That's very good. Sounds like there were server issues then :).

I would call Maus a graphic novel rather than a comic book, yes. To me, the term 'graphic novel' feels more serious/literature-y than 'comic book'. On that note, Maus is an excellent piece of work, and was mandatory reading in my first year at university.

Good Morning :).
Referring to Maus Graphic Novel definitely fits but a lot works comics are labelled Graphic Novels nowadays without really fitting in that category.

I still have to read Maus though.

Edit: oh great. University wi-fi starts trolling again *sigh*

Good morning. =)

Hopefully your day's going peacefully.

Yes, that is true. What sets Maus apart from many others is its very serious subject matter.

It's a good read, I'd definitely recommend it.

I always wanted to read it. When i was in school i visited two former concentration camps (Neuengamme and Buchenwald) which made it impossible for me to read books and comics about the topic for some time.
I just need some time now to start reading it.

Good morning! *hugs and waves*

It's 11:45 am here and I just fell out of bed. That's what holidays are supposed to be like.

Now: Coffee!

Good Morning *hug*.
That's an impressive mug ^^

Still no coffee for me in the library :(

Good morning. =)

Maybe not quite that much coffee. Drink that amount in one shot and your wife will have to peel you off the ceiling with a rake. ;)

Good Morning my friends, squires and arch-enemies.

Having some twinning's breakfast blend here.

OpenRA eh?

Interesting!

The term is actually pretty old, (Wikipedia mentions 1964 as first appearance) and was made popular with the publishing of Eisner's "Contract with god". But it does not exclude Superheroes, since Moore's Batman and Gibbons' Watchmen also fall into the category.

I think the distinction made sense when it was created, to separate "pulp" from a more serious approach, including fiction with a classic story arc, and even non-fiction like "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art" by Scott McCloud. Even works from the 1920's have been categorized as "graphics novels" in retrospect. I think nowadays the distinction is rather arbitrary, I mean, we don't have different terms to distinguish "Knight Rider" from "Damages" or "Call of Duty" from "Ether One", they're TV series or video games, "TV novels" or "interactive novels".

And now I have a sudden craving for Bailey's.

Good mornoon, everyone.

New (old) game!
Any thoughts? Has anyone played it?

Good morning :).

OpenRA is quite good altough i only tested the Red Alert mode of it yet :).