WWII Reaches Aldebaran
Strange Maps charts tv signals as they reach Alpha Centauri, Chi Draconis, Arcturus and Aldebaran. See the map here.
Man not Superman
Post-it Note Stories features an illustrated adaptation of Jonathan Goldstein’s story “Man not Superman”. Because, who hasn’t had a crush on Lois Lane?
Here Comes the Madness
Midnght Madness starts soon. Start planning your schedule…
Ditko’s Anxious Hands
The Thought Balloonists try to grasp Steve Ditko’s hands.
Vampire, Or Maybe, Werewolf
When’s a vampire really more of a werewolf? When it’s Toppei from Osamu Tezuka’s Vampire. Todd from 4DK writes about the mostly live-action television adaptation, starring Tezuka as himself, beret and all, and they remind him of both Kurosawa’s High and Low and Fukasaku’s Black Lizard.
Tentacles! Jane Austen!
Jane Austen, co-author of the popular, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, has a new novel that details more than love or manners in the Regency Era. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters reveals shocking and tentacled attacks on respectable society. Click through to the book trailer.
The Cultural Gutter 