November 2007 :: Print Reviews
Print Reviews
Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel
Back in the heyday of wrestling, when it was so much more than Vince McMahon mashing on the controller buttons, Bruiser Brody cast a long shadow. Matthew Moyer and Larry Matysik reveal how Brody's persona has outlasted his brutally short life.
Comics Gone Ape! The Missing Link to Primates in Comics
If Scott Adams has learned one thing from Michael Eury's secret history of simians in comics, it's that you WILL beware the Gorilla Witch! And Gorilla Grodd. And Titano. And the Mod Gorilla Boss. And...
Flash Gordon - Volume 4
Carl F Gauze sees the roots of the modern sci-fi blockbuster film in this gorgeous reprint edition of vintage 1930s Flash Gordon comic strips.
Hiding Out
Hiding Out reads like the clever New Yorker Magazine single-caption cartoon strips played out to their most poignant conclusions. S D Green delights in their mixture of the petty and profound. So should you.
John Romita... And All That Jazz
Still depressed over that last Spider-Man movie? Matthew Moyer recommends you pick up this collection of interviews with Spidey artist extraordinaire Romita and travel back to a simpler time in Marvel Comics. Face it tiger, this is your lucky day!
My Life in a Jugular Vein
Scott Adams is charmed by the simple pleasures of the punk rock life, as chronicled in this new collection of Ben Snakepit's comic-strip diary.
Panic Attack! Art In The Punk Years
Despite decades of punk being neutered by the media and the marketplace, Matthew Moyer is heartened to find that the artwork collected in this retrospective still has the power to outrage and inspire.
Playboy's Silverstein Around the World
Chris Catania is utterly taken with this new collection of Shel Silverstein's travelogue sketches from the Sixties. That's right, Silverstein wrote for Playboy! I thought you said you read it for the articles....
