MICHAEL JOHN HALSE ARTISTRY

“Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days...What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue in it after...

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost When I was in school...

The 365 Photo Project isn't something I came up with. In fact, photographers have been doing it for years. It takes dedication, patience,...

Beowulf. Everyone knows Beowulf, or at least the significance of Beowulf. It’s an Old English poem, and possibly the oldest surviving Old...

Let me preface this by saying I am a huge Star Wars fan. I definitely don’t mean to brag, but when it comes to Star Wars I know more than...

There are some comics that are just so incredibly beautiful that you don't want to put them down, and Monstress is definitely one of...

1 WITCH When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? 2 WITCH When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's...

I've got a few books on the go right now, and I find that interesting, because growing up I NEVER read more than one book at a time. When...

When I was researching comic books and graphic novels that weren't superhero based, and were must reads for science-fiction and fantasy...

Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human...

Set in the days prior to the Biblical flood that covered the earth and washed away the unholiness that had become humanity, The Goddamed...

“To gain everything and lose everything in the space of a moment. That is the fate of all princes destined for the throne.” --- Today is...

I follow a lot of different artists on Instagram. I follow a lot of photographers, from friends I made in college to some of...

I recently caught a documentary on TVO called The Ascent of Woman, a four part series chronicling powerful and ground-breaking female...

My reading high that I was riding a few months ago has suddenly died. I can think of a few reasons for this – it's been spring and...

I've been working on something new the last few weeks, a little fiction novel to kind of break up all the fantasy writing I've been...

Laurent wasn't loved. Laurent wasn't liked. Even among his own men, who would follow him off a cliff, there was the unequivocal consensus...

After this I'll be all caught up on my book reviews, thus far, for 2017. We're already into April, and while I'm only on my fourth novel...

When laced into his clothing, Laurent's dangerous grace lent him an almost androgynous quality. Or perhaps it was more accurate to say...

If you've been following along with my book reviews this year, so far I've read a number of comic volumes - The Autumnlands, Rat Queens,...