Publishers Weekly has a very early review of Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean in today’s children’s book review section: Rather than rushing past the highlights of Earhart’s career, this quietly moving book approaches her life through the admiring curiosity of a girl who also aspires to escape traditional boundaries. Young Grace has grown up in …
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Oct 30 2009
R. Crumb in Richmond
Pop on over to ComicsWorthReading for Part I of my coverage of R. Crumb and Françoise Mouly’s recent appearance in Richmond, Virgina. On the fence about whether you want to read my rambling diatribe about some lecture in Richmond? How’s about this: the article includes a picture of my dog dressed up as R. Crumb. …
Oct 23 2009
Stay Classy, Fox News!
“R. Crumb MOCKS book of Genesis”?! I’m only about half-way through this book right now, but I’ve yet to encounter any “mocking.” Yeah, sure, there’s a lot of brutal fighting, sexual violence, etc. but such is the Old Testament. I think the only way you could read this word-for-word illustrated version of Genesis and think …
Oct 20 2009
First Look: Art of Osamu Tezuka God of Manga
Crumb this… Genesis that… Yadda, yadda, yadda…. Where’s the hoopla for The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga?! It officially came out yesterday and I had mine pre-ordered, so it arrived on my doorstep today. (Curiously, Amazon appears to be out of them already.) It’s a truly beautiful book. I’ve not really even looked …
Oct 14 2009
Heavy Metal Mag’s Submissions Policy: Slight Disconnect
Folks on a comics forum I occasionally check out were discussing anthologies that have open submissions policies and someone had linked to Heavy Metal magazine’s submissions page. I figured I’d check it out just for fun, despite the fact that absolutely nothing I do would work stylistically in Heavy Metal. Is it just me, or …
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