Thanks to its proximity to the Roseland, employees at Floating World Comics, Old Town’s excellent comic book store, are always full of stories about touring bands who’ve stopped by the shop. A couple weeks ago, I asked Floating World owner Jason Leivian if he thought Thurston Moore would swing by (Sonic Youth is playing the […]
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The Unwritten
I’m usually pretty lazy about following monthly comics, but lately I’ve really been enjoying The Unwritten, now on its third issue from DC’s Vertigo imprint. The comics follow a young man, Tommy Taylor, who as a child served as the model for a wildly successful book series written by his father—Tommy Taylor and the Golden […]
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Mickey Rourke: Still in Iron Man 2, Still Insane.
Remember when that picture of Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2 came out and everybody was all underwhelmed and puzzled and kind of angry? Well, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now have some insight into all that Rourke’s doing to make sure his part in Iron Man 2 is as great as it can possibly […]
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The Best Thing on the Internet That I Read Today.
Via the New York Post: Superman, aka Maksim Katsnelson, 23, of The Bronx, was arrested and charged with assault and resisting arrested [sic], police said, accusing him of punching a female officer in the face while she was trying to subdue him. And: If that wasn’t weird enough, McCormick turned and saw the Dark Knight […]
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Penny Arcade Tries Something Different.
If you (A) play videogames and (B) spend any amount of time whatsoever on the internet, you’re likely a fan of Penny Arcade, the excellent, ridiculously popular web comic by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Penny Arcade usually focuses on gaming-related humor, but for the past few days, they’ve been trying something a bit different. […]
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Five Questions for a Silent Artist
My favorite comics artist Jason is signing copies of his new book Low Moon this afternoon at Cosmic Monkey (5335 NE Sandy Blvd) — he’s not doing a reading or giving a talk because, it turns out, the Norwegian artist thinks big speeches are a big waste of time. “I try to avoid speaking in […]
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GYAAAAHH! WHAT THE FUCK?! Oh, Wait. It’s Just Mickey Rourke.
Yep, that’s Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2, via USA Today and AICN. Apparently, Rourke is playing Whiplash, a supervillain I’ve never heard of (but as far as I can tell, he’s more or less the crappiest bad guy ever). Man, the more I look at that picture, the more certain I am that this […]
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Tonight: Final Graphic Novel Walking Tour
PNCA offers a good way to organize your first Thursday experience, with a walking tour downtown galleries with some local cartoonists: First Thursday Graphic Novel Walking Tour: June Our last walking tour for the season. It should be a great night — starting off with a series of psychedelic illustrations by E*Rock (Audio Dregs) and […]
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Archie, You’re Making a Terrible Mistake.
A look at the cover of Archie #600, which ships August 12: Oh, Archie, Archie, Archie. You bonehead. Don’t you realize Betty has always been the one for you! Little Miss Rich Girl will never make you happy. And, uh, why are you proposing in the jewelry store? More info here.
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In Which Wolverine Breaks Down, Cries, and Apologizes. (And I Forgive Him.)
So. That Wolverine movie. Can we talk about that yet? I mean, really talk about it? Process it? Analyze how it made us feel? Really get into it, from a mature, nuanced perspective, detailing where exactly it went so wrong, and maybe we can form some warm, welcoming support groups, ones that will help us […]
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Review: 32 Stories
Timed to coincide with the paperback release of Shortcomings, Drawn and Quarterly just reissued the first seven issues of Adrian Tomine‘s comic Optic Nerve in a fancy box set that reprints the issues individually, instead of in a single volume as they’d previously been collected. The issues that comprise 32 Stories, as the seven collected […]
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SNIKT! Also, a Few Questions.
1. Really? A cardboard box, huh? You spend however many hours building those and setting up a camcorder, and you can’t bother tracking down a mannequin? Or a bag filled with fake blood? Or a mannequin filled with fake blood? 2. And okay, not to harp on this or anything, but just one cardboard box? […]