‘The Book of William’ Explores Shakespeare By Focusing on the First Folio
OnA review of Paul Collins’ book “The Book of William,” which is not a book about William Shakespeare, but rather, the First Folio.
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Mike Rosen’s ‘Firebrat’ Delves Into Christmas Lore For a Compelling Horror Tale For All Ages
OnThe latest graphic novel from Mike Rosen, ‘Firebrat,’ is all about the True Meaning of Christmas, which includes Zwarte Piet, the Yule Cat and more.
‘The Box’ Tells the History of Television From Creation to Vast Wasteland
OnA review of Jeff Kisseloff’s “The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1928-1961,” which describes the early day of everyone’s favorite medium.
‘Shadow Weaver’ Locks You up Inside the Head of a Neurotic Psychonaut
OnOn 1992’s Shadow Weaver, the Legendary Pink Dots make a fine, doubting record, taking psychedelia forwards, if not with much optimism.
Beautiful Nightmares: PFFR’s ‘The Shivering Truth’ Is Gorgeously Animated Grotesquerie
OnThe latest show from Vernon Chatman and PFFR, ‘The Shivering Truth’ tells linked comedic horror stories via the medium of gorgeous stop-motion animation.
Ben Passmore’s ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ Is a Must-Read Collection
OnThe new collection ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ by Ben Passmore is deeply political without being preachy, and occasionally pretty dang funny.
‘Vic and Bob’s Big Night Out’ Doesn’t Have Much to Do With the Original Series, But It’s Still Great
OnIf you’re a Reeves & Mortimer fan of a certain age, you might not remember Big Night Out, but thankfully, Vic and Bob’s first series has returned.
The New MST3K Season Hammers Out the Few Kinks of the Return For a Wonderful Experience
OnComing out on Thanksgiving, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet fixes the few issues with Season 11, and gives us six great cinematic turkeys.
The Comics Journal’s Book of Harvey Kurtzman Interviews Is Utterly Essential
OnA review of a book of interviews from the Comics Journal with Harvey Kurtzman, exploring his career from ‘Hey Look!’ to ‘Little Annie Fanny.’
Frank Zappa and the Mothers’ ‘Absolutely Free’ Finds a Way Around the Sophomore Slump
OnWe’ve all heard of the sophomore slump where a band’s second album isn’t nearly as good as their first — but Zappa avoided it with ‘Absolutely Free’.