Andy Lau Ain’t Nothing to Mess With
Don’t let his Cantonese popsongs and slick style fool you–Andy Lau ain’t nothing to mess with.
Southern Comfort
I’ve never been much of a fan of Southern Literature. Partly because I was force-fed too much of it in school (though I don’t include To Kill A Mockingbird in that), but partly because, well, you know that whole ‘Eden lost’ ethos that flavours so much of it? […]
Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman
“Golden Age Wonder Woman is a Doctor of Philosophy, professional advice columnist, and Super-Heroine of note. Her column, ‘Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman’ is syndicated in over 350 newspapers nationwide.” Read her and wonder at Again With The Comics.
New Elric Omnibus
A new omnibus printing of Michael Moorcock’s Elric is being released by Del Rey in February 2008 – finally presenting these stories in the order they were originally written.
The Fine Art of Dreamthieving
Michael Moorcock’s latest, and last, fantasy trilogy winds different strands of his fiction together intointertwining, virtually meta-fictional narratives reflecting on mythic and heroic archetypes and the power of stories to create new realities. If you like Moorcock, you will enjoy these books. If you don’t like Moorcock, they […]
Ballooneering with Shaun Tan
Thought Balloonists, the fancy new comics criticism blog, takes off with a discussion of Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book.
The Cultural Gutter 