Kevin Smith on girl nerds
And speaking of Smithhere's what he had to say about Rosario Dawson:
Q: Rosario is kind of a sci-fi nerd, right?
KS: It’s cool because a lot of people don’t know that. People said she’s so...
Comics lexicon for a new generation
Continuing its team coverage of SDCC, the San Diego Union-Tribune offers and the most useful and yet arbitrary guide to comics term ever. Sample entries:
Costumed athlete: An adventurer in sartorial splendor who has no...
Japanese manga nostalgia boom grows
Comi Press links to a Japanese news story talking about how classic manga of the past are being reprinted; despite the huge popularity of manga in Japan, it seems they are not even as...
Japanese coloring boom grows
Japanese seniors trying to stay mentally active, and even middle aged folks just looking for a little peace and quiet have made coloring inside the lines the newest fad in Japan, Mainichi Daily News...
Linkie winkies
§ Gossip column All The Rage has a new writer, John Vouleris, as Blair Marnell has decided to take a much-deserved break after writing 100 columns.
§ Chris Tamarri colors an entire issue of NEXT...
I can’t believe it’s not Brandon!
Big, BIG news out of the Iowa State Fair this year. After 45 years, world famous butter carver Norma "Duffy " Lyon (pictured) is stepping down, and apprentice Sarah Pratt will take over...
Machiko Hasegawa, grandmother of manga
While we were researching Tagawa, we came across another early Japanese cartoonist we were unaware of, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), who was one of Tagawa's apprentices, one of the first female manga artists, and one...
NPR’s American Icons: Superman
Studio 360 is one of those Sunday morning NPR shows that takes in-depth and oh-so-smart looks at various pop culture topics. It's hosted by novelist and former SPY magazine editor Kurt Anderson. This week's...
Reitman on Super Sex
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND director Ivan Reitman sounds off on how superhumans might be able to mate with normal humans:
What goes on in the bedroom between a normal guy and a superwoman in My...
Felipe Smith’s shoe quest
MBQ by Felipe Smith has been one of the most critically acclaimed of Tokyopop's OGM, or OEL or whatever they are calling them. A multi-culti look at life in Los Angeles, it's sharply observed,...
A Pirate’s life for me!
We got a bit of flack in the comments yesterday for saying that Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride is superior to the WDW version. Look, we're not trying to stir up FL vs...
End times: comics broach last demographic group
Over at Comic Foundry Tim snaps a shot of a middle-aged woman reading a Virgin comic on the subway.
This may be a short-lived phenomena, however, as everyone knows that in NYC old ladies take...
