This week I’ve been crazy about comics, cartoonists and eBay shopping.

Still trying to get into the habit of writing weekly summaries of what I’m reading and making, here’s one for this year’s first week-and-a-half. It’s got spaceships and parrots.

Still filling my Kindle with horror stories, here are a few more I’ve enjoyed recently.

Just started on a 15-week program of creative exercises, taken from a book about cartooning. They range from spontaneous drawing to multi-page comic spreads. This week, I’ve been using a timer.

Making excuses for not having updated this thing since August and rambling about creative cycles in the process.