I'm a big comics nerd. My gateway to comics was probably reruns of the 1960's Spider-Man cartoon and Batman TV series along with VHS tapes of a handful of Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons. So my earliest comics were the typical mix of superheroes, Archie, and other cartoon faves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures and Sonic the Hedgehog. In my hometown newspaper I discovered the comics page and still remember when the Sunday edition had multiple comics pages in full colour. On those pages my favourites would have been Calvin and Hobbes, and Garfield. So this is the concise-yet-still-rambling secret origin of Inverse Square's love of comics.
In this post I specifically want to address the earliest version of the form: newspaper comic strips. I have a rough idea to take a semi-chronological tour through my hobby/fandom so this seems like a good place to start. I could go on at length about the origins of editorial comics which eventually gave rise to the comic strip as we know it but other people have done a much better job of it than I ever could so I'll leave it at that. I intend to focus on my favourites rather than a history and perhaps try to figure out why I like the ones I do.
Sunday 29 November 2015
Sunday 15 November 2015
David's Tea The Glow Herbal Infusion
The Glow may have a ridiculous name but does it have enough flavour to overcome that? The Glow is a blend of cinnamon, rosehips, nettle leaves, rooibos, and marigold. Despite the inclusion of rooibos it's not grouped in that category so it must not be a major ingredient in this tea.
The cinnamon scent is the first thing you notice about The Glow but flavour-wise it's not overpowering. This is a delicate floral driven infusion that hit the spot during our first major snowfall of the year. This time I think the white stuff is here to stay.
What attracted me to this herbal tea was the nettle and rose bits as ingredients. I've previously blathered on about how much I enjoyed the pure nettle leaf tea and in The Glow I must say I feel the nettle flavour is lost among the other flower flavours. The rosehips and rose petals are more noticeable and overall I do enjoy this bouquet of a beverage.
Recommended.
For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/the-glow
The cinnamon scent is the first thing you notice about The Glow but flavour-wise it's not overpowering. This is a delicate floral driven infusion that hit the spot during our first major snowfall of the year. This time I think the white stuff is here to stay.
What attracted me to this herbal tea was the nettle and rose bits as ingredients. I've previously blathered on about how much I enjoyed the pure nettle leaf tea and in The Glow I must say I feel the nettle flavour is lost among the other flower flavours. The rosehips and rose petals are more noticeable and overall I do enjoy this bouquet of a beverage.
Recommended.
For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/the-glow
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