Conclusion of Steven Brust interview
When I was younger, I read Steven Brust's Jhereg series. This fantasy series of books features Vlad Taltos, a human assassin trapped in a world he never made with a flying lizard...
The Adventures of Lizard Boy: a.k.a. The Steven Brust Interview
When I was younger, I read Steven Brust's Jhereg series. This fantasy series of books (with genetics and aliens and psychic powers... or is it science-fiction with tall, slim, pointy-eared people,...
Xenovision Interview: Angel Rosenthal and Paul Hartmann
Angel Rosenthal and Paul Hartmann, among others, have teamed up to help the late Phil Hartman (Saturday Night Live, Newsradio, Kiki's Delivery Service, the video game Blasto) get the recognition...
Give The People What They Want: The Malcolm Harris Interview
Now, before today's interview, it's time once again to explain to you people about Picaresque. It's a novel. Barbara and I wrote it. http://www.amazon.com/Picaresque-ebook/dp/B005LEGKAE It's a work of...
Kindle Publishing: Fantasy Fiction, Vampire Non-Fiction
OMG, Vampire NON-fiction? Yes, sort of. Today's topic is publishing books for the Kindle, and I have two examples: Bertena Varney's book Lure of the Vampire... ...and mine. Mine and Barb's. The novel is...
Dracula: Threat Or Menace? The Charles E. Butler Interview
Charles E. Butler is the author (and illustrator) of the book The Romance of Dracula; a personal Journey of the Count on...
Marooned: The Tom Dell'Aringa Interview: THE CONCLUSION
Tom Dell'Aringa does the comic Marooned, which appears on his website, although he also creates and offers print collections for interested buyers. I read some of it (quite a bit, actually), liked it, and...
Marooned: The Tom Dell’Aringa Interview
Tom Dell'Aringa does the comic Marooned, which appears on his website, although he also creates and offers print collections for interested buyers. I read some of it (quite a bit, actually), liked it, and...
The John Rozum Interview, Part Two: The Conclusion
Over ten years ago, I wrote this paragraph, as part of the conclusion to my four-part series, _The Most Useful Ideas In Discussing Comics_ (only the 11th thing, if you count all four parts as one unit,...
The John Rozum/XOMBI Interview, PART ONE
Over ten years ago, I wrote this paragraph, as part of the conclusion to my four-part series, _The Most Useful Ideas In Discussing Comics_ (only the 11th thing, if you count all four parts as one unit,...
Darker Than Black
One problem I’m having with manga and anime... and video games, too, come to think of it... is that everything new either seems like a cheaper, less-good version of stuff that’s come before that I’ve...
Return of the Big Cultural Log 2010
Well, it didn’t quite happen by Christmas, so Happy New Year to all our readers, from all two of us at The Park and Barb Show.Recently, Comics Bulletin EIC Jason Sacks suggested I do a new Christmas...
How To Survive An Asian Horror Movie
Barb is back to watching A-Horror, the genre of horror movies from Japan, Korea, China, and so on. Her most recent choices have been Death Bell and its sequel Death Bell 2.Inspired somewhat by the book How...
Interview Part Two: Calvin Johns and Travis Rinehart of Anthropos Games: THE CONCLUSION
Today: It's time to conclude another interview, involving the world of role-playing games, subsection: tabletop, pen-and-paper type.Whom: Calvin Johns and Travis Rinehart of Anthropos Games.This is the...
Interview: Calvin Johns and Travis Rinehart of Anthropos Games
Today: It's time for another interview, and again, it involves the world of role-playing games, subsection: tabletop, pen-and-paper type.Whom: Calvin Johns and Travis Rinehart of Anthropos Games.This is...