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Bill and Ted: A Fantastic Familial Journey
Writer and comic creator Adam Knave discusses the evolution and importance of familial bonds in the Bill and Ted movie franchise.
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cultureHow John Schlesinger’s Homeless and Lonesome ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rode His Way to the Top and Became the First and Only X-rated Movie to Win a Best Picture Oscar
A friend of mine, an American painter living in London, had read the book and suggested that I look at it. I read it and thought ‘If I’m going to make a...
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cultureFront Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Dan Panosian
“Your old stuff was better.” The first time a cartoonist hears this—and be rest assured, all of us will hear or have heard this calumny—that cartoonist...
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cultureFrançois Schuiten Interview
It might have been the insomnia that sparked it all. Legendary Belgian cartoonist and illustrator François Schuiten recalls that he couldn’t sleep when...
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fictionThe Compelled
Haunting and evocative, Adam Roberts and François Schuiten present a sci-fi novella where humanity is in the grip of a mysterious compulsion.
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cultureNo Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction
A look into the history behind lesbian and bisexual themes in mid-century pulp fiction paperbacks.
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cultureWhere Are All The Chanukah Comics?!
Writer and critic Gregory Paul Silber explores the Jewish-American influence on the comics industry and ironic lack of Chanukah comics during the holidays
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cultureThe day an X-rated walk on the dark side called ‘Midnight Cowboy’ won the Oscar for best picture, a new generation came to power in Hollywood
John Schlesinger’s 1969 classic Midnight Cowboy is one of those films that linger around our minds, that we get a sentimental…
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cultureHow I Define Science Fiction
Multiple award-winning science fiction author and genre scholar Adam Roberts breaks down his ultimate definition of "Science Fiction."
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cultureNothing Stranger Than Truth
Introducing The Stacks Reader Series and Alex Belth. "I first met Alex Belth almost a decade ago. There was no way I couldn’t like him instantly..."
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cultureCelebrating 40 Years of ‘Flash Gordon’: An Intentionally Campy Space Opera that Became a Cult Classic
December 5th, 2020 will mark the 40th anniversary of a lavish space opera hitting US theaters and subsequently...
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cultureFront Row Center With Howard Chaykin: Scott Phillips
Howard Chaykin digs into the deep-seeded influences that fuel Scott Phillips' suburban noir stories.
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cultureLife And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’
Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'
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cultureFront Row Center with Howard Chaykin: Neal Adams
Howard Chaykin pries into the secrets behind the legendary art of Neal Adams
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cultureA Neal Adams cover gallery
The history of comics pivots on the career of Neal Adams. He ushered an era of naturalism illustration to comic books. It had...
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culture‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre
“Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."
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cultureAdding it Up: A Discussion of Numerology in Culture
From Aleister Crowley to the Gorillaz, writer Avery Kaplan explores the ways that numerology has influenced culture across the centuries.
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cultureIn Memoriam: Honoring The Comic Creators We Lost in 2020
With 2020 coming to a close, it's time to take a look back on this year and pay homage to the incredible creators we've lost along the way.
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cultureHandMade Crime
An exploration of the independent mavericks, HandMade Films, that gave us some of the most iconic British crime films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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cultureJanet’s World: The Inside Story of Washington Post Pulitzer Fabulist Janet Cooke
April 13: The 40th Anniversary of the Disgrace that Shook Journalism Worldwide
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cultureOperation Honeymoon: The Films of Renny Harlin and Geena Davis
In 1993, filmmaker Renny Harlin and movie star Geena Davis were married. The union lasted less than five years, but it was pretty productive from an ...
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cultureAll the Right Hardware: An Appreciation of Denys Cowan
An appreciation of the extensive and incredibly beautiful career of artist Denys Cowan.
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cultureKing of New York (1990): Abel Ferrara’s Blood-Soaked Portrayal of New York City’s Underbelly
Long-time independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara was never one to pander to the expectations of either critics...
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cultureA Bill Sienkiewicz Cover Gallery
These covers by Bill Sienkiewicz are a good chronology of his artistic development through the 80s and 90s...
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culture‘The Dead Zone’: Cronenberg’s Masterful Adaptation of a Stephen King Classic
Many a movie has been based on prolific writer Stephen King's works of fiction. And while quite a few of...
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cultureThe Unbeatable Art of Erica Henderson
From 'The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl' to 'Dracula, MotherF**ker!', comic artist Erica Henderson is certainly a force to be celebrated.
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cultureSic Transit Garber’s Subway: ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’
Only the amazing reaction that that picture has gotten, because at the time I was dreadfully unhappy with the fact that I was going to be doing another ...
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cultureEddie Little: Paradise Lost
The night of November 2nd, 1998. The El Cadiz Apartments, Los Angeles. Thief-turned-writer Eddie Little is worried sick; he’s convinced he can hear a ...
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cultureGang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’
Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: “Tragedy is just heightened melodrama.” Brian De Palma, director..
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cultureJack Gaughan: Jack’s Trip to St. Louis
An Historic Intersection of Pro Art and Fandom in a famed Five-piece Portfolio by Jack Gaughan.
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cultureJean-Michel Basquiat’s Superhero Influences
A look into the subversive use of superhero imagery that infiltrates Jean-Michel Basquiat's art.
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cultureDavid Gerrold: The Man Who Folded Himself (Into Fiction)
A retrospective interview with award-winning science fiction author David Gerrold
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cultureDracula Magazine: From Spain to London to Warren… and beyond
In 1972 a neophyte Spanish media company created a rare platform for artists to explore classic genre imagery with a sophisticated cinematic sensibility.
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cultureHoward Chaykin – A Life in Comics
A deep dive conversation between author Michael Tisserand and Howard Chaykin, whose life and career offer an oral history of American comics.
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Janet’s World
A new take on a much maligned Black historical figure, Mike Sager presents the inside story of Washington Post Pulitzer fabulist Janet Cooke
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cultureIn The Shadow Of The Crane
Cinematographer Karim Hussain csc's appreciation of the Louma Crane