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...seen through the eyes of PhD comics' guide to University Architecture.

The university was founded to late (and too far outside Coventry) to be considered a true Red Brick Wonderland, but passes PhD's definition, due to the libraries frequent "complaining of being underfunded".

No gothic frippery at Warwick. Not being Cambridge or Oxford is one of it's selling points. People have dropped out of Cambridge to come to Warwick.

By era, and style, Warwick is most firmly in the Neo-Penal style. There's a persistent rumour that Cryfield accommodation was based on the blueprint for a Swedish Women's Prison. Apparently the corridors are so narrow to prevent rioting.

The newer buildings aren't quite guilty of Modernism. If you haven't seen it there's a great scene in this comedy, about a day in the life of the relocated maths department, where they open the fixed shutters.

Where they've really made an effort to catch up to Modernism with the art. The outside of campus is littered with pieces of modern sculpture. From the legacy of red warwick to the kissing penguins; from the occasionaly rotating koan to the stone turd, I love them all.

Lastly theat leaves the campus tower. Whose part will have to played by the arts centre, Warwick failing to have a standalone tower. It remains one of the few places you can see the Warwick Coat of Arms, as "should no longer be part of the University’s logo or used alongside the text 'The University of Warwick'." It fell out of favour while I was there in favour of a more modern swooshy one. Bleugh.

{Edit:'s/Crest/Coat of Arms/g' thanks makyo}

I've notice that if Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier comes on the radio, my speed drops by about 10 MPH before I realise I'm slowing down. Contrariwise listening to something really stirring and uptempo while driving, can add a few MPH to the speedometer. Apparently the same is true of funny stuff. If I get nicked, I'm blaming Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett.

Following a silly impulse I ordered pair of the Foglio's mad scientist goggles.

I think I'll have to dye my hair bright pink and become a girl genius before I can wear them.

Are there any male mad scientists with round goggles?

Cross posted to snarkoleptics

Woah, Joss Whedon wrote a webcomic starting in July, and I've only just heard of it!

It's a rather surreal funny SF comic following a band called Sugershock.

That's not the official site but the "Dark Horse Presents" Myspace page it's from has really crappy navigation.

There's three issues out so far, and may be more to follow.

seen via a webcomic 2007 top ten.

Cross posted to Snarkoleptics.

Over the weekend Schlock Mercenary has been delving a little into the origins of Schlock's species. I'm fairly sure the biological history of the amorph wasn't worked out at the beginning of the strip.
So I'm wondering how long he's had this retcon planned?

X posted to snarkoleptics

I almost missed the cute detail in the background of today's Nukees.

Looking back through a few random bar strips, Gav really does a good job at populating the bar with distinctive characters in the background. They're not usually so exciting though.

I also noticed a change in style. It's quite gradual but in old closeups you get more detail. Then closeups became not different to the rest of the comic. Now closeups have a thicker line. With line thickness becoming a very good indicator of distance from the viewer.

X-posted to Snarkoleptics.

"This book is so wonderful the whole world need to come and see how wonderful it is, but they'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands."

I certainly know that feeling.

I love Katie's expresion and posture in that last panel. Not quite enough to forgive her for what she did to her last book.

x-posted