Actress Jane Russell has died at 89. She starred in films and television in every genre from noirs (Macao with Robert Mitchum) to musicals (Gentleman Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe) to Westerns (The Outlaw). KPBS and The New Yorker have tributes.
The BBC has a fascinating story on Congolese comics and comic artists in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Includes little interviews with Guy Delisle, Papa Mfumu’eto Premier, Bruno Luya and Stephane Oiry
FEARnet interviews BleedFest co-producer and horror director Elisabeth Fies as part of its “Women Who Make You Scream” feature. Make sure to check out the other interviews.
What do a riddlemaster on a quest, an undersea utopia gone wrong, and sexual perversion in Sweden have in common? The answer: nothing! But I don’t have a big thing to talk about this month, so I’ll have to make do with a mishmash.
Animation and comics creator Dwayne McDuffie has died. Among his many accomplishments was the founding of Milestone Media, the animated Justice League, the Ben 10 animated series and most recently the animated All-Star Superman. Comics Alliance has more. And Pop Culture Shock remembers him. (If you are interested, […]
Out Of This World has an excellent series of articles examining African-American characters in mainstream comics, with scans for Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat and Sgt. Rock plus, a nice look at Misty Knight.
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