February 2008
56 posts
“The feeling begins about twenty minutes after you take the pill: a mental...”
– Kickstart My Heart | n+1
Architecture: Stairs Bookcase Actually Makes Me... →
I believe Tom Spurgeon described this as “shelf porn,” which is just about right. WANT.
“Dave Sim is no general in a war against women. He’s not even a foot soldier....”
– THE BEAT » The one about Dave Sim
“Well no, The Wizard Staff, I’m not going to go do that. In fact, I’m reading...”
– Wizard Check: Still Punks
The 33 1/3 Odyssey: Ebony and Ivory →
A nice review of Live at the Apollo.
“Work with my wife? Hmm, I suppose that might be interesting. But only if we...”
– PAUL TOBIN ON MARVEL ADVENTURES: SUPER-HEROES
Fake Beatles No. 4: Deception on 45 →
Including one involving Beatle associate Jackie Lomax…
Should I use blackface on my blog? →
A flow chart. Not new, but so on-the-mark…
An Ultra High-Security Vault -- for Plant Seeds? →
Thank you, Norway!
"I'm Not a Young Man Any More" →
A Velvet Underground song that had been “lost” for 40 years resurfaces!
Douglas Wolk: Hulk Smash Military Industrial... →
I wasn’t exactly at my most articulate, but hey!
garfield minus garfield →
The ongoing adventures of poor, schizophrenic, lonely Jon Arbuckle.
“The incredible ending of Strangers in Paradise, WHOA ULTIMATE SPOILERS, is that...”
– All the Comics in the World #9 - Shaenon Garrity on the Top Five Least Romantic Comics Couples
Age of Bronze →
My review of Eric Shanower’s series is up at Salon!
Homosexuals live at the Whisky! →
Whoa. A whole bunch of previously unheard Homosexuals stuff…
“What these haters need is a night-time visitation by spectral spirits...”
– Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!: Bring It On Week: The Uncanny X-Toros
Douglas Wolk’s All-Knowing, All-Powerful Uber... →
Thanks for the title, Mer!
“This is the dirty little secret comics critics don’t like to talk about:...”
– Whereof one can speak: Influence is as influence does.
“Voltaire said it: The best is the enemy of the good. Ralph Ellison, like...”
– Importantitis, Enemy of Art - WSJ.com
The Horror of “Lead Lung Disease” →
Oh, how I love Polite Dissent.
WatchSurprisingly terrific and disturbing very-late-model Looney Tunes cartoon, “Norman Normal,” from 1967. That’s—that’s the story of my life!
CR Sunday Interview: Douglas Wolk →
A very long interview with me, with one of the least flattering photos ever taken of me! Good questions, though.
Another Alan Moore interview. Dinsdale!
“Part two is set in 1968 and it’s called Paint It Black. Everyone knows about the brilliant psychedelic underground of the time but the occult renewal is less well known. We’ll be looking at the crossover of swinging London, dodgy Satanism and organised crime, because the Krays were in and out of both worlds. I’m happy to say that we’re including no less...
hey dullblog: Dullblog Book Report →
Devin McKinney on Dave Marsh on the Beatles.
Intro to Kill Your Idols: The Unauthorized Biography of Albert Goldman by James Parker - Arts - The Phoenix
“And Albert Goldman, meekly as a medicated lamb, would allow himself to be led to the bathroom.”
GRANT MORRISON ON FINAL CRISIS →
I keep trying to figure out what I want to say about this, and all I can think of is “OMG.”
The Valve - A Literary Organ | Comics and... →
John Holbo says some very kind things about the book!
A very Woodring valentine. →
Steranko romance comics! →
From 1970! Cool and beautiful!
comics212 - never safe for work. » Blog Archive ... →
Comics store singles night!
Clear-Line Criticism: Douglas Wolk’s “Reading... →
A very kind assessment!
Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: The Day Job:... →
Tracking the history of the racial caricature from Blackhawk.
New York Times Deathwatch →
Interesting.
Brainwashed - Drew Daniel: In Praise of Vagueness →
I’ll read anything Drew Daniel has to say, and this is a terrific interview.
V vs. Scientology →
With (hilarious) pictures.
