A lovely momentary daily escape can be found at James Kochalka's website, American Elf. This is one of the ones I page through every day. Each comic is a short journal - a little snippet of something that actually happened that day or the day before. The content ranges from a thoughtful little statement with some art to accompany, to rock and roll experiences, to sweet little moments with his son and wife. It's everything from earthy to hilarious.
I've been reading American Elf for a couple years now--since before James's son Eli was born, and I almost feel like I've seen Eli grow up.
Comics can be read daily for free, and archives can be accessed with a subscription.
Kochalka is not just an artist. He is also, incidentally, a SUPERSTAR. Really. I bet that is what his card says. There is some very fun music of his on the site, (Honey I Sure Miss You is a cover of a Daniel Johnston song he did) and I believe he also has some stuff on MP3.com. Hurrah for American Elves!
1 comment:
nice. I added it to my sites-to-try-to-get-to-daily.
speaking of, I see I missed quite a few of your posts. I'll be catching up shortly.
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