer. However, they did carry Magic cards. French Magic cards. I bought a couple of packs, and will probably end up going back for some more.

I had to kill a bit more time. My grandma had gone for a walk and had the only key back into the apartment. I wandered onto thebil Saint Louise (spell check?), and just decides to cruise around. We had stayed in a hotel on the island before, and it's one main drag was quite familiar. I ended up at Berthillon (again, not sure on the spelling), a French ice creamery famous for it's frozen treats. Slightly suprising, don't really associate the French with ice cream, as much as you would, say, Italians. Nevertheless, it was quite good. I enjoyed a two flavored cone of peach and litchi. The litchi was amazing, but I don't know if I'd go back or seconds on the peach.

After consuming my frosty treat I stil had an hour or so to kill. I wandered into Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, an American bookseller run by and expat. Pretty famous I think. Found it a little too snug and crowded to really be able to look around. I headed out and found a bench next to a main drag. I plopped down and cracked open the newest issue of Guardians of the Galaxy. Man, they can't get a break. And poor Moondragon. Anyways, by then I felt ii had waited a sufficient amount of time, and walked back to the apartment. I saw my grandma on the way and we headed inside.

So that was my day. Just got back from an amazing dinner. Awesome roasted pork shoulder. Again, I'm posting this from my phone, so please forgive any mistakes. Gonna include a couple of pics from the day. Enjoy!

PS- I had to include the pics of myBerry. French froyo was too funny to pass up a pic. Woulda tried some, but they were closed

Merry Christmas everyone! I'm over across the pond in Paris. Sounds a lot cooler than it probably is. Christmas isn't that festive, due to the whole being away from home and what not. Example: I had a gyro today for lunch. It was tasty, but it ain't no Christmas goose. Not that I normally eat goose on Jesus' birthday, just sayin.

But yeah, it's been fun. Went out for a walk by myself earlier. It was quite delightful. Got food for one, and gotta cruise at my own pace while pumpin the jams. Took a couple of photos while I was walking. Excuse the quality, dang iPhone camera.

I "bwahahaha-ed" quite hard at the juice sign. The painting and the mod furniture store I just thought were amazingly cool. When I get my own bachelor pad, that's what decking it out with. Art and mod furniture. And old speakers.

Ohh a little note: first time publishing via my phone, so please excuse any mistakes, I'll go back and edit on the computron later.

1. Everywhere I go – Hollywood Undead
2. Listen to Your Body Tonight – Black Kids
3. I Wish – The Secret Handshake
4. Digital Love – Daft Punk
5. Orlando Bloom (RAC Remix) – Femme Generation
6. Beaches and Friends (Hey Champ Remix) – French Horn Rebellion
7. Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above – Cansei de Ser Sexy
8. Fix Up, Look Sharp – Dizzee Rascal
9. Hummer – Foals
10. Who’s That Girl – Robyn
11. Music – She
12.  Here (In Your Arms) [Club Mix] – Hellogoodbye
13. Pull Shapes – The Pipettes (RAC Remix where available)
14. Atlantis to Interzone – Klaxons
15. Beat Control – Tilly and the Wall
16. In For The Kill – La Roux
17. Kids – MGMT
18. Ice Cream – New Young Pony Club
19. Don’t Trust Me – 3OH!3
20. Sleepyhead – Passion Pit
21. Tokyo Drift – Teriyaki Boyz
22. One More Time – Daft Punk
23. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

What’s better than living office supplies? Knowing that you’re better than everyone else.

”...and over here you’ll find my rare collection of fountain pens.”

“I say, Lord Desmond! It’s ever so good of you to give us this guided tour of your pen collection! I’m ever so enjoying it.”

“Think nothing of it, your Dukeship. I’m always pleased to help educate your daughter, the young Ladydukeship here. For her grace is like a delicate swan moving across the waters.”

“I HATE THIS PLACE! I HATE PENS! I’LL CUT YOU!”

“Yes. Clearly. Just like a swan.”

“Ripping sorry, good chap. My daughter’s at that unusual age, you know. Always into crazy things I can’t possibly understand.”

“OMG! YOU THINK I’M UNUSUAL? DADDY! YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT ME IN ALL THINGS! I’LL CUT YOU FOR THIS! I SWEAR I WILL!”

“Your Dukeship, if I might, I’d like to make your lovely daughter a present of a very rare item that has recently come into my possession. This 2009 Limited Edition Kooky Klicker, named after me, only comes with membership in the Kooky Fun Klub as part of the Kooky Fun Klub Kit. And, with your permission, I’d like to bestow this membership certificate upon her, making her a Kertified Kooky Fun Klub Kit Kid!”

“Desmond, have you gone all balmy? Have you lost the plot? Pull yourself together, man! What’s that language you’re speaking there?”

“Only the language of the youth, your Dukeship. Observe. Ahem, your ladyship? Did you know that the Kooky Fun Klub Kit comes with an official Klub lanyard, as well as shiny Bling stickers, a Kooky Klicker Checklist, a Klub Member Certificate, a window sticker, a button, and six wonderful Kooky Klicker Pens?”

“WHO CARES ABOUT A STUPID- WAIT, ARE THOSE PENS WITH HAIR AND EYES? THAT’S SO RANDOM! I LOVE THEM! I WANT THEM ALL!”

“That’s right, your ladyship. These six pens, plus the exclusive limited edition collectable pen that shares my name, all have crazy names like “Nyle” and “Isis” and “Ello Mum”.

“Desmond, I say! It’s working! My daughter seems drawn to them like a fly to a figgy pudding!”

“Yes, your Dukeship. And imagine how she’ll enjoy using her special web activation code to log on to the Kooky Fun Klub Kit website to get exclusive deals, games, activities, and meet other Kooky Fun Klub pen owners!

“Why, Desmond! What a great introduction to the complex world of pen collecting! You’ll have a knighthood for this, you will.”

“I WANT TO WRITE MY NAME ON THE MEMBER CERTIFICATE RIGHT NOW! DADDY, MAKE HIM GIVE ME DESMOND THE PEN OR I’LL CUT YOU FOR YOUR FAILURE TO DO SO!”

“You heard the lady, Des. Gosh, what an absolutely fantastic way to become a pen owner! All class and style and pomp and circumstance! That’s the kind of thing us aristocrats thrive on, you know. A club one can buy one’s way into.”

“Yes, your Dukeship. That’s what the Kooky Fun Klub Kit means. Exclusivity, for less.”

“I WANT TO PUT BLING STICKERS ON THE INCLUDED HANDSOME PLASTIC STAND, DADDY. AND THEN I WANT TO PUT THE STAND ON MY PONY, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONE BECAUSE I AM SO RICH AND WONDERFUL. SO TELL THE MAN TO BRING ME MY PONY IMMEDIATELY. OR I’LL CUT YOU! I’LL CUT YOU EVER SO RAPIDLY AND OFTEN UNTIL MY WISHES ARE FULFILLED!”

“Of course, princess, of course.”

“Ah, the innocence of childhood.”

“At least she’s doing well in English class.”

“SHALL I COMPARE THIS PEN TO A SUMMER’S DAY? I SHALL, AND IF THEY STOPPETH ME THEY SHALL BE SO CUT!”

“She hasn’t really done poetry yet, you see.”

“But it’s excellent that she’s clearly reading ahead.”

On another note, I recently recreated a tumblr account. I can be found at wllflwr.tumblr.com. Thought I’d be cool and ditch the vowels. I feel like I now have a tiered presence on the internet. The Twitter account helps me get thoughts and things I see out there, but can’t really go in depth. The Tumblr allows me to again put things out there, have them visible on the time on the page, but is still not quite as in depth as the blog. The Weekly Accident proper allows me to go all out descriptive on as much as I want, but usually lacks in quantity. So the blogs still here, but the Tumblr is another cool way to network.

            I’d say that through it all, there are two things that keep me sane: Friends and Comic Books. That sounds about right. Who can really argue with that logic? There are only a few people I can think of, but their opinions don’t matter, seeing how they’re communists and all. Friends are there to keep you grounded, and commiserate with you. Comics are there when you need to aliens go down a tear in the universe, only to wind up in an alternate dimension made up of evil magic. So as you can see, both pieces of the pie are different yet necessary.

            The new season of the “Venture Bros.” has been there for me too. I have to say, it’s a lot better than third season so far. Not to say the last season was bad, it just didn’t do it for me.  This fourth season though, so far so good. Some of the jokes have been awesome, and there are already some awesome quotes. My favorite thus far, “Prison is like being grounded for life. But instead of chores – butt sex.” So yeah. Check it out.

Enjoy the Season 4 teaser trailer!

Recently, I’ve acquired the albums by a group known as The French Horn Rebellion. Their sort of a cool electronica dance pop band. Super awesome. I credit artist Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram, Suburban Glamour) for alerting me of their existence. This friend is why twitter rules. In reality, I’ve only heard 3-4 songs actually by them. Most of the songs on the albums are  remixes, which isn’t to talk it down. Most of the remixes rule. They may not be quite as awesome as the original songs, but hey are great none the less. The group reminds a lot of Passion Pit, but a little less intense intense. Where Passion Pit has those vocals that can grind sometimes, this is very much more “bubble gum bliss”.  Definitely worth checking out. Especially if you like to groove. Expect another comic-centric post soon. Cause those happen a lot. My unannounced motive for this website is to force as many people as possible to read comics. Shh. Keep that on the hush-hush.

Ohhh, the Isotope Halloween Party/ Triple Cobra event at the Rickshaw Stop happened this weekend. Check out a couple of pictures courtesy of Chunk Kelly. Check his Flickr Feed for more pics.

Hint: I own that black and white page from King City. Check out the color version!

            Looks like I’m making a habit out of blogging once every two weeks. That’s certainly something I’d like to kick. As I’ve said one too many times, it’s been a rough readjustment back to school. I feel the burden of school work, all my Student Government stuff, and not to mention college apps. Jeez, college apps. Recently, I’ve been real freaked out by college apps. I fear for my academic future, maybe unrightfully so. I mean, there’s just a lot that needs to be done. I don’t know who I need to ask for letter’s of recommendation, how to approach it, and exactly what to put on my fact sheet. The idea of letters of recommendation is just very odd. Go about and ask teachers to say good things about you to get in to college. That should be fun. Hopefully I’ll be able to scrounge up enough letters in enough time. Hehe. Secondly, there’s the whole issue of test scores. Now I consider myself pretty decent when it comes to school work. I usually do fairly well in my classes and have a sound understanding of the materials. However, when it comes to standardized tests, such as the SAT, I always seem to find myself at a loss. I’m just not prone to do well on it. I don’t know what it is, but those kind of tests just get to me. Despite my test handicap, I don’t really know what it measures. To some extent, it’s not my academic ability being tested, but my ability at taking this specific test. I mean I know people who do phenomenally on these tests, and good for them, they’ll probably get into a good school, and grow up and get a good job. I’ve been working on it, but my brain just isn’t tuned to for that kind of thinking.

            What exactly is a good college anyways? Is it a school that’s known to have rigorous academic studies and a seasoned bunch of respected professors? Or is it someplace where you feel comfortable and will ultimately benefit you the most, and contribute to your overall success?

            Well that’s enough of that. Let’s get into a little bit of nerd talk.

On the front end, I’d like to talk a little bit about the new Magic: The Gathering set coming out, Zendikar. I had a chance to play in a prelease tournament for the still unreleased cards this weekend, and boy was it fun. I really enjoy the feel of the set, which is set in an Indiana Jones-like adventuring land, where the land runs wild and many treasures are yet to be discovered. I even scored a couple of good cards, one in particular that I’ve been wanting for a long, long time. Take a peek at my new best friend, Nissa Revane. 

            On a different side of the nerd spectrum; COMIC BOOKS! Been reading a lot of singles lately, as well as making my way though a little of the Captain Britain Omnibus. Besides for that, I’ve been checking out a lot of artists’ online work. Two such creators would be Corey Lewis, of Sharknife fame, and Becky Cloonan, whom we all know and love from works such as Demo, Pixu and American Virgin. The main reason why I threw these two out there, is they both have two webcomics that look really awesome. Becky’s is only up to the third page, so everyone should go a head and jump on board. Lewis’ is a little farther a long, but looks just as awesome. However, I am finding trouble finding the early entries of the series. If anyone knows where I can find these, please let me know.

Until next time, GO TEAM!