Wouldn't it be great to have angels trumpeting and glowing hands beckoning from billowing clouds to clue you in? It's a tad more romantic than peeing on a stick if you ask me...

OK, now for an (art)history lesson. The Libyan sibyl's name was Phemonoe, she was the daughter of Zeus and Lamia (the half-woman half-snake who snacked on kids and was queen of Libya). Phemonoe was not only an oracle... she was the FIRST oracle....

Rather than fight the holidays, I am learning to accept. Accept, yes, that is what these holidays are about. Witness the proto-matrix in action!

So a few people have been asking about the title The Broken Light... it is from an Ambrose Bierce poem written in response to a man who was upset about the country honoring Confederate soldiers after the war. I decided to put it here so you can read...

I've been sketching as much Civil War era stuff as I can in preparation for my upcoming webcomic THE BROKEN LIGHT. The Metropolitan Museum has a new show of American painting from the late 18th century through WWI. I felt as though it was a mixed bag....