You Should Pre-Order the 'Strangers in Paradise' Omnibus So It Can Exist
In the film Shakespeare in Love, Queen Elizabeth bears witness to a wager that plays cannot show true love -- They make it pretty; they...
47 Ronin Cheat Sheet
With the spectacular 5-issue series from Mike Richardson (Founder/President/Publisher of Dark Horse comics) and Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo. And if...
35 Years of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd
When Kevin Gosnell and Pat Mills named their new sci-fi-oriented comic anthology 2000 AD, they didn’t give it much thought. The name...
Welcome (Back) to the House of Fun
Milk and Cheese! Milk and Cheese! Milk and Cheeeeeeeeese! A Wedge of Spite and a Carton of Hate! Milk and Cheese! If you think I am getting...
Adaptations or Abominations?
Blade Runner is one. The Shining is another.You love those films, right? They are irrefutably great--Irrefutably, at any rate, by anyone whose...
A Rankin-Bass Christmas…Every Year
I am going to date myself here, but it can’t be helped… I love Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, and I am going full-on nostalgic. No...
Comics for Girlfriends
Comics Bulletin recently did a "Top Ten Comics for Girlfriends" column. While it was done well, I noticed some glaring...
The Canon of Conan
Ah, another Conan movie. It has been a long time. I haven't seen the film yet, but from all reports it looks like they got it wrong…again. So...
DC Reboot Baby
Like any good comic columnist, I feel compelled to put in my two cents about the upcoming/ongoing DC reboot. However, in true Grind and Rewind...
Comics vs. Manga
I love Seattle in spring. More often than not, the weather sucks and the skies are gray. But every year in spring, Seattle hosts two booming...