A furious fanboy vents on the latest Spider-man
The audience breathed a sigh of relief when it was over.Continue readingA furious fanboy vents on the latest Spider-man
Hot hot hot—demon sex a-gogo in Fever Moon adaptation
Have I got a graphic novel for you!Continue readingHot hot hot—demon sex a-gogo in Fever Moon adaptation
RIP Willow, an East Van cat
An ode to an East Van cat hit by a car.Continue readingRIP Willow, an East Van cat
Even Aubrey Plaza can’t save weak script
Don't get fooled - Safety Not Guaranteed is full of quirky indie movie clichés.Continue readingEven Aubrey Plaza can’t save weak…
My first roller derby match
It's the Terminal City All-Stars vs. the Rat City All-Stars at Minoru Arena in Richmond, June 9 2012.Continue readingMy first…
Graphic adaptation of Jack Vance short story is a winner
A new graphic adaptation of a classic science fiction author's short story gets a thumb's up.Continue readingGraphic adaptation of Jack…
Can’t you at least be better than The Hunger Games?
Fool that I am, I thought this might be better at least than The Hunger Games...Continue readingCan’t you at least…
Boho street poetry and finger-poppin’ cool
A look back at Rickie Lee Jones' 1981 album.Continue readingBoho street poetry and finger-poppin’ cool
West’s low-key horror offers scares and laughs
The Innkeepers movie review This is a terrific little horror flick. I used the adjective "little" not to demean but…
More to Danger than Stranger
Classic albums of the eighties: Payolas No Stranger to Danger The Payola$ were a Vancouver band that started out punk,…
Whatever happened to Carolyne Mas?
Remembering the 1979 debut album by Carolyne Mas Carolyne Mas released her debut album in 1979. Critics hailed the New…
Jerusalem offers anecdotes but little insight
Graphic novel review—Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City by Guy Delisle The original French version of Guy Delisle's Jerusalem (out now…
El Gaucho a highlight of Dark Horse’s second volume of collected Manara work
Volume Two of Dark Horse's Manara Library features some typically lewd nude females, but also historical tales of surprising depth.Continue…
Graphic novel depicts Jewish immigrant life in New York’s Lower East Side
Graphic novel review—Unterzakhn by Leela Corman One of the great jokes in, or on, American pop culture is the infiltration…
New HBO series Girls premieres tonight
Watch out world, here comes Lena Dunham and her new HBO series...Continue readingNew HBO series Girls premieres tonight
La Rotunda del Mar (The Rotunda of the Sea) by Alejandro Colunga
Photos—La Rotunda del Mar by Alejandro Colunga in Puerto Vallarta On our trip into the town of Puerto Vallarta a…
Pioneering Winnipeg comic dealer Doug Sulipa on changes in the industry
An interview with Doug Sulipa Set in the New Jersey store owned by director Kevin Smith, AMC's Comic Book Men…
Burroughs’ Mars hero left stranded
John Carter 2012 movie review Discovered at the right age—say, 11 or 12—the John Carter novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs are…
Logan’s Run, 36 (and counting) years later
A look back at the movie that affected many a young man's mind...Continue readingLogan’s Run, 36 (and counting) years later
Edith Wharton on Facebook
Where's the House of Mirth author when you need her?Continue readingEdith Wharton on Facebook