G. Willow Wilson has a “long comic book” rant that makes some points about Ms. Marvel’s success, “diversity,” the rise of comics directed at young adults, and the direct market in comics in response to Marvel vice president of sales David Gabriel’s recent comments about diversity and Marvel’s […]
At Comics Alliance, Emma Lawson has put together a playlist of songs mentioned in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis.
Read the first installment of John Crye’s The Elect Stories online for free! “An epic adventure told in thirty-six installments. Five young idealists commit themselves to a mission to bring peace to their warring nations. They fail.Twenty years later, as their old nemesis raises its head once more, the middle-aged […]
Friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando interviews Phil LaMarr about the new run of Samurai Jack. “The wait is finally over. After 13 years “Samurai Jack” is back for his fifth and final season and I speak with Phil LaMarr, the voice actor who has brought Jack to […]
At the Criterion’s Current, Barry Jenkins talks about Wong Kar-Wai. “For the inaugural video in our new series Under the Influence, Barry Jenkins—whose sophomore feature, Moonlight, won big at last night’s Gotham Awards and just garnered best director and best supporting actress from the National Board of Review—stopped […]
At Americana, Katrina Powers writes about the paintings in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). “In the original 1960 trailer for Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock notifies us that the parlor of the Bates Motel was Norman Bates’ (Anthony Perkins) “favorite spot,” then suggests that we visit the parlor with him. Once […]
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