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Books/Comics

‘Esther’s Notebooks’ (Pantheon Graphic Library, review)

Written and Illustrated by by Riad Sattouf Published by Pantheon Graphic Library Release Date: January 24, 2023 French cartoonist Riad Sattouf is new...

Steven ThompsonOctober 21, 2022

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Double Feature Movie Show: INNOCENCE LOST

The other day, I watched a movie that was almost the exact opposite of my favorite movie of all time. One is black, the...

Stefan BlitzFebruary 17, 2016

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Coming to Grips with Hulk Hogan

For over 30 years, Hulk Hogan was a central figure in my life. As a kid growing up in the 80s, he was akin...

Stefan BlitzJuly 31, 2015

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SDCC – STAR WARS EPISODE VII: I Have a Good Feeling About This…

By Stefan Blitz As someone who saw the original Star Wars in 1977 as a six year old tyke, the franchise is one of...

Stefan BlitzJuly 11, 2015

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When Ripoffs Fail: The Inevitable MAC AND ME Flashback

Popular trends always start with something groundbreaking. Today’s Kim Kardashian fascination started with Paris Hilton’s combined Simple Life television show and gonzo pornography released...

Stefan BlitzJune 23, 2015

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THE FORCE RE-AWAKENS, or Why I’m Willing To Give STAR WARS Another Chance

By Elizabeth Weitz “Chewie, we’re home” Three words…just three words. By themselves they mean virtually nothing, but together, well, it brought a generation to...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 20, 2015

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Flashback: LITE-BRITE, Making Things With Light…

You see dear reader, when I was young I didn’t have access to fancy computers, or video game systems, or cellphones, or whatever it...

Stefan BlitzFebruary 3, 2015

Columns/Features

WHEN YOU GROW UP: A Cautionary Tale

What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question we put to children as if their answers will somehow make...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 30, 2015

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If I Survived A 70s Childhood; Then Today’s Young ‘Uns Can Survive Theirs

By Elizabeth Weitz (and yeah, that’s me on the right…locked inside a chicken coop-turned-sandbox) In a few months I will be 41. I’m not...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 29, 2015

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Hours and Hours of Adventure Only $6.98

One of the best things about vintage comics are the ads. And the older the comic, the better (and crazier) the ad. Dig through...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 26, 2014

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Dream Jobs of a Young Geek

I remember as a kid whenever the teacher would go around the room, asking us what we wanted to be when we grew up,...

Stefan BlitzJuly 11, 2014

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Saving Mr. Banks’ Anachronisms

The upcoming Disney sanctioned based-on-a-true-story movie SAVING MR. BANKS is a respectable little movie telling the somewhat interesting saga of bringing Mary Poppins to screen....

Todd SokoloveNovember 27, 2013

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Cosmic Treadmill: ‘MARBLE SEASON’ by Gilbert Hernandez (review)

The Cosmic Treadmill takes us back in time to those summer days of reading comics, collecting baseball cards and watching everyone grow up around...

Clay N. FernoAugust 20, 2013

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Books/Comics

‘Esther’s Notebooks’ (Pantheon Graphic Library, review)

General

Double Feature Movie Show: INNOCENCE LOST

General

Coming to Grips with Hulk Hogan

General

SDCC – STAR WARS EPISODE VII: I Have a Good Feeling About This…

General

When Ripoffs Fail: The Inevitable MAC AND ME Flashback

General

THE FORCE RE-AWAKENS, or Why I’m Willing To Give STAR WARS Another Chance

General

Flashback: LITE-BRITE, Making Things With Light…

Columns/Features

WHEN YOU GROW UP: A Cautionary Tale

General

If I Survived A 70s Childhood; Then Today’s Young ‘Uns Can Survive Theirs

General

Hours and Hours of Adventure Only $6.98

General

Dream Jobs of a Young Geek

General

Saving Mr. Banks’ Anachronisms

General

Cosmic Treadmill: ‘MARBLE SEASON’ by Gilbert Hernandez (review)