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By Joe Maneely Edited by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo Originally Published by Atlas/Marvel Published by Fantagraphics The first time I ever saw the...
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by Mark Voger Published by TwoMorrows Based on his earlier books, including Monster Mash, Groovy, and Holly Jolly, I’m fairly convinced that author...
I may be the only person in the world who wasn’t head over heels for this film. I tried and tried and even watched...
Fredrick Forsyth’s 1971 debut thriller The Day of the Jackal is one of the greatest works of “airport literature” ever made. The book’s...
By Joe Maneely Edited by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo Originally Published by Atlas/Marvel Published by Fantagraphics The first time I ever saw the...
Written and Illustrated by Howard Chaykin Published by Image Comics Well, damn. How long has this book been in the making? Let’s see,...
You may have heard that The Marvels seems to have developed a poor reputation. In fact, word of mouth was against it even before...
Disney has been celebrating 100 years of its particular brand of storytelling magic. Children and adults alike have been delighted by their versions of...
John Woo’s latest brings to mind Norma Desmond’s immortal lines: “There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of...
I had never seen this one before, so I had NO idea that this is where the phrase “ice ice baby” came from. Vanilla...
This movie is nuts. Let us get that out of the way immediately. It is completely nuts. Yet, it is also extremely charming. I...
There are some fantasy, science fiction, and horror films that not every fan has caught. Not every film ever made has been seen by...
In 1972, my very first experience with a copy machine involved Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan. My buddy had a copy of Gabe Essoe’s book Tarzan...
Holiday-themed horror is nothing new, and some of the early entries in the sub genre such as the original versions of Black Christmas, Halloween...
Written and Illustrated by Jim Valentino Published by Shadowline /Image Comics Jim Valentino is one of those guys in comics that has been...
I described the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as “the Star Trek of my imagination” upon its debut in 2022. Following...
Taika Waititi is known for his goofy, manic, offbeat style of writing and directing. In Next Goal Wins, he applies this lens to the...
Written and Illustrated by Amazing Améziane Published by Titan Comics Doing a biographical comic can be a thorny thing. On one hand, you...
There are some fantasy, science fiction, and horror films that not every fan has caught. Not every film ever made has been seen by...
Written by Neil Gibson & Brian Nathanson Art by Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson, and Saida Temofonte Published by Dark Horse Comics I’m not...
Written by Curt Pires and Rockwell White Art by Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe Published by Image Comics Indigo Children is one of those...
We’re awash in multiverses! The appeal of the multiverse, an escape to another world, another you, another everything, sounds really good after a doomscrolling...
Point Break is a cult classic: the film occupies a space that was uncommon in 1991, and unheard of now: the action-thriller with A-list...
Written by Adam Nedeff Published by Bear Manor Media When I was a kid in the 1960s, my mother would never miss Ted...
Alice Walker’s book The Color Purple has become an important part of American literary culture. Its impact at the time of its release was...
“Science is real, monsters are not…” Fortunately for us, they are definitely real in this movie! Years before the kids from Stranger Things ventured...
The only way to watch Ridley Scott’s 2001 war epic, Black Hawk Down is to watch the extended cut. Only seven and a half...
We often say (to the point of cultural cliche) that “they couldn’t make this film today” but James Cameron’s love letter to the spy...