Strong Female Character
A little while ago, a friend told me that I was a “strong woman.” It was a compliment and I took it as one. Part of me knows what he means, that I keep trying, that I pick myself up as best I can after things go to […]
“Afterlife with Archie”
“[A]t the same time, it’s an Archie story with zombies where you have Jughead going around trying to eat people, which is inherently hilarious.” Comics Alliance talks with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa about the upcoming Afterlife With Archie comic.
Adventure Time on NPR
NPR’s Monkey See blog shares a look at Adventure Time. “Adventure Time insists on emotional honesty.” (via @profmdwhite)
Teddy Girls
A gallery and some information about the British Teddy Girls of the 1950s. (Thanks, Keith!)
Comics about Comics
Comic Book Attic talks about comics about comics, with plenty of pages from Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s The Newsboy Legion for your enjoyment.
RIP, Deanna Durbin
Actress and singer Deanna Durbin has died. The Los Angeles Times and The Guardian have obituaries. Audie Cornish and Melissa Block remember Durbin on NPR. Here Deanna Durbin sings, “Good-Bye” in Because Of Him (1946)
The Cultural Gutter 