Crime, Punishment and Batman
In reprinting, Batman by Dostoyevsky, Brian Hughes reveals an existential truth: “Everything’s better with Batman.” (Make sure to follow his Kafkaesque Superboy link, too).
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
Readings
Charles Stross talks Tools of the Trade: Readings: “Rule #1 is that the audience is not your enemy.”
Recreating Aliens
Rock, Paper, Shotgun revisits the classic shooter, Aliens vs. Predator, and finds one moment to match the Aliens movie: “I don’t need to fight the Alien queen, to control a powerloader or take off and nuke the entire site from orbit — I just need to be the […]
I only came for the fights.
This is a nice mash up of wuxia, kung fu and (mostly) HK gun action.
Sammo’s Sweet Site
Man, the offical Sammo Hung site is worth it for the opening alone.
Peering into a Den of Sin and Depravity
Looking at Thomas Allen’s pulp fiction photographs is like peering through a peephole into a raunchy 3-D diorama of femmes fatales, nameless gunslingers and sailors looking for trouble on a one day pass. Online you don’t even have to drop a nickel, just click on the gallery. (Thanks, […]
The Cultural Gutter 