tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18760156Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:54:01 +0000Comics and Illustrated Prose (and Networking!)http://www.ismosantala.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Ismo Santala)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18760156.post-5553155991555374357Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:33:00 +00002009-11-12T12:54:01.418+02:00<span style="font-style: italic;">Updated </span><span style="font-style: italic;">12 November 2009</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Five Stories</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Keyholes</span><br />The discovery of a magical keyhole leads to consummated teenage passion in a grand <span style="font-style: italic;">fin de siècle</span> hotel.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Promise of a Flood</span><br />A shaman's home is invaded by a mystical serpent offering to spare him and his family in the coming flood. Unimpressed, the shaman releases a manic magical creature to get rid of the boisterous intruder.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lovers Between the Lines</span><br />The flirtations between a young Victorian inventor and his teenage pupil go unnoticed by the girl's family. His newest prototype (a clunky information-sorting machine) and her library find (a sex manual) both play a role in the clandestine courtship.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Creation</span><br />A writer's notebook jottings inspire a growing number of images at an alarming rate. After a while, the visual mayhem subsides, giving rise to a mythic sequence featuring tribal puppets racing each other down fantastical staircases.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Ashdown Agency</span><br />When the shape-shifting leader of an all-female crime league is contacted by a young man in search of the brilliant detective Mr. Ashdown, the fate of the legendary Agency comes to light in all its pulpy splendor.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18760156-5553155991555374357?l=www.ismosantala.com%2Findex.php'/></div>http://www.ismosantala.com/2008/07/writing-portfolio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ismo Santala)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18760156.post-115956550722900625Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:31:00 +00002008-08-01T17:09:38.018+03:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Latest addition:</span><span> Josipovici's</span> <a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/BookReview.aspx?isbn=0710800568">The Air We Breathe</a> (13 November 2007)<br /><br />The following reviews and interviews were written for <a href="http://www.themodernword.com/">The Modern Word</a>, <a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/">ReadySteadyBook</a> and <a href="http://www.spikemagazine.com/">Spike Magazine</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reviews</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/BookReview.aspx?isbn=1596431334">The Fate of the Artist</a> by Eddie Campbell</li><li><a href="http://www.spikemagazine.com/0105-flaubert-bouvard-pecuchet.php">Bouvard and Pécuchet</a> by Gustave Flaubert</li><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/BookReview.aspx?isbn=0710800568">The Air We Breathe</a> by Gabriel Josipovici<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/BookReview.aspx?isbn=0718106393">The Inventory</a> by Gabriel Josipovici</li><li><a href="http://www.spikemagazine.com/0805-fritz-lang-spione.php">Spione</a> by Fritz Lang</li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/moore_fire.html">Voice of the Fire</a> by Alan Moore</li><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/BookReview.aspx?isbn=0861661532">A Disease of Language</a> by Alan Moore &amp; Eddie Campbell</li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/noon.html">Jeff Noon</a></li><li><a href="http://www.spikemagazine.com/0605-david-sylvian-the-good-son-vs-the-only-daughter.php">The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter</a> by David Sylvian</li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/blankets.html">Blankets</a> by Craig Thompson</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interviews</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/Article.aspx?page=melindagebbie">Melinda Gebbie</a></li><li><a href="http://www.readysteadybook.com/Article.aspx?page=alanmoore">Alan Moore</a></li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/noon_interview.html">Jeff Noon</a></li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/features/interview_swanwick.html">Michael Swanwick</a></li><li><a href="http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/moore_villarrubia.html">José Villarrubia</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18760156-115956550722900625?l=www.ismosantala.com%2Findex.php'/></div>http://www.ismosantala.com/2006/09/non-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ismo Santala)