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Interview: Nick Thorburn discovers the missing link between humans and penguins

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Nick Thorburn is well-known for his work in music, less so for his comics. The Canadian cartoonist is the long-time vocalist for Islands, as well as a number of other music projects, like Human Highway, The Unicorns, Mister Heavenly, Nick Diamonds, and others. His graphic novel debut from Fantagraphics, Penguins, is an allegorical collection of […]

Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll Best Friends: Ninja Sex Party puts on one hell of a show

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Wednesday 11th, 7PM – The Playstation Theater in Times Square, New York City slowly fills with throngs of eager nerds of all shapes, colors, creeds, and sizes. Following the high energy techno-style rock and dance performances from bands Planet Booty & TupperWare Remix Party, an electrifying batch of guitar licks flows through the crowded, dark […]

Editorial: Complaining about politics in entertainment when they’ve been intertwined for decades

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Here’s the thing about women, people of color, and gender queer characters growing closer to the spotlight and taking center stage in entertainment: Most industries, for decades, have been dominated by white men. I’m an artist, I earned my degree in Cartooning, that required I take a history of cartooning class, I sat through lectures […]

First look at the Babymetal graphic novel is teased

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Looks like comics and metal madness is everywhere in 2018. Babymetal is a huge cult band out of Japan that fuses a trio of cute Japanese girls singing heavier than lead metal songs. It’s a can’t miss formula and it’s getting a graphic novel this fall: Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal, which tells the story – […]

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