Review of book two of the 2013 project 52 Books.
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Author: Shawn Conner
Freelance journalist and author (Vengeance is Mine: The Secret History of Superhero Movies, 2023 from McFarland Books). Publisher/editor of thesnipenews.com.
The occasionally amusing Patton Oswalt on filming Blade: Trinity in Vancouver.
Interview—Chris Ware on ‘Building Stories’ Once in awhile, a graphic novel or other comics-related product appears that can’t be ignored. Maus was one, Ghost World…
Vancouver band the Be Good Tanyas make an appearance in House of Holes.
An excerpt of an interview with Michael Chabon, author of Telegraph Avenue.
A reunited Jane’s Addiction touring in support of ball-gags, Dobel tequila and the buy-Dave-Navarro-a-shirt fund.
Chris Rock claims Grown Ups, his 2010 comedy with Adam Sandler, is better than The Artist, the winner of the 2012 best movie Oscar. Is he right?
The paper interviews Purity Ring, calls Moxy Fruvous “witty”.
The audience breathed a sigh of relief when it was over.
Have I got a graphic novel for you!
An ode to an East Van cat hit by a car.
Don’t get fooled – Safety Not Guaranteed is full of quirky indie movie clichés.
It’s the Terminal City All-Stars vs. the Rat City All-Stars at Minoru Arena in Richmond, June 9 2012.
A new graphic adaptation of a classic science fiction author’s short story gets a thumb’s up.
Fool that I am, I thought this might be better at least than The Hunger Games…
A look back at Rickie Lee Jones’ 1981 album.
The Innkeepers movie review This is a terrific little horror flick. I used the adjective “little” not to demean but to denote the film’s low…
Classic albums of the eighties: Payolas No Stranger to Danger The Payola$ were a Vancouver band that started out punk, went new wave and featured…
Remembering the 1979 debut album by Carolyne Mas Carolyne Mas released her debut album in 1979. Critics hailed the New York-based singer as “a female…
Graphic novel review—Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City by Guy Delisle The original French version of Guy Delisle’s Jerusalem (out now on Drawn and Quarterly, hardcover,…