Posted by Dave Kopperman One of my lifelong passions is comic books – reading them, producing them, and trying to encourage others to experiment in this most democratic of art forms. This is an excerpt from a letter to Kalliope,… Read More... "Letter to a Young Inker"

Posted by Dave Kopperman I’m a Beatles fan, and, more to the point, I’m a Paul McCartney fan. In fact, it’s safe to say that I was very much a Beatles fan from my teens into my early twenties, but… Read More... "Liverpudlian Frog Song"

Posted by Dave Kopperman Here’s a nice song you’ve probably never heard. If you go to 1:20, you can completely ignore the pre-song blather – or start from the top and actually listen to it and marvel at how such vapid inanities… Read More... "The Lee Shore"

Posted by Dave Kopperman Just two weeks to go until New Horizons reaches Pluto, and we’ll all add volumes to our understanding of the universe, while taking great pains to ignore these miracles and keep on with gutting our science budget.  I’m… Read More... "Decisive Moments"

Posted by Dave Kopperman Spent the evening doing the ‘final’ overdubs for a friend’s album that I’ve been producing – very, very slowly – over the last six years. You can see why ‘final’ is in quotes… anyone who’s ever… Read More... "The Backburner"

Posted by Dave Kopperman My wife and I watched Pedro Almodóvar’s “Volver,” last night. One of those odd movies that’s totally enjoyable (if a mite slow) while you’re watching it, and when it ends, you wonder what the point was. I… Read More... "The Spaniard vs. the Aardvark"