Last weekend, the core of MONOLITH gathered in the downriver area of Detroit for the wedding of Jason and Mandy. It was a lovely ceremony, over which Micah presided with dignity, class, and humor.

Everyone knew it would be a great time, and it was. The only surprise was how all of us really managed to focus on the festivities at hand and not talk too much about business or comics.

That was nice. But it is all over now. Jason will be back from his honeymoon very soon, and then we will be back on some kind of schedule.

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Jason, Micah, and I have been working on Rapid City for more than a year now. We all put in the time that we can, and we all agree that we want a quality comic book, and not a rush job.

Things are moving along, but occasionally, things from our daily lives do gum up the works. For example…

Right now, Micah is on a bus going from Indianapolis to Detroit. Jason is going to pick him up at the bus station and they are going to go over last-minute preparations and things. Tomorrow, my girlfriend and I are flying to Detroit from Boston. We’ll land in just enough time to make it to the rehearsal dinner.

And then on Friday, Micah is going to marry Jason!

A few years ago, Micah also married his own sister (they are from Indiana).

Yeah, Micah is an internet certified holy-man who is licensed to perform weddings. And Jason will be marrying his joy and inspiration, the lovely Mandy.

I am sincerely and truly happy for my dear friend Jason and his beautiful bride. I’m wishing them a bright and joyful wedding day followed by years and years of more joy and happiness.

Plus (I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t mention) this means less time spent wedding planning and designing, and more time drawing Rapid City!

Congratlations and good luck.

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Tim Armstrong’s new solo album, “Poet’s Life”, came out last week.
Despite the cringeingly self indulgent title, it is a really great album.

Getting this album was weird for me, because I am such a big Rancid fan. I have a Rancid tattoo, the story of the Rapid City comic book is structured around the development arc that I imagine taking place from album to album.

It is great, but it is absolutely not what I expected.

If their earlier albums were about defining, focusing, and re-inventing a musical identity, then my comics are about defining, focusing, and re-inventing one’s relationship to one’s own superpowers (this metaphor is just a loose guide for me).

So, if I were to be strict about applying the metaphor, this album could predict the future of some of our characters.
Where does it show them going?
Can I abandon my guiding metaphor at this point?

I don’t have to. This album just drips, snarls, and snorts confidence. To step up and put out an album which is not just unlike anything his band has done in the past (ok, there are hints of it here and there), but unlike any new music released in the US since the 60s, is an amazing display of confidence.

Where does that put the characters and story of Rapid City? The answer is that it doesn’t matter. Because, by the time you get to that point. By the time that all of us have made it through that journey together, the future will be a bold new path to wherever-the-hell-they-want-to-go captained by those with the skill and confidence to pull it off.

Josh Dahl

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