I’m running close to a decade behind reading Peter Bagge’s books – but, the weird thing is, I seem to still be reading all of his books, just with that big time-delay. I have no explanation, and may catch up one of these days: cartooning is time-intensive work, and even someone as prolific as Bagge doesn’t pile up books the way a prose writer like Stephen King or Nora Roberts does.
That’s as close to a reason why I read his 2012 miniseries/2013 graphic novel Reset here at the end of 2023. As usual, I find bits of the worldbuilding to be weird, especially in retrospect: maybe because of the things Bagge needed to create this story, maybe because I fundamentally don’t agree with his assumptions about life and society in general.
Bagge’s worlds are full of mildly updated ’50s gender-essentialism: men are hot-headed and often physically violent,...
That’s as close to a reason why I read his 2012 miniseries/2013 graphic novel Reset here at the end of 2023. As usual, I find bits of the worldbuilding to be weird, especially in retrospect: maybe because of the things Bagge needed to create this story, maybe because I fundamentally don’t agree with his assumptions about life and society in general.
Bagge’s worlds are full of mildly updated ’50s gender-essentialism: men are hot-headed and often physically violent,...
- 12/16/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Celebrated cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes discusses his favorite formative films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Baxter (1989)
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Ghost World (2001) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Art School Confidential (2006)
Help! (1965) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s review
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Mudhoney (1965) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968)
Common Law Cabin (1967)
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Black Snake (1973)
An American Werewolf In London (1981) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Lady In A Cage (1964) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wild One (1953)
Hush…...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Baxter (1989)
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Ghost World (2001) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Art School Confidential (2006)
Help! (1965) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s review
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Mudhoney (1965) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968)
Common Law Cabin (1967)
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Black Snake (1973)
An American Werewolf In London (1981) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Lady In A Cage (1964) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wild One (1953)
Hush…...
- 11/15/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Owen Kline is not the most obvious underground artist. The son of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates may be best known for his performance as the younger sibling in Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid and the Whale,” a role he landed with zero acting ambition around the age of 13. Some privileged child stars follow such an impressive early turn by growing up in the public eye and amassing a filmography that would follow them into adulthood. Others have drug-fueled meltdowns. Kline, however, interned at Anthology Film Archives, dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, and eventually embraced a form of unfiltered, rough-and-tumble filmmaking that doesn’t exactly scream commerciality. Now, at the age of 30, he’s ready to explain himself.
“I always sort of reviled show business,” Kline said in an interview over lunch this month. “It was always repugnant to me. I’m really someone who’s resistant to showing my face in general.
“I always sort of reviled show business,” Kline said in an interview over lunch this month. “It was always repugnant to me. I’m really someone who’s resistant to showing my face in general.
- 8/19/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
“Funny Pages,” a scruffy, grungy, likably tossed-together sketchbook of a low-budget indie comedy, typifies a paradox that now runs through a great deal of independent cinema. The movie, set in a humdrum New Jersey suburbia, unfolds on the moldy bottom rung of the comic-book ladder. It centers on two friends who are obsessed with drawing their own comics, and it’s about the insular world of geeks and creeps and pervs and weirdos that this brings them into contact with.
Robert (Daniel Zolghadri), at 17, has left the posh home of his parents in Princeton and set up residence in downscale Trenton, where he hangs out at the local comic-book store along with his friend, the sweetly passive, long-haired, acne-ridden Miles (Miles Emanuel), who has a secret crush on him. These two eat, breathe, and sleep comic books. But they’re not into superheroes. To them the comic-book world is all...
Robert (Daniel Zolghadri), at 17, has left the posh home of his parents in Princeton and set up residence in downscale Trenton, where he hangs out at the local comic-book store along with his friend, the sweetly passive, long-haired, acne-ridden Miles (Miles Emanuel), who has a secret crush on him. These two eat, breathe, and sleep comic books. But they’re not into superheroes. To them the comic-book world is all...
- 6/6/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Bagge is a world-class grump, and I have to respect that. I tend to connect that to his libertarianism, but the direction of influence is unclear and it’s not as if comics isn’t full of grumpy loners outside of libertarians, either. But Bagge has had a long career both making comics about fictional grumpy, obnoxious people and making comics about how he is libertarian and so entitled to be grumpy personally about such-and-such, so he’s been leaning into it for some time now.
Although, come to think of it, the last decade of his work, focusing mostly on biographies of strong-willed but not necessarily libertarian people of the past, might show him starting to walk down a path of slightly less grumpiness — and I emphasize slightly.
But here I am looking at Classic Bagge, the man who spent more than a decade making a comic book...
Although, come to think of it, the last decade of his work, focusing mostly on biographies of strong-willed but not necessarily libertarian people of the past, might show him starting to walk down a path of slightly less grumpiness — and I emphasize slightly.
But here I am looking at Classic Bagge, the man who spent more than a decade making a comic book...
- 2/24/2021
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Features: Mike Diana, Peter Bagge, Stephen Bissette, Neil Gaiman, Evan Bacon, Stuart Baggish, Luke Ilrot, Christopher Marone | Written and Directd by Frank Henenlotter
Filmmaker Frank Henenlotter, himself no stranger to controversy, steps behind the camera for this documentary about Mike Diana, a comic creator whose career was not ultimately marked by his creativity but because he was the first American artist convicted of obscenity… and all at the age of 24.
The handmade comics that teenager Mike Diana created out in the 1980s were retina-ravaging exercises in depravity, seemingly precision engineered to antagonize the uptight right-wingers in the churches, media and legal system of his suburban Florida surroundings. And that they certainly did. Though Diana’s lurid, art brut tales of sexual violence and bodily desecration were only ever sold to a small following of a few hundred, paranoid policemen and opportunistic attorneys saw his work as a threat to society.
Filmmaker Frank Henenlotter, himself no stranger to controversy, steps behind the camera for this documentary about Mike Diana, a comic creator whose career was not ultimately marked by his creativity but because he was the first American artist convicted of obscenity… and all at the age of 24.
The handmade comics that teenager Mike Diana created out in the 1980s were retina-ravaging exercises in depravity, seemingly precision engineered to antagonize the uptight right-wingers in the churches, media and legal system of his suburban Florida surroundings. And that they certainly did. Though Diana’s lurid, art brut tales of sexual violence and bodily desecration were only ever sold to a small following of a few hundred, paranoid policemen and opportunistic attorneys saw his work as a threat to society.
- 7/15/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
As you might be able to tell from the year in the post title, I’ve gotten more than a little lackadaisical about keeping up with this annual series of the best in comics created by North Americans. (I reviewed 2006 at the beginning of 2007, 2007 later in 2007, 2008 in 2008, 2009 in 2009, 2010 in 2011 after the next book was published, 2011 in 2012, 2012 in 2013, 2014 in 2014, and have so far missed 2015, 2016, and 2017. If it were still my job to keep up with things being published, I would probably be deeply ashamed of myself — but it hasn’t been for a decade now, so I’m not.)
But I’m still interested in good comics, as always. So here I finally am with the Jeff Smith-edited The Best American Comics 2013 , only four and a half years after it was published and six-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years after the work in it originally appeared.
This is the point where one is...
But I’m still interested in good comics, as always. So here I finally am with the Jeff Smith-edited The Best American Comics 2013 , only four and a half years after it was published and six-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years after the work in it originally appeared.
This is the point where one is...
- 3/3/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
I remember once hearing Peter Bagge say that he regretted naming his comic book Hate because critics couldn’t resist headlines like “I Hate Hate” or something in that vein. I wish the producers of Sleight had heard that same thing because I can’t help myself but say that Sleight is, well, kind of slight. For a movie about magic tricks, gang violence, and subdermal electromagnets, there just isn’t that much going on. Sometimes that’s great and it reads as a nice little slice of life movie with some fantastic elements on the fringe; other times you can just sort of see where the effects budget ran out. Sleight is a good movie for $250,000 but I can’t help but pine for the version that cost a few million.
I appreciate that Sleight is trying to tell a smaller story, honestly I do. I like that it...
I appreciate that Sleight is trying to tell a smaller story, honestly I do. I like that it...
- 5/4/2017
- by Arthur Martinez-Tebbel
- Comicmix.com
“The Trial of Mike Diana,” a new documentary that follows the story of the only artist in U.S. history to be convicted of obscenity, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to finish crafting the film. Directed by cult filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (“Basket Case”), the film follows comic book artist Mike Diana whose graphic, grotesque zine “Boiled Angel” got into the hands of an undercover cop. Florida authorities decided to put him on trial for three counts of obscenity where he was convicted of the crime and forced to spend four days in jail and three years on probation. He was prohibited from drawing images that might be considered obscene even for personal use in his own home, and authorities were allowed to conduct warrantless searches to enforce it. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary and its Kickstarter campaign below.
Read More: ‘The Eyeslicer,’ A New Variety...
Read More: ‘The Eyeslicer,’ A New Variety...
- 10/31/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
So… we’ve seen what our playthings do while we’re away in the Toy Story trilogy. And just a few weeks ago we saw what our animal companions do when we’re off to work and school in The Secret Life Of Pets. Well, what’s left? Ya’ ever wonder what happens at the grocery store once the lights are out and the doors are locked? No, seems that Seth Rogen and his pals have been curious about everything on the shelves and in the bins. And, no big surprise, their imaginations have come up with something more than a touch adult. With their help, animation will burst through the confines of “all ages” entertainment, which has happened several times in the last five decades. Feature adult animation’s first big hit was the 1972 Ralph Bakshi adaptation of R Crumb’s underground comic Fritz The Cat. A sequel quickly...
- 8/12/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Horror isn't just blood and gore. Dark Places, based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name, will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD this October. Also in this morning's round-up: details on The Walking Dead #1 variant for purchase at Wizard World San Jose and a new Mad Max video game trailer.
Dark Places: Lionsgate will release Gilles Paquet-Brenner's Dark Places on Blu-ray and DVD on October 6th:
Blu-ray.com reports that "Libby Day (Theron) was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered and her brother Ben (Tye Sheridan, Joe) was jailed for the crime. Now, twenty-five years later, Libby discovers shocking evidence that Ben may be innocent and the real killer is still at large. Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), Chloë Grace Moretz (If I Stay), Sterling Jerins (World War Z), Corey Stoll (Ant-Man) and Christina Hendricks (TV's "Mad Men") costar...
Dark Places: Lionsgate will release Gilles Paquet-Brenner's Dark Places on Blu-ray and DVD on October 6th:
Blu-ray.com reports that "Libby Day (Theron) was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered and her brother Ben (Tye Sheridan, Joe) was jailed for the crime. Now, twenty-five years later, Libby discovers shocking evidence that Ben may be innocent and the real killer is still at large. Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), Chloë Grace Moretz (If I Stay), Sterling Jerins (World War Z), Corey Stoll (Ant-Man) and Christina Hendricks (TV's "Mad Men") costar...
- 8/18/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
A tense trailer for a post-apocalyptic thriller, variant cover art for The Walking Dead #1 featuring Michonne and her pets, and Blu-ray / DVD release details for Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau comprise this round-up.
Z for Zachariah: Directed by Craig Zobel from Nissar Modi's screenplay that's based on the 1974 novel by Robert C. O’Brien, Z for Zachariah stars Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris Pine. The film is slated for a limited theatrical release from Roadside Attractions beginning August 21st.
Synopsis (via Collider): "In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others.
Z for Zachariah: Directed by Craig Zobel from Nissar Modi's screenplay that's based on the 1974 novel by Robert C. O’Brien, Z for Zachariah stars Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris Pine. The film is slated for a limited theatrical release from Roadside Attractions beginning August 21st.
Synopsis (via Collider): "In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others.
- 6/4/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Jason Voorhees, the living dead of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the librarian phantom from Ghostbusters, the reanimated dead of Cemetery Man—these memorable horror movie characters and many more came to life onscreen due in large part to the talented hands and crafty eyes of FX legends Tom Savini, Steve Johnson, and Sergio Stivaletti.
Tate Steinsiek, an FX artist who also has an impressive résumé, teaches Ill Willed FX Workshops around the world, and on his international tour this summer, he's bringing in the aforementioned talented trio to offer their priceless advice in select sessions, with Savini joining the Amsterdam series, Johnson coming in for the Dublin series, and Stivaletti set for the Rome series. Also included in our latest round-up are details for Dark Horse's Plants vs. Zombies: Bully for You #1, the first issue in a new comic miniseries debuting in June, as well as...
Tate Steinsiek, an FX artist who also has an impressive résumé, teaches Ill Willed FX Workshops around the world, and on his international tour this summer, he's bringing in the aforementioned talented trio to offer their priceless advice in select sessions, with Savini joining the Amsterdam series, Johnson coming in for the Dublin series, and Stivaletti set for the Rome series. Also included in our latest round-up are details for Dark Horse's Plants vs. Zombies: Bully for You #1, the first issue in a new comic miniseries debuting in June, as well as...
- 3/12/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Creepy #18
Writers: Various
Artists: Various
Letters: Nate Piekos of Blambot & Peter Bagge
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
It’s that time of year again. The days grow shorter, and the nights grow longer. Yet we tend to sleep a lot less. Not surprising, considering the number of scary stories, movies, and video games we subject ourselves to throughout the month of October. Should you actually treasure sleep, Creepy #18 is a mix of comedy, horror, and poetic justice.
My personal favorite tale of terror is a historical fiction piece that centers on Rufus Wilmot Griswold, an American anthologist, editor, poet, critic, and rival to Edgar Allan Poe. Historically speaking, the trouble between Poe and Griswold began with The Poets and Poetry of America anthology. Poe submitted several several works to the volume. Only three made the cut, and Poe probably wouldn’t have minded so much is the rest of the poetry...
Writers: Various
Artists: Various
Letters: Nate Piekos of Blambot & Peter Bagge
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
It’s that time of year again. The days grow shorter, and the nights grow longer. Yet we tend to sleep a lot less. Not surprising, considering the number of scary stories, movies, and video games we subject ourselves to throughout the month of October. Should you actually treasure sleep, Creepy #18 is a mix of comedy, horror, and poetic justice.
My personal favorite tale of terror is a historical fiction piece that centers on Rufus Wilmot Griswold, an American anthologist, editor, poet, critic, and rival to Edgar Allan Poe. Historically speaking, the trouble between Poe and Griswold began with The Poets and Poetry of America anthology. Poe submitted several several works to the volume. Only three made the cut, and Poe probably wouldn’t have minded so much is the rest of the poetry...
- 10/13/2014
- by Elizabeth Rico
- SoundOnSight
Like the Crypt-Keeper of EC Comic’s Tales from the Crypt, Uncle Creepy is a horror host of the paneled page, appearing in the original Creepy comic book series that ran from 1964 to 1983 and its relaunch by Dark Horse that began in 2009. Now the 50th anniversary of Uncle Creepy and his series’ first printing by Warren Publishing is creeping up on readers, and we have a look at the celebratory issue.
Creepy #18, the golden anniversary issue of the series, will hit comic book store shelves on October 8th. We have more details and a look at the issue below:
“Creepy #18
Celebrating A Half-century Of Terror!
It’s Uncle Creepy’s golden anniversary, and his loathsome legacy lives on in this milestone of macabre monstrosity! Prepare for putrid productions from Fred Van Lente (Conan the Avenger), Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy), Peter Bagge (Bat Boy), Art Baltazar (Itty Bitty Hellboy), and...
Creepy #18, the golden anniversary issue of the series, will hit comic book store shelves on October 8th. We have more details and a look at the issue below:
“Creepy #18
Celebrating A Half-century Of Terror!
It’s Uncle Creepy’s golden anniversary, and his loathsome legacy lives on in this milestone of macabre monstrosity! Prepare for putrid productions from Fred Van Lente (Conan the Avenger), Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy), Peter Bagge (Bat Boy), Art Baltazar (Itty Bitty Hellboy), and...
- 9/10/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Friday was a big day for Idw at San Diego Comic-Con with the publishing company holding several panels and making some big announcements (with more still to come), and of note for the horror crowd are two new series, both featuring rather iconic characters...
Garbage Pail Kids:
Topps’ Garbage Pail Kids, the 1980s sensation, will have readers squirming with delight this winter as the obscene adolescents star in a brand-new comic book series from Idw Publishing.
With the likes of Adam Bomb, Leaky Lindsay, and New Wave Dave populating the Garbage Pail Kids universe, the delightfully deformed and often downright disgusting Kids are set to make their mark on the world of comics, just in time for their 30th Anniversary in 2015!
“As a child of the Eighties, I was at ground zero for the Garbage Pail Kids phenomenon,” series editor Denton J. Tipton said. “The profoundly irreverent stickers spoke...
Garbage Pail Kids:
Topps’ Garbage Pail Kids, the 1980s sensation, will have readers squirming with delight this winter as the obscene adolescents star in a brand-new comic book series from Idw Publishing.
With the likes of Adam Bomb, Leaky Lindsay, and New Wave Dave populating the Garbage Pail Kids universe, the delightfully deformed and often downright disgusting Kids are set to make their mark on the world of comics, just in time for their 30th Anniversary in 2015!
“As a child of the Eighties, I was at ground zero for the Garbage Pail Kids phenomenon,” series editor Denton J. Tipton said. “The profoundly irreverent stickers spoke...
- 7/26/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Buddy Buys A Dump
The Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from Hate Comics Volume III
Peter Bagge [Fantagraphics]
So Buddy buys a dump, eh? What else would you expect from an all-grown-up slacker like Buddy Bradley? You didn’t think he was ever going to get a real job, did you? Best case scenario, he might have been coaxed (read: nagged) by his wife Lisa into taking a few classes at DeVry or Itt, but that would have required a serious tweaking of the man’s worldview. Buddy Buys a Dump is the latest collection (the first in seven years!) of the complete Buddy Bradley stories that were compiled in issues 1-9 of Hate Annual published from 2001 to 2011. This collection also features a new, previously unpublished tale of Bradley family woe.
I must admit, I had lost track of Buddy and Hate in recent years and could only assume that Mr. Bagge...
The Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from Hate Comics Volume III
Peter Bagge [Fantagraphics]
So Buddy buys a dump, eh? What else would you expect from an all-grown-up slacker like Buddy Bradley? You didn’t think he was ever going to get a real job, did you? Best case scenario, he might have been coaxed (read: nagged) by his wife Lisa into taking a few classes at DeVry or Itt, but that would have required a serious tweaking of the man’s worldview. Buddy Buys a Dump is the latest collection (the first in seven years!) of the complete Buddy Bradley stories that were compiled in issues 1-9 of Hate Annual published from 2001 to 2011. This collection also features a new, previously unpublished tale of Bradley family woe.
I must admit, I had lost track of Buddy and Hate in recent years and could only assume that Mr. Bagge...
- 7/23/2014
- by Chris Auman
- SoundOnSight
When Brooklyn Nine Nine won the Golden Globe for best television comedy on Sunday, my first thought was, “That’s the end of that.”
I mean, I love the show. I thought the episode that came after the Globes on Tuesday was really funny (although I don’t want to see any romances develop within the department. None. At All. Ever.).
But now I know that other people like it. It’s not cool anymore.
You may ask yourself, “Why does a woman who is 60 years old care about what is cool?” And you would be right. I have long held the belief that no one can be cool once he or she has children (exception that proves the rule: David Bowie). My colleague, Mike Gold, disagrees, telling me that his daughter’s friends think he is. I suspect they do think he’s cool – for a parent.
There is...
I mean, I love the show. I thought the episode that came after the Globes on Tuesday was really funny (although I don’t want to see any romances develop within the department. None. At All. Ever.).
But now I know that other people like it. It’s not cool anymore.
You may ask yourself, “Why does a woman who is 60 years old care about what is cool?” And you would be right. I have long held the belief that no one can be cool once he or she has children (exception that proves the rule: David Bowie). My colleague, Mike Gold, disagrees, telling me that his daughter’s friends think he is. I suspect they do think he’s cool – for a parent.
There is...
- 1/17/2014
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
Newave! Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s
by Michael Dowers (Editor) Fantagraphics Books
Seems like the malaise of 1970s America inspired a lot of people to take matters into their own hands and create art outside of the mainstream. This was certainly true of the underground music scenes that were percolating on both coasts and in many cities in between. Tired of the passionless music, the flared out fashions and the earth tone colors, independent artists and musicians began creating their way out of a funk that had turned everything green shag and ugly brown.
The dissatisfaction of the times may have sparked a call to action, but the creative inspiration came from the 60s underground comics movement pioneered by artists like Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton. That inspiration met as well with the anti-pop ideas of the New Wave of music coming out of the UK. This happy new...
by Michael Dowers (Editor) Fantagraphics Books
Seems like the malaise of 1970s America inspired a lot of people to take matters into their own hands and create art outside of the mainstream. This was certainly true of the underground music scenes that were percolating on both coasts and in many cities in between. Tired of the passionless music, the flared out fashions and the earth tone colors, independent artists and musicians began creating their way out of a funk that had turned everything green shag and ugly brown.
The dissatisfaction of the times may have sparked a call to action, but the creative inspiration came from the 60s underground comics movement pioneered by artists like Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton. That inspiration met as well with the anti-pop ideas of the New Wave of music coming out of the UK. This happy new...
- 10/22/2013
- by Chris Auman
- SoundOnSight
The Ignatz Awards for excellence in independent comics has announced its nominees for 2013. Among those honored are veterans like Peter Bagge, Charles Burns, Tom Hart, and Johnny Ryan, alongside younger creators such as Lilli Carré, Michael DeForge, Ulli Lust, and Charles Forsman. Winners will be announced September 14 at this year's Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Maryland. Outstanding Artist Lilli Carré for Heads Or Tails Michael DeForge for Lose #4 Miriam Katin for Letting It Go Ulli Lust for Today Is The Last Day Of The Rest Of Your Life Patrick McEown for Hair Shirt Outstanding Anthology ...
- 8/16/2013
- avclub.com
As reported by numerous sources, influential comic-book publisher Kim Thompson died Wednesday morning, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 56. Thompson is best known as the man who, along with partner Gary Groth, turned the Seattle-based comics publisher Fantagraphics from a bedroom enterprise in the ’70s into one of the most innovative and visionary champions of graphic narrative. Thompson’s accomplishments are numerous. Most visible among them, he and Fantagraphics helped nurture the careers of up-and-coming creators who are now leaders in the medium—Hate’s Peter Bagge, Eightball’s Dan Clowes, Acme Novelty Library’s Chris ...
- 6/20/2013
- avclub.com
With Scott Snyder’s Batman Year Zero origin story beginning a new arc on his run of Batman this week, we thought we would look back to our own origin stories, tracing back to how we entered into the world of comics. Sure, the Sound On Sight comics team may not have origin stories as epic as some of the superheroes out there, but going back is a great way to look at how we were all introduced to comics, and why we write about them today. Here’s how it all began…
A Toxic Beginning
by Tony Nunes
I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person.
A Toxic Beginning
by Tony Nunes
I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person.
- 6/13/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Abrams Comicarts
Good Riddance A Graphic Memoir Of Divorce Gn (not verified by Diamond), $17.95
Legends Of The Blues Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Raven Girl Gn (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Alterna Comics
Fubar Volume 3 American History Z Sc, $16.95
Amp! Comics For Kids
Big Nate Game On Tp, $9.99
Amulet Books
Army Of Frogs Volume 1 Hc (not verified by Diamond), $15.95
Will And Whit Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.95
Ape Entertainment
Croods Prequel Digest Gn, $6.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover A Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover B Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover C Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover D Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination...
Abrams Comicarts
Good Riddance A Graphic Memoir Of Divorce Gn (not verified by Diamond), $17.95
Legends Of The Blues Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Raven Girl Gn (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Alterna Comics
Fubar Volume 3 American History Z Sc, $16.95
Amp! Comics For Kids
Big Nate Game On Tp, $9.99
Amulet Books
Army Of Frogs Volume 1 Hc (not verified by Diamond), $15.95
Will And Whit Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.95
Ape Entertainment
Croods Prequel Digest Gn, $6.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover A Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover B Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover C Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination #1 (Cover D Amy Mebberson), $3.99
Sesame Street I Is For Imagination...
- 4/28/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Abrams Comicarts
How To Fake A Moon Landing Exposing The Myths Of Science Denial Sc, $16.5
Abstract Studios
Rachel Rising #16, $3.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Princeless Volume 2 #2 (Of 4), $3.99
Amigo Comics
Rogues #1, $3.99
Amp! Comics For Kids
Big Nate Game On Tp (not verified by Diamond), $9.99
Antarctic Press
Crawling Sky #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gold Digger #149, $3.99
Last Zombie The End #1 (Of 5), $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Betty And Veronica Double Double Digest #212, $5.99
Knuckles The Echidna Archives Volume 4 Tp, $9.99
Atheneum Books
Who Is AC Hc, $21.99
Who Is AC Sc, $14.99
Zebrafish Tp (not verified by Diamond), $7.99
Avatar Press
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Pow Rodrix Gore Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Terror Incentive Cover), Ar...
Abrams Comicarts
How To Fake A Moon Landing Exposing The Myths Of Science Denial Sc, $16.5
Abstract Studios
Rachel Rising #16, $3.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Princeless Volume 2 #2 (Of 4), $3.99
Amigo Comics
Rogues #1, $3.99
Amp! Comics For Kids
Big Nate Game On Tp (not verified by Diamond), $9.99
Antarctic Press
Crawling Sky #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gold Digger #149, $3.99
Last Zombie The End #1 (Of 5), $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Betty And Veronica Double Double Digest #212, $5.99
Knuckles The Echidna Archives Volume 4 Tp, $9.99
Atheneum Books
Who Is AC Hc, $21.99
Who Is AC Sc, $14.99
Zebrafish Tp (not verified by Diamond), $7.99
Avatar Press
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Pow Rodrix Gore Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Terror Incentive Cover), Ar...
- 4/21/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
by Eddie Wright
Dark Horse Comics is pound for pound the best comics publisher in the world with super franchises like the "Hellboy" universe, "The Goon," the "Whedonverse," and "Star Wars" under its belt. They've also released Frank Miller's finest work (not published by Marvel or DC), and many new, cutting edge series and graphic novels. Dark Horse has more than proved its reputation as the biggest non-big two publisher, though it's yet to truly hit that Marvel movieverse or "Dark Knight" level of success at the multiplexes. The "Hellboy" flicks, "Sin City," "300," and "The Mask" were big but not Big. And we'll pretend the Pam Anderson vehicle "Barb Wire" never happened.
There are a number of great Dark Horse titles in various states of production including "R.I.P.D.," "Mind Mgmt," "The Goon," "Beasts of Burden," and others. Some of those could very well blow up the box office,...
Dark Horse Comics is pound for pound the best comics publisher in the world with super franchises like the "Hellboy" universe, "The Goon," the "Whedonverse," and "Star Wars" under its belt. They've also released Frank Miller's finest work (not published by Marvel or DC), and many new, cutting edge series and graphic novels. Dark Horse has more than proved its reputation as the biggest non-big two publisher, though it's yet to truly hit that Marvel movieverse or "Dark Knight" level of success at the multiplexes. The "Hellboy" flicks, "Sin City," "300," and "The Mask" were big but not Big. And we'll pretend the Pam Anderson vehicle "Barb Wire" never happened.
There are a number of great Dark Horse titles in various states of production including "R.I.P.D.," "Mind Mgmt," "The Goon," "Beasts of Burden," and others. Some of those could very well blow up the box office,...
- 4/12/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Like many old people, New Year’s Eve makes me remember earlier times. When I was young. When I knew who the new bands were. When I was cool. Once one has children, one is never cool again.
There was a period of time in the mid-1970s when I dropped out of college and went to work for an antiwar magazine. We had a barter arrangement with lots of underground newspapers and magazines, so I got to read Creem magazine, and from that and the Village Voice, I knew who all the cool bands were and where to see them in New York.
When I decided to go back to college for my degree, I kept up subscriptions to Creem and the Voice, and it was from these that I discovered Punk.
Not the music, although also the music. No, I mean Punk, a magazine that combined my two greatest passions,...
There was a period of time in the mid-1970s when I dropped out of college and went to work for an antiwar magazine. We had a barter arrangement with lots of underground newspapers and magazines, so I got to read Creem magazine, and from that and the Village Voice, I knew who all the cool bands were and where to see them in New York.
When I decided to go back to college for my degree, I kept up subscriptions to Creem and the Voice, and it was from these that I discovered Punk.
Not the music, although also the music. No, I mean Punk, a magazine that combined my two greatest passions,...
- 12/28/2012
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
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