There are lots of different kinds of laughter, from the guffaw and snicker to the cackle and snort. And that one where your face swells up like a doofy peach and you start crying, but the harder you try to control it the worse it gets, and you double over clutching your stomach because you forget to breathe. The latter version happened to me recently at Monday Night Live.

I don’t know much about comics, but I enjoy reading them and am inspired by the local creators who work hard to build a strong scene. When I heard there was a panel called “A Voltron That Has Yet to Assemble: The Columbus Comics Scene Past, Present, and Future” at CCAD’s Mix comics symposium, I had to attend.

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is one of the biggest secrets in Columbus, but big plans are in the works to make it a place you won’t forget.

It started somewhere between Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Battlestar Galactica. Yep, my fate has been uncloaked: I have an Inner Nerdesse.