The Serpent is Rising (1973)
A crime against humanity or the best Styx album? Or both? Join me on this cosmic journey, won't you friends.…
Styx II
Part 2 album 2 of an album-by-album look back at the oeuvre of American prog-rock band Styx by someone who…
Styx (1972)
A look back at the album that started it all—Styx' 1972 self-titled debut. Continue readingStyx (1972)
Wonder Woman meets Neil Strauss’s The Game
In Earth One: Wonder Woman Vol. 2, the Amazon princess goes up against a supervillain pick-up artist. Continue readingWonder Woman…
Revolution, Portland-style
Brian Michael Bendis' tale of revolution now! seems prescient, even if it's set in... Portland? Continue readingRevolution, Portland-style
Hey everybody you should be reading Tom King’s Batman Rebirth (even if you’re not a fan of superhero comics)
If you're any kind of a superhero comics fan and you're not reading Tom King's Batman Rebirth, then you are…
Invulnerable Supergirl is appealingly vulnerable in this 2018 collection
Plain Sight collects six issues of the current Supergirl comic, with exquisite variant covers by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. Continue readingInvulnerable…
Costello wraps up his Look Now and Then Tour in Vancouver
Elvis Costello at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Dec. 4 2018 Fittingly, Elvis Costello opened his Queen Elizabeth show last night…
Another earnest but ultimately misguided attempt at a musical theatre spoof
Celebrations dinner theatre in Winnipeg celebrates the music of ABBA... and Anita Ward Celebrations is now in its 25th year…
The Con Artist goes to San Diego Comic-Con so you don’t have to
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente My rating: 3 of 5 stars A breezy, wry look at the life…