The first four pages of “The Alberic Heresies” #1 are now available. This is the comic book that I wrote with artist Jacob Warrenfeltz. Click on any of the thumbnails below to take a look.

The comic is available for sale at albericheresies.com.

I am sick of Iraq. It seems like every Sunday morning, I turn on the political talk shows to hear Republican politicians recite the same tired cliches about the war — we’re doing a good job, the insurgency is weakened, our soldiers are building schools, etc. I’m not sure where building schools got into the GOP talking points, but I can’t describe how tiresome it is, especially now in 2006. It’s funny, but the GOP talking points always work, even when they’re wrong. A few weeks ago I had lunch with some friends at work, and when I started my lament about war, one of them — a Republican, but as I like to call him, “one of the good ones” — started talking over me with the standard talking points. It was meant to be funny — and it was — but he also successfully shut me up.

And if I hear another Democrat start dithering when asked about whether or not they support the war, I swear I’m going to register as an independent. Fucking cowards.