Social History in Comics
Out Of This World has an excellent series of articles examining African-American characters in mainstream comics, with scans for Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat and Sgt. Rock plus, a nice look at Misty Knight.
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.
Most Anticipated Asian Films of 2011
Wildgrounds breaks down their most anticipated films of 2011.
Heros de las Artes Marciales
Laurie’s Wild West brings you pulps from Franco’s Spain.
Visit Marwencol
Marwencol is documentary about Mark Hogancamp, a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being attacked by a group of men. As part of his therapy, he retells his life as a soldier in World War II at 1/6 scale and photographs it. The official site has […]
Ready for Prime Time in Belgrade
This month Gutter Guest Star Kat Gligorijevic writes about watching tv and movies in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Part 1 “Tumbling for Boy George in Baghdad” can be found here. It was the late ’80s and I was nine years old when my family returned to Belgrade from Baghdad. I […]
The Cultural Gutter 