On an unrelated thread, Philip Portelli wrote:
"To the Commander: I would be very interested to hear your views on M*A*S*H, McHale's Navy, and particularly Hogan's Heroes, given your service. I know that they were comedies but I would like to hear
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David Almond, writer; Dave McKean, illustrations
Candlewick Press, 2019
This is an illustrated David Almond short story rather than a true graphic novel. But it's illustrated by Dave McKean, an artist whose multimedia work is n
Read more…Moonshine Vol. 3: Rue Le Jour
Brian Azzarello, writer; Eduardo Risso, art & colors
Image Comics, 2020
This series has been slow, but it continues to build. This installment begins with Lou Pirlo and his lover Delia in New Orleans, seeking a cure for h
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It has been five months since I bought The Adventures of Tintin Complete Collection box set, but I’ve only just started reading it. The delay was due to the first story, “TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS” (first serialized 1929-30). Hergé‘s style is
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A good episode. I like these ones wh
Read more…Joe Sinnott's Facebook page is reporting that he died this morning.
Read more…Ace graphic designer Milton Glaser co-founded New York Magazine, too: "Milton Glaser, Co-Founder of New York Magazine and Creator of ‘I❤NY,’ Dies at 91"
He created this well-known device:
Not only that, he created the Wonder Woman logo that replac
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Oct. 24. 2019 -- Watchmen arrived on HBO Oct. 20, to rave reviews, viewer excitement and … well, honestly, a lot of anxious confusion. Let’s deal with that.
For those living under a rock for the last 33 yea
Read more…JUNE 22-28
GENRE TV
Part One
Right State
Mat Johnson, writer; Andrea Mutti, artist
Vertigo Comics, 2012
I was embarrassed to discover that I actually had read this earlier (blame my memory, not the story telling). But for some reason I only wrote a short review on Goodreads. I ga
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Written by Peter Straub & Michael Easton; art by John Bolton
Vertigo Comics, 2010
Renowned horror novelist Peter Straub revisits the world of his "Blue Rose Trilogy" and the character serial killer Fielding “Fee” Bandolier (last seen i
Read more…Obituary And so is lost one of the last links to another world, another time. 103 years, the things that woman saw...
Read more…Last night on TCM I saw JUDEX, a French film from 1963 that remade a French movie serial from 1915. It was something of a proto-superhero adventure (though a trifle less than the promo copy indicated(, and the film had some connection with Fantomas.
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