All Dogs Go to Heaven: Laika by Nick Abadzis
On[Purchase Book] “Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and Laika had always been intended to die.”
Gravity's Rainbow, 350-500pp., Matt's Take
OnA promise or a threat fulfilled — I’m doin’ wider spans, like I said I would last week! So, there! At least we’ve kind of hit the part of the novel where it really carries you along with its flow — it’s…
An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
OnImage via Wikipedia Dearest Sarah, I’ve been watching you the last few days, and I’d like to help you in your plight. Now, I know the two of us are on polar opposites of the political spectrum, but as a Liberal, when…
Review: Batman & Robin #1
OnCover of Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn [Purchase Comic] While I’m a comics geek, I’m typically one of those folks who likes to wait for the trade. No ads, and you get to read everything all in a chunk; instant…
Real Bad Things (HBO’s “True Blood” Season One On DVD)
On[Purchase DVD] Each episode hits the ground running, taking up the action at the exact point where the previous episode left off. Neither character, nor viewer, is allowed even a moment to orient themself, or to find a safe perch, psychically speaking….
Gravity's Rainbow, 200-350pp., Matt's Take
OnYay, we’re back on with this! Ben said he was gonna post an essay he’d been working on, but I guess he got waylaid by work or something, so he didn’t. But the fact remains that he TOTALLY SOLD ME OUT in…
Comic Review: Zot!
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase Book] I’m not sure where comic-critical reception is on Scott McCloud, creator of Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics and Making Comics, but I’ve gotta say that I liked, well, at least the first two of those (still haven’t read…
Katzenjammer!
OnI JUST came across an awesome new song. Or, rather, new to me — it originally came out in Norway in 2008, I guess, but never came out in the US (and hopefully that is fixing to change). It’s called “Demon Kitty…
An Unpopular Proposal
OnWalking downtown, I noticed that gas prices are on the rise again — a few days ago they were around $2.63 a gallon, and now they’re around $2.75. (I’m sure our European readers are weeping in sympathy for us.) While they’re still…
Interview: Harry Partridge
OnHarry Partridge is the writer, artist, animator, composer, voice actor and just about everything else behind Happy Harry Toons.