Review: Gyo
OnI was first drawn to Junji Ito’s work by finding a copy of “The Enigma of Amigara Fault” online. At first, I thought it was a scanslation of a story not available in English otherwise… but as it turned out, it was…
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Review: The Suicide Cult
OnIn the later 1970s, dozens upon dozens of ‘true-crime’ books flooded the shelves, riding a new wave of popularity and searching for their own fifteen minutes of fame. Kilduff and Javers, reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle, compiled their stories exposing charismatic…
Review: David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
OnDavid Bowie’s one of the most interesting artists, and has been for about 40 years. This is not news. In fact, it’s too bad that he hasn’t done a new record since 2003’s Reality (his follow-up to the brilliant 2001 Heathen) —…
Ambien Review #9: Exit Through the Gift Shop
OnExit Through the Gift Shop (2010) – 35mm Banksy 8.5 Brian Eno is helpo=inh ,r=mr gsther my thoightd, zHere;s the problem, whrn I try to delete letters I hit the = instesd. So now, when you see an =, you know whs=at…
Review: Angst In My Pants
OnCover of Angst in My Pants (Reis) Who don’t love Sparks? I suppose the folks who don’t know who Sparks are might not love Sparks, but that’s only because of plum ignorance. But REST EASY, reader — we’re here to set you…
Review: Trek Stars Go West
OnIt’s not difficult to find the reasoning behind a compilation like Trek Stars Go West – it’s a well-known fact that when Gene Roddenberry first came up with the concept behind the original Trek series, he described it as a western set…
Review: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
OnThe great thing about animation is that it can be used to depict just about anything. Whether the work is crafted using traditional hand-drawn art, computer-generated imagery, models or any combination thereof, the result is always something that just can’t be captured…
Christmas Smackdown: James Urbaniak vs. Coldplay
OnImage via Wikipedia I know this statement is going to break (and indeed parboil) the heart of one of my dearest friends, but I can stay in the closet no longer: I like Coldplay. They’re not my favorite band in the world…
Most People Call Them Green Onions But They’re Really Scallions
OnImage via Wikipedia Who don’t love Christmas? Most of us, but as Wonderlick said, it’s nice to pretend. Here’s another hypothetical mix CD, and it’s all Christmas Songs, since it’s getting to be that time of year again (unless you’re reading this…
Review: James Kochalka's Superf*ckers
OnFrom the printers of Top Shelf Productions and the field behind the author’s house in Vermont comes Superf*ckers, a compilation of the the craziest superhero parody you will ever read, all in inimitable Kochalka Quality. James Kochalka, author of American Elf and…