5000 Words on Northanger vs Udolpho
Some great analysis of a lurid Gothic novel, feminism, the nature of the novel, etc, by way of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey…
The Great English Slaying
“A murder is somehow more quintessentially English when committed on the cobbles of a foggy East End alley. If there’s a silhouetted top hat, a rustle of crinoline and a scream cut short with straight razor, all the better.” The Guardian has more on “the Great English Slaying.”
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Preview
Bleeding Cool has a preview of Kevin O’Neill’s art for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century: 1969.
A Little Busier Thinking about Comics
In fact, how about another piece by Colin. This one suggests that Warren Ellis’ The Authority has a lot in common with SuperFriends., writing that it is “the last true heir of the Silver Age.” That boom you hear is Warren Ellis’ head.
Too Busy Reading About The Secret Six.
Too Busy Thinking About My Comics has some excellent analysis of The Secret Six. In fact, the blog has plenty of excellent analysis of plenty of comics. And, as the mission statement reads, “It’s not the reading of comic books that can threaten friendships and derail marriages. It’s […]
LEGO Harry Potter Trailer
Gamers and Harry Potter fans rejoice! It’s the LEGO Harry Potter trailer! (thanks, Dan!)
The Cultural Gutter 