Happy International Zine Month!
July is International Zine Month–make a zine in 24 hours, attend events in Glastonbury, Portland and Minneapolis, get cut’n’pastey!
ComicKaze in Cambodia!
One page, one artist, one hour–2 countries. See some of the Cambodian comics here.
Game Developers Conference: Golden Gate
Former Gutter Overlord and Games Editor, Jim Munroe, has written a really nice little text adventure set at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Rock Paper Shotgun calls it an “[o]ddly human little thing which captures quite a bit about the human side of development.”
Ebert Hunts the Snark
Roger Ebert suggests that snarking “has operated almost as a reflex to smack down behavior that upsets our expectations.” And offers the case study of Joaquin Phoenix’s hip-hop persona/possible Andy Kaufmanesque performance art project.
So Many Fan Films!
The monkeys over at See Monkey round up a whole whack of fan film action including “the greatest fan film of all time,” which “def[ies] all laws of God, man and intellectual property and cramming vastly different fictive universes — Marvel, DC, Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, you name […]
Get Your Paranormality On
Bigfoot and Nessie too hyped for you? Tired of el Chupacabra? Looking for some new footage to analyze, filter and go through frame by frame? Dogman footage (the Gable film) is digitally-enhanced and downloadable via Creative Commons. (Here’s two trailers for a special DVD set).
The Cultural Gutter 