Comic Review: Fanboy
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit of an Mark Evanier fanboy — and with Sergio Aragonés, I don’t think “fanboy” is a strong enough word. And I gather both of them deserve it, too — not…
The Opposite of Smoke is Egg Whites
OnWho don’t like hypothetical mix CDs? Nope — nothing better than a hypothetical mix CD, not at all! Nope! Can’t think of a thing! And the theme for this one is songs over 5 minutes!
Book Review: Superheroes In My Pants
On[Purchase Book] This is the third-and-last collection of Mark Evanier‘s POV columns. It’s hard to say which of the three is the best; I tend to think of the three volumes as one book. I did read all three of them back-to-back,…
Selected Dreams, Vol. 1
OnImage via Wikipedia Dream the First Have you ever had a nightmare about a movie you’ve never seen, or, rather before you DID see it?? Actually, I’m not sure if “nightmare” is the right term. It was more of just creepy and…
Film Review: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
On[Download From Archive.org/Purchase DVD-R from Illegal Art for $30, tax-deductible] One of the great things about Seattle is the opportunities to see rare films. We’ve got the Seattle International Film Festival, one of the greatest film festivals in the country, The Grand…
Howard The Duck: An Appreciation
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] It was the 1980s. Fresh from their success with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, husband-and-wife writing team Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, fellow film school graduates and friends of George Lucas, began to toy with…
Comic Review: Ghost World Special Edition
On[Purchase Book] I’m thinking that most of the people who’d be reading this are already familiar with Ghost World, either Dan Clowes‘ comic or the Terry Zwigoff film. If you’re not — well, you should be! And the Special Edition is a…