Could They Beat Up China Mieville?
Have you ever looked at someone and wondered, “Could they beat up China Miéville?” Now you have your answers, in story form.
Heroic Trio
Every April at the Gutter, the editors write about something outside their usual domains. This month, Comics Editor Carol Borden writes about stars of action cinema. I like ladies of asskickery, women who can throw a punch or wield a sharp pointy weapon, preferably both. Since it’s April […]
100 Years of Manhwa
An excellent gallery of images and collections, as well as historical context on 100 years of Korean comics.
Slashing Cinema
Wendell Jamieson writes about Japanese sword fight films for The New York Times: “I recently asked my sensei, then and now, Noboru Kataoka — himself an actor who goes as Ken Kensai — to name the greatest sword fight film of them all, and he answered, The Sword […]
Happy Birthday, Sonny Chiba!
Today’s JJ Sonny Chiba’s birthday and so it might be a good time to see what our friends at Teleport City have been writing about him.
“So Why Can’t I See You Kicking His Ass?”
John Kreng finishes the fallacies of why filmmakers make action so hard to see with the punches, kicks and elbow smashes of his thoughts. And you can see the whole thing here. (via ShelfLifeCC)
The Cultural Gutter 