Grady Hendrix wrote a story for Strange Horizons, “The Bright and Shining Parasites of Guiyu,” and realized he’d ended it too soon: “In the story, the trash pickers of Guiyu work for local Chinese companies who exploit them to the hilt in order to squeeze every cent from […]
Our good friends at Pornokitsch have released the shortlist of finalists for the Kitschies’ Red Tentacle award and have an in depth look at one of the Finalists, The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington. “The Red Tentacle is awarded annually to the novel containing speculative or fantastic […]
There’s an interesting exploration of the fan fiction term “Mary Sue” and it’s sexist connotations at Adventures of Comic Book Girl: “So the only time female can be default is when discussing a badly written character, someone who is more powerful or important or liked than they should […]
Criterion’s excellent three reasons for its Godzilla (1954) DVD and Blu-Ray.
It’s the beginning of January, cold and dark where I am. The critics are all putting out their best of year lists, and maybe you’re looking for something to read. So here’s my entry into annual lists: 10 comics I liked in 2011 that I haven’t written about. […]
The Thing remade as an episode of Pingu.
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The Cultural Gutter 