Tom Knapp: graphic novels

Tom Knapp is the founder, editor, publisher, designer, dishwasher, dog groomer and chief writer for Rambles. He is also a newspaper reporter and freelance writer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he amuses himself playing Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton folk tunes on his fiddle, bodhran, CD player and car stereo. Determined to share (or inflict, depending who you ask) his music in as many ways as he can possibly imagine, he joined forces with author Chet Williamson to form Fire in the Glen, a regionally prominent Irish traditional/Celtic eclectic duo with two CDs and a varied performance schedule under their belts.

A wild Celt by nature (and proudly eccentric), Tom collects swords and other sharp, pre-gunpowder implements of destruction, which he stockpiles against the day the Romans, Saxons or Normans decide to (re)invade. He shares his house with a dog, Morgan; two cats, Puck and Marlowe; a nameless ghost who mostly just lurks in the upstairs hallway; and a very unusual sense of interior design. Although he is well-versed in several brands of computer, he is a proudly devoted Mac head.

His personal website includes photos from Ireland, Scotland, England and Norway, plus Cape Breton in Canada, Walden Pond in the U.S. and Cancun in Mexico; a substantial collection of quotes from famous and esoteric sources; and a wide array of links. He can be reached via e-mail at rhymer@rambles.net.

Editing and publishing Rambles each week keeps Tom plenty busy, but he hasn't let that interfere with his writing. (Yet!) You can see lists of Tom's reviews, interviews and essays by clicking on the menu selections below. Thanks for visiting!

Tom's graphic novel reviews:

The Adventures of Captain America

Aliens: Sacrifice/Salvation

The American Way

Angel
• The Curse
• Old Friends

Animal Man

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, Vol. 1

Ant:
• Days Like These
• Reality Bites

Aphrodite IX #1: Time Out of Mind

Aquaman:
• The Waterbearer

Astro City:
• #1: Life in the Big City, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #2: Confession, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #3: Family Album, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #4: The Tarnished Angel, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #5: Local Heroes, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson

The Amalgam Age of Comics

Ant-Man's Big Christmas

Atom
• My Life in Miniature

Ballads

Batgirl
• Death Wish

Batman
• Arkham Asylum
• Batman of Arkham
• The Blue, the Grey & the Bat
• Broken City
• The Chalice
• The Cult
• Dark Knight Dynasty
• The Dark Knight Returns
• Dark Victory
• Demon
• Demon: A Tragedy
• DOA
• The Doom That Came to Gotham
• Dreamland
• Ego
• Fortunate Son
• Gotham by Gaslight
• Gotham Noir
• Gothic
• Harley Quinn
• Harvest Breed
• Haunted Gotham
• Huntress: Cry for Blood
• The Killing Joke
• Lobo
• The Long Halloween
• Officer Down
• Outlaws
• Prey
• Scarface: A Psychodrama
• Scottish Connection
• Shaman
• Son of the Demon
• Spider-Man: Disordered Minds
• Switch
• Thrillkiller
• War Crimes
• War on Crime
• X4
• Year One