Despite lukewarm reviews and poor box-office performance in 2002, Equilibrium has captivated audiences and become a cult hit in the decades since its release. That isn’t to say it’s a film without issues; the main one is that it is quite derivative at times, with echoes of Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Matrix, but it runs with these inspirations, crafting a unique aesthetic and universe.
In the 600th (!!!) post at the Virtues Of Captain America blog, friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about Captain America #45-46 and U.S. Agent #2-3 (September-October 2001). “These two issues of Captain America start off a four-part story detailing the Red Skull’s latest attempt to […]
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a 1958 comic about him and the Civil Rights Movement that inspired John Lewis. Read “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” here.
Bitches On Comics close out their 6 year run with an interview with Gretchen Felker-Martin! “IT’S THE END OF AN ERA! BoC is closing out our six year run with one helluva interview! Episode 201 features Gretchen Felker-Martin in conversation with Cygne Noire and S.E. Fleenor. Gretchen discusses […]
At Monstrous Industry, the Gutter’s own Carol lists some of her favorite pieces and doings from 2025. See them here.
It’s back! The 2011 Cultural Gutter book has been reissued by Play Story Press. Read excellent essays by CG Editors Jim Munroe, James Schallenberg, Carol Borden, Chris Szego and Ian Driscoll on video games, science fiction and fantasy, comics, and romance. Plus, cool infographic illustrations by E.J. Lee. […]
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