Today, Michael and Ryan D are discussing House of Penance 1, originally released April 13, 2016.

Michael: Do you remember when you didn’t know how to read? It’s  odd and interesting to remark on how we train ourselves to recognize the different combination of intersecting lines as letters and words etc. Likewise, we as comic book readers have been conditioned to read the language of comic books: panels, bubbles, captions and the like. One thing in particular that struck me about House of Penance 1 was its knowing subversion of a widely recognized comic book exclamation: BLAM! Continue reading →