I was very excited to read issue 4 of Warriors of the Universe by Chance Priest with art by the talented Geff Bartrand.  This is a great team-up of a world builder and an illustrator.  Chance is prolific in creating a giant world with countless characters, and Geff can match complex stories with intricately detailed illustrations for the comic book series. 

There are a lot of dad joke books out there, and many of them carry the same uneventful puns, and it is rare to find a book that has some that are not filled with elementary school level jokes or ones that are pun in objectively bad taste.

This book is mostly filled with funny puns that are delightfully witting and also groan-worthy in the workplace, at church, and in the playground.

This past week I read the graphic novel, ‘Cardboard’ by Doug TenNapel with my 6-year-old. We had a great time reading this book about a boy who received a magical cardboard box. It was so imaginative and relatable to any child or adult that plays with empty cardboard boxes.

This past week I read Eddie Pittman’s “Red’s Planet” Volume 2. Despite that I never read part one, Pittman did a really good job easing the reader into the story by alluding to what happened in part one while still making part 2 its own stand-alone story.

A few years ago I had the great opportunity to meet the more famous Barney Smith while I was at a conference in San Antonio Texas. I spent the entire afternoon with him and I had a great time learning about his work making art on toilet seat covers.

This past week I was also fortunate enough to get my hands of Lords of the Cosmos issues one , two, and three. I am reading them so I can send in a letter for the letters section of issue 4. I really enjoyed how Jason Lenox designed the universe and the wide and diverse cast of characters has made it really enjoyable as well