Book Review: Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling by Mark A. Vieira
By Gordon S. Miller |
After TCM host Ben Mankiewicz sings the studio's praises in the Foreword to Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling, author ...
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Book Review: The Complete Peanuts 1989-1990: Wait — Charlie Brown Gets a Girlfriend?
By generaljabbo |
Charles M. Schulz wrote and illustrated nearly 18,000 of his beloved Peanuts (a name he was never fond of) comic ...
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Book Review: Everywhere an Oink Oink by David Mamet
By Steve Geise |
When presented with a new Hollywood memoir by lauded playwright/screenwriter/director David Mamet, one might logically expect the results to follow ...
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Book Review: The Wicker Man: The Official Story of the Film by John Walsh
By Davy |
Robin Hardy's 1973 British folk horror masterpiece, The Wicked Man, is a seminal and truly nightmarish depiction of the dark ...
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Book Review: Prince Valiant Vol. 27: 1989-1990 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Cullen Murphy
By Steve Geise |
More than 50 years after its 1937 newspaper debut and years after the departure of its original creator, Prince Valiant ...
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Book Review: Milky Way by Miguel Vila
By Greg Hammond |
Milky Way by Miguel Vila is a truly exceptional graphic novel for adults who aren’t bothered by artistic nudity and ...
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Book Review: The Complete Alien Collection: Symphony of Death by Alex White and Tim Waggoner
By Steve Geise |
Following on the heels of their initial Alien omnibus collection at the start of the year, Titan Books is closing ...
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Book Review: In Search of Gil Scott-Heron by Thomas Mauceri and Seb Piquet
By Steve Geise |
Less a biography than a MacGuffin hunt, writer Thomas Mauceri details his years-long quest to track down and interview the ...
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Book Review: Macanudo: Optimism Is for the Brave by Liniers
By Steve Geise |
Fantagraphics continues their English-language collections of this Argentine comic strip with this charming second volume. If you haven’t stumbled across ...
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Book Review: Find the Xenomorph – An Aliens Search-and-Find Book Illustrated by Kevin Crossley
By Greg Hammond |
The Alien franchise, along with Titan Books, has published their own search-and-find book titled Find the Xenomorph. Can you find ...
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Book Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film by John Tenuto & Maria Jose Tenuto
By Gordon S. Miller |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film is sure to satisfy the needs of ...
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Book Review: Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures into Terror Volume 1
By Kent Conrad |
The mainstream American comic book is the home of the super-hero. But that was just its final evolution. While the ...
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Book Review: Charlie Chaplin vs. America When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided by Scott Eyman
By Joe Garcia III |
Growing up I didn't really get a chance to watch many Charlie Chaplin movies. So it wasn't until my early ...
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Book Review: Conan the Barbarian by L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter
By Greg Hammond |
The novel Conan the Barbarian by L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter is the official motion picture adaptation of ...
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Book Review: Time Under Tension by M.S. Harkness
By Steve Geise |
After a three-year gap, M.S. Harkness returns with her third autobio graphic novel, and first for Fantagraphics. She continues her ...
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Book Review: Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comics
By Steve Geise |
After entering into a partnership last summer to distribute the back catalog of Sunday Press, Fantagraphics is now releasing the ...
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Book Review: Monica by Daniel Clowes: Trip the Trauma Fantastic
By Jack Cormack |
In Daniel Clowes’s new graphic novel, Monica (his first in seven years), the titular hero goes on a flippin’ strange ...
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Book Review: Christmas in the Movies: Revised & Expanded Edition by Jeremy Arnold
By Davy |
Personally, I think my favorite Christmas movie is 1974's Black Christmas, which can be referred to as an anti-Christmas one. ...
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Book Review: “You Talkin’ To Me?” The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes by Brian Abrams
By Joe Garcia III |
Someplace, somewhere, sometime at the appropriate moment we've all blurted out a quote lifted right from what we deem a ...
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Book Review: Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck in Les Misérables and War and Peace by Giovan Battista Carpi
By Greg Hammond |
Disney presents a new addition to the Fantagraphics series of collected cartoons. In this volume we get both “The Secret ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Christmas on Bear Mountain” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Walt Disney's Donald Duck "Christmas on Bear Mountain" is Volume 5 in Fantagraphics' The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. The ...
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Beyond Halloween Town: The Story, the Characters, and the Legacy by Emily Zemler
By Gordon S. Miller |
Author Emily Zemler, who describes her younger self as “a black clothing-clad weirdo” in the Introduction, helps commemorate the 30th ...
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Book Review: Totem by Laura Pérez
By Steve Geise |
In Laura Pérez’s beautiful, bewildering graphic novel, a flashback begets another flashback, unidentified characters drift in and out of the ...
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Book Review: Eden II by K. Wroten
By Steve Geise |
K. Wroten’s sophomore graphic novel is a sprawling, 452-page meditation on the bleak existence faced by the current twenty-something generation. ...
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Book Review: Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television’s Original Genius
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ernie Kovacs was a comic pioneer in television as well as a television pioneer in comedy. During the 1950s, both ...
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Book Review: Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope by Brad Weismann
By Davy |
The horror genre is still regarded by many as the bastard stepchild of film. A lot of people continue to ...
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Book Review: Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas by Paco Roca
By Steve Geise |
This is not a new graphic novel by Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca. Instead, it’s a compilation of archival autobiographical comic ...
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Book Review: Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work by Ian Nathan
By Gordon S. Miller |
Housed in a slipcase, Ian Nathan's Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work takes readers on an unofficial and ...
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Book Review: Starseeds 3 by Charles Glaubitz
By Steve Geise |
By any conventional literary measure, the Starseeds series is bewildering and left so far open to interpretation that it’s difficult ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge “Cave of Ali Baba” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge “Cave of Ali Baba” is Volume 28 in Fantagraphics' The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. It ...
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Book Review: Werewolf Jones & Sons: Deluxe Super Fun Annual by Simon Hanselmann and Josh Pettinger
By Mat Brewster |
I am not by any means a prude, but I should have never read Werewolf Jones & Songs: Deluxe Super ...
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Book Review: Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV by Ariel Waldman
By David Wangberg |
Science fiction is a genre that has predicted many current inventions. And yet, at the time of release, certain movies ...
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Book Review: Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Count Roquefort Case and Other Stories: The Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 3
By Kent Conrad |
The third in Fantagraphics reprint series, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Count Roquefort Case and Other Stories: The Disney ...
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Book Review: Scrooge McDuck: The Dragon of Glasgow by Joris Chamblain and Fabrizio Petrossi
By Kent Conrad |
Scrooge McDuck is best known from either DuckTales, or from the 1983 Disney Short, "Mickey's Christmas Carol." There he played, ...
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Book Review: The Complete Peanuts 1987-1988: A Lovingly Curated Collection of Charles M. Schulz’ Brilliant Strips
By generaljabbo |
For nearly 50 years, Charles M. Schulz captured the hearts and imaginations of readers with his beloved Peanuts characters. Charlie ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: Operation Galleon Grab by Giorgio Cavazzano
By Kent Conrad |
While never a major draw in the United States, comic book stories starring the main line Disney cartoon characters, Mickey ...
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Book Review: Alison by Lizzy Stewart
By Steve Geise |
Alison is a plain teenager getting by in a small English town, running out the clock on her high school ...
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Book Review: Dear Mini: A Graphic Memoir, Book One by Natalie Norris
By Steve Geise |
Natalie Norris was just 16 years old when she was shipped off from the U.S. to France for a summer ...
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Book Review: Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff
By Darcy Staniforth |
Diarist and author Anaïs Nin lived an extraordinary and controversial life. From Henry Miller to John Steinbeck, she had many lovers ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck
By Gordon S. Miller |
Previously available from IDW/The Library of American Comics in 2016, Fantagraphics has now released their edition of Walt Disney's Silly ...
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Book Review: The Planetoid and Other Stories by Al Feldstein and Joe Orlando
By Steve Geise |
After over 30 volumes in the long-running Fantagraphics EC Artists’ Library series, Joe Orlando’s sci-fi stories return to the spotlight ...
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Book Review: Nudism Comes to Connecticut by Susan Schade and Jon Buller
By Steve Geise |
Imagine having a scandalous but fascinating tale buried deep within the branches of your family tree. Then imagine having the ...
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Book Review: Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir: A Complete Package
By Darcy Staniforth |
Dark corners. Quiet conversations. Secrets that get spilled after a few too many. This could be a scene from a ...
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Book Review: Listen, Beautiful Márcia by Marcello Quintanilha
By Steve Geise |
Brazilian favelas typically evoke images of poverty, drugs, and desperation, as most notably explored in the film City of God. ...
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Book Review: Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok by Chris Wisnia & Ricky Sprague
By Kent Conrad |
As the American comic book industry developed in the '60s, it became significantly less diverse. Superheroes eventually became, essentially, the ...
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Book Review: Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades by David Steinberg
By Greg Hammond |
David Steinberg is a man of many talents. He performed improv at Second City before becoming a stand-up comedian known ...
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Book Review: Out of My Head: The Imaginary Creatures of Josep Baqué by Brian Chidester
By David Wangberg |
Josep Baqué was an artist with whom very few are familiar. His artwork went mostly unknown, as he never shared ...
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Book Review: Salome’s Last Dance by Daria Tessler
By Mat Brewster |
Portland artist Daria Tessler's second comic book published by Fantagraphics is a short, strange trip that finds influences from such ...
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Book Review: Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist by Wes D. Gehring
By Davy |
Director/producer/actor Sydney Pollack (1934-2008) was one of the unsung heroes of cinematic and popular culture. His films ranged from Depression-era ...
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Book Review: Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit
By Steve Geise |
When a determined young adventurer sets out into the wilderness in search of gold, she quickly encounters threats from the ...
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