Tag Archives: Daniel Clowes

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 April 2024)

Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to renditions of facial acting and the art of the close-up:

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Runners-up for 2023’s book of the year

While ultimately no comic could top Shubeik Lubeik as Gotham Calling’s book of the year, there were strong contenders I left out but which I think deserve highlighting anyway… Now, I haven’t been reading as much as I used to, … Continue reading

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Cool trips into the multiverse

Movie blockbusters have been moving into an ouroboros-like postmodern entropy for a while, from Ready Player One and the LEGO franchise to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, not to mention the whole MCU meta-series … Continue reading

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Minor but cool sci-fi comics

After the remarkable Ex Machina, Alex Garland has now put together another tense, intelligent science fiction film in the form of Annihilation. The movie feels like a welcome reminder that, even though cinema tends to simplify the dense, heady tales … Continue reading

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