I've been doing a TON of comics reading in the last month or so, trying to catch up on decades of comics I've never heard of before coming to CCS. I've been focused on 3 main series so far: Cerebus by Dave Sim (which I absolutely love and frequently lol while reading,) Elfquest by the Pini's (I'm reading the color floppy collections which are beautiful,) and, to mix things up, Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore (which is such a great romp!) His rendering is unbelievable, great attention to detail in the super expressive faces!

I've nosed through a few single-serve graphic novels like Hicksville as well. I've also got a copy of Story by Roberet McKee which I'm looking foreword to getting into once the semester starts and I begin to focus on how to tell my OWN stories. I've heard a lot of very good advice come from this book via others. Thanks to David Yoder for lending me it, and Thanks to Jon-Mikel Gates for giving me such ambitious summer reading list suggestions!

In other news, after a year as a part of the South Main Street Gang (WRJ Represent yos!) I'm moving at the end of next week. Not far however, as I'll be taking recent CCS Alumni Jeremiah Piersol's vacant room at the Hartford House in Hartford Village, just down the road. I'll be adding +1 to roommate but also +? to space as his room is much MUCH bigger than my current cubicle. Rent will also run me near $200 cheaper than my current place. I'm super excited to settle into my studio space in the Telegraph building as well and get started on the year.

I don't yet know who my adviser is going to be, but I'll be sure to let everyone know when I do!

Onward to adventure!

-RD