Scott Pilgrim Trailer
“13 Ways of Looking at the Scott Pilgrim Movie Trailer.” (Guess Carol’s not the only one who likes Wallace Stevens).
Les Aventures de Madame Merveille
Cecil Castellucci, Minx comic artist and Canadian nerdcore icon, has cut the middle brow out with her fusion of low and high art, the comics opera, Les Aventures de Madame Merveille. See it in Montreal with art from Pascal Girard, Michael Cho, Scott Hepburn and Cameron Stewart.
Hal Jordan’s Package Flying Through Space
There’s always controversy in comics fandom around how female characters are drawn or sculpted. Karen equalizes things with some equivalently fan service covers, featuring Hal Jordan’s package flying through space, for the ladies and gentlemen who prefer gentlemen. (via Paiwingz)
Nak Prok’s Shadow
Wise Kwai reviews, Shadow of the Naga / Nak Prok, and talks a little about the film’s legal problems and the fear of a Buddhist backlash.
Not Particularly Subtle
I recently burned through all seven books in Christopher Rowley’s Bazil Broketail series. What I liked best? The broad strokes, literally (here is our hero with a sword, there goes the head of the bad guy, flying through the air) as well as metaphorically.
Ia Ftaghn! It’s the Cult of Cthulhu!
Venger Satanis discusses spreading the green ichor of the Cult of Cthulhu throughout the world.
The Cultural Gutter 