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From the Couch Hole: Dreaming My Life Away

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 5, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we spoke about sassy spirits, snakes in the spice aisle, and spicy sweet Dew. This week continued ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 29: 1976-1977 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 12, 2021

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after its lead character, a by-the-book police detective ...

Book Review: The Art and Making of The Stand by Andy Burns

By Jack Cormack | Jun 30, 2021

Priced at $45, The Art and Making of The Stand (Titan Books) is a coffee-table bit of glossiness devoted to ...

Book Review: Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics by John Malahy

By Davy | Jun 21, 2021

Normally, I have never been into Summer, especially due to the hot, stifling weather; mosquitoes, screaming children at play, overcrowded ...

Book Review: Castle in the Air by Donald E. Westlake

By Greg Hammond | Jun 8, 2021

Castle in the Air, by Donald E. Westlake, is a recent crime caper reprint (1980) from the always entertaining Hard ...

Book Review: Two for the Money by Max Allan Collins

By Greg Hammond | Jun 2, 2021

Two for the Money, by Max Allan Collins, is the latest double issue reprint from the almost always good Hard ...

Book Review: Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming by Stan Sakai

By Gordon S. Miller | May 22, 2021

Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming is Book 35 in the collected volumes of Stan Sakai's long running comic book series and the ...

Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 5

By Gordon S. Miller | May 16, 2021

The fifth volume of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection opens with Issue #56, Part 7 of the ...

Book Review: Alien: Into Charybdis by Alex White

By Mark Buckingham | Apr 25, 2021

There's a tendency in the Alien universe for humans to try to tame/control the chitinous ebony extraterrestrial monsters, and it ...

Book Review: Usagi Yojimbo Origins Volume 01 by Stan Sakai

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 7, 2021

Over the course of his comic book career, Stan Sakai has become a legend in the industry, winning numerous awards ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 28: 1974-1976 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 30, 2021

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after the lead character, a square-jawed, yellow-hat-and-jacket-wearing police ...

Book Review: The Complete Steve Canyon Volume 10: 1965-1966 by Milton Caniff

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 28, 2021

Since January 2012, the Library of American Comics, by way of IDW Publishing, has been releasing collections of Milton Caniff's ...

Book Review: Later by Stephen King: Growing Up with Ghosts

By Jack Cormack | Mar 7, 2021

Dismiss his output from the last few decades all you like: Stephen King is a master of sentence construction. And ...

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 22, 2021

Tying in with Disney+'s WandaVision, Marvel has repackaged some of the duo's adventures in Vision & the Scarlet Witch: The ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 27: 1972-1974 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 18, 2021

As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...

Book Review: Wolverine: Weapon X Omnibus by Cerasini, Mack, and Matthews

By Greg Hammond | Feb 9, 2021

Wolverine: Weapon X Omnibus is a collection of three classic Logan, aka Wolverine of X-Men fame, novels from Titan Books. ...

Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Five (1993-1996) by Lynn Johnston

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 7, 2021

Written by Chad Derdowski In 1995, I was a senior in high school and Michael Patterson was just starting college. ...

Book Review: Corto Maltese: Mu, The Lost Continent by Hugo Pratt

By Steve Geise | Jan 30, 2021

Italian comics star Hugo Pratt led a life that was nearly as adventurous as his most famous character, Corto Maltese. ...

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Book Review: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Crusader’s Curse by Stuart Douglas

By Greg Hammond | Jan 10, 2021

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Crusader’s Curse (2020) by Stuart Douglas is the thirty-second entry in The Further Adventures of ...

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Book Review: Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Wings of Fury by Brittney Morris

By Greg Hammond | Jan 9, 2021

Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Wings of Fury by Brittney Morris is a prequel to the video game Marvel Spider-Man: ...

Book Review: Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel by Joseph B. Atkins

By Greg Hammond | Dec 29, 2020

Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood's Zen Rebel, by Joseph B. Atkins (University Press of Kentucky, 2020), is a carefully crafted tribute ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 15: 1953-1954 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 23, 2020

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after the lead character, a square-jawed, yellow-hat-and-jacket-wearing police detective. In ...

Book Review: Maureen O’Hara: The Biography by Aubrey Malone

By Greg Hammond | Dec 18, 2020

Maureen O'Hara: The Biography by Aubrey Malone (University Press of Kentucky - 2020) is a heartfelt biography of the screen ...

Book Review: Serpentine by Philip Pullman

By Greg Hammond | Nov 19, 2020

Serpentine, by Philip Pullman, is the latest entry into the author’s much lauded His Dark Materials. Coming in at fewer ...

Star trek the autobiography of kathryn janeway.

Book Review: The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, edited by Una McCormack

By Greg Hammond | Nov 17, 2020

The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, by Una McCormack, is the third book in a series of planned Star Trek “autobiographies” ...

Book Review: Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry by Dan Curry and Ben Robinson

By Greg Hammond | Nov 9, 2020

In Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry by Dan Curry and Ben Robinson, the reader is constantly reminded that ...

Book Review: Blade Runner 2049 – Interlinked – The Art by Tanya Lapointe

By David Wangberg | Sep 5, 2020

I remember back in 2017, after I had just exited the IMAX presentation of Blade Runner 2049, being absolutely stunned by ...

Book Review: Joe Alves: Designing Jaws by Dennis Prince

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 20, 2020

Special make-up effects artist and The Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero, who cites Steven Spielberg's Jaws as an inspiration for his becoming a ...

Book Review: Alien: 40 Years 40 Artists by Various

By Mark Buckingham | Aug 13, 2020

I took the opportunity to review Alien: 40 Years 40 Artists because I'm an Alien nut, then realized I don't really know anything about ...

Book Review: Picturing Peter Bogdanovich: My Conversations with the New Hollywood Director by Peter Tonguette

By Jack Cormack | Jul 20, 2020

Director Peter Bogdanovich is neither misunderstood nor unappreciated, I think. His claim to fame as a movie brat (though he might ...

Book Review: Gramercy Park by Timothée de Fombelle and Christian Cailleaux

By Mat Brewster | Jul 15, 2020

On top of a tall building stands a woman. She keeps bees. She talks to them. She loves them. Across ...

Book Review: Run-Out Groove: Inside Capitol’s 1980s Hits & Stiffs by Dave Morrell

By Kit O'Toole | Jun 26, 2020

In the 1980s, everything seemed bigger: the fashions, the drugs, the money, and even the sound of music. For Dave ...

Book Review: Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang

By David Wangberg | Jun 24, 2020

I was not even five years old when the events of Tiananmen Square took place in Beijing, China in 1989. ...

Book Review: Superman: The Silver Age Sundays, Volume 2 (1963-1966)

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 21, 2020

Written By Chad Derdowski For more than 25 years, the Man of Steel fought for truth and justice in newspapers ...

Book Review: The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

By Darcy Staniforth | Apr 16, 2020

Dark humor and dark subject matter seem to go hand in hand. Combine those things with the incredible illustrations of ...

Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Four (1990-1993) by Lynn Johnston

By Cinema Sentries | Apr 5, 2020

Written By Chad Derdowski IDW and the Library of American Comics continue their tradition of collecting some of the finest ...

Book Review: Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler

By Mark Buckingham | Feb 27, 2020

I've been riding the Alien train for the better part of 40 years now, and through the franchises high points ...

Book Review: Making Moon by Simon Ward

By Kent Conrad | Dec 13, 2019

Hard sci-fi differentiates itself from the other kind by trying to follow the rules of physics and take place in ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 26: 1970-1972 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 28, 2019

As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume 26 presents the dailies ...

Book Review: Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know by Ian Haydn Smith

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 3, 2019

Cult Filmmakers finds author Ian Haydn Smith shining the spotlight on 50 movie mavericks. The illustration on the cover by Kristelle ...

Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Three (1986-1989) by Lynn Johnston

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 25, 2019

Written by Chad Derdowski From 1979 to 2008, Lynn Johnston showcased the joy and strife of family life in her ...

Book Review: Treasures Retold: The Lost Art of Alex Toth

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 10, 2019

Written by Chad Derdowski Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Alex Toth's Bravo For Adventure as well as Genius, ...

Book Review: Superman: The Golden Age Dailies 1947-1949 by Alvin Schwartz, Wayne Boring, et al.

By generaljabbo | Jul 15, 2019

Superman remains one of the most beloved and collected superhero characters of all time. Some of the rarest Superman collectibles ...

Book Review: The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Abbie Bernstein

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 14, 2019

Abbie Bernstein takes readers behind the scenes with pre-production concept artwork and on-set photography from director/co-writer Michael Dougherty's Godzilla: King of ...