http://themightylayman.blogspot.com/
The site is mostly a blog space that won the bloggo award in 2006. John’s site boasts a unique style at first look. He uses a digital photo of himself smushed into a piece of bread as part of the sites wallpaper. This site is loaded with humor. Even the title, instead of reading in the traditional internet fashion of “.com” it has been turned into a clever play on words reading “dot calm.”
John own profile on the site refers to him as “crusher,” a 98-year-old man who is a Scorpio and loves “nice kittens.” The design and set up of the site is pretty straightforward. More Flash could be added and it would be nice to have more interactive features for a visitor to use. This website feels more like self produced venture by an author and not a graphic designer. The site leans to a reading only venue. Luckily the stuff John writes is hilarious. Mr. Layman is a comic book author and his site doesn’t take much seriously, although it is well crafted.
This site is mostly a promotional site for the author. His most successful comic to date, CHEW, is doing well as a graphic novel. Chew: Taster’s Choice, is currently rank #7 on the New York Times best sellers list. It has some links to other sites but nothing outside of Mr. Layman’s own ventures. The archive section dates back to 2004.
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