I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James 
Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
Results tagged “1930s” from The Cultural Gutter
Frankenstein Roams the Fairgrounds
The ever-excellent Frankensteinia looks at a time when Frankenstein's creation roamed the fairgrounds.
Comically Vintage
"Meanwhile... a hideous group of subversive paleocomicologists plotted plotted schemes in the dark!!" Those schemes come to fruition in panels scanned at Comically Vintage!!!
One Genre Icon Interviews Another
Ian Fleming interviews Raymond Chandler. Yes, Ian "James Bond" Fleming and Raymond "Philip Marlow" Chandler.
Exhorting Japan!
1930s Japan gets with the Social Realist program with exhortational posters!
WWII on Facebook FTW!
OMG WWII on Facebook! FTW!
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Science Fiction Again
It's been years since I've read any straight-up science-fiction. You know, the classic stuff by authors like Arthur C. Clarke or Robert Heinlein or Isaac Asimov. But I got
back into it recently through A.E. Van Vogt, having picked-up a used copy of Empire of the Atom.
Continue reading...
Asian Western Round Up
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter
with each editor writing
about something outside their usual domain. This week Carol Borden
writes about movies. She can normally be found here.
The world is clamoring for more Asian Westerns. Or at least I am. I'm talking Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Korean Westerns.
They
seem like the best ones around. So saddle up and let's ride.
Continue reading...
Superhero Fashion with Tim Gunn and Crazy Sexy Geeks
Tim Gunn thinks the Hulk should wear a suit all the time. "It mitigates all that mass." Part 2 of Crazy Sexy Geeks' discussion of superhero fashion with Tim Gunn.
Giant Golem vs. Nazi Robot Dinosaur
Giant Golem vs. Giant Nazi Robot Dinosaur. There are scans...
A Century of Cinematic Horror
Decade by decade, the Movie Morlocks look at 100 years of cinematic horror, starting with the 1910 silent, Frankenstein.
The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages
Dart Adams Presents: Black Like Me: The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages, Part One (1900-1968)and Part Two (1969-2008). (Click it! It's amazing).
Action Comics No. 1
Action Comics No. 1, brothers and sisters.
10 Comics I Liked in 2009
It's that time of year when writers
list the year's best things. This year, some people are listing the
decade's best. And, oh, my temples ache because if there's someone
who manages to read every comic every year for a decade, let alone
every comic setting fans a-twitter, that someone's not me.
Continue reading...
Universal's Years of Terror and Longing!
Beware the stalking half-human half beast! Cursed with the thirst for human blood, unconscionable hubris, and demanding a mate, the Monster Legacy site comes to life and walks among us! (as part of promotion for The Wolf Man remake). Thrills! Shock! Suspense!
Ghostly Voices from the Past
Old Time Radio has a collection of old horror shows just in time for Halloween. You can find the Mercury Theater of the Air's "War of the Worlds" and "Dracula," a collection of Australian Frankenstein shows and some Dark Fantasy, too. Aren't you glad they aren't "spooktacular" or "fangtastic?"
Solomon Kane: Puritan Swordsman
Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane buckles his swash, fights the Devil's Reaper and becomes a puritan swordsman in, well, Solomon Kane--a much better action movie with Christian themes in which the hero is crucified than The Passion of the Christ.
Confessions of the B-Masters Cabal
The B-masters confess movies they haven't seen. "My viewing of Zombie Lake was one of those events that lead
you to question everything in your life that has lead up to it. I
wouldn’t necessarily say that it was a “where did I go wrong” moment,
because many of the choices that brought me to it couldn’t in
themselves be considered mistakes. Nonetheless, when you get to the
point where you see watching Zombie Lake as some kind of solemn obligation, it’s a circumstance that bares some investigation." (More shame here)
I Want My Mummy
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter, with the editors writing about something outside their usual domain. This week Chris Szego writes
about movies. Well, mostly movies.
I’m a total chicken. This means I don’t watch anything that smacks of horror. In fact, I tend to close my eyes when the music gets even a little bit ominous. It’s not the gore I mind so much (though really, intestines belong on the inside), but the terror. The supposed cathartic release of the horror movie escapes me: I scare really easily, and unfortunately, I stay scared long after the movies ends. Which means I’ve missed any number of
important genre movies:The Thing, The Exorcist, most of Alien. So imagine my joy when awkward first date manners had me agreeing to watch The Mummy
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Before Bruce's Fists of Fury, There Was Ip Man
Donnie Yen plays Wing Chun master--and Bruce Lee's sifu--Ip Man in the eponymous movie. Asses are kicked, regretfully. But not so regretfully there won't be a sequel where more asses are kicked in Hong Kong. Wong Kar-Wai's Grandmaster Ip Man might show up, well, sometime. You can bet it'll be pretty, though.
10 Comics I Liked in 2008
Here they are, ten comics I liked in 2008 that I haven't written about yet.
All ready?
Alright.
Continue reading...
Frankenstein Roams the Fairgrounds
The ever-excellent Frankensteinia looks at a time when Frankenstein's creation roamed the fairgrounds.Comically Vintage
"Meanwhile... a hideous group of subversive paleocomicologists plotted plotted schemes in the dark!!" Those schemes come to fruition in panels scanned at Comically Vintage!!!One Genre Icon Interviews Another
Ian Fleming interviews Raymond Chandler. Yes, Ian "James Bond" Fleming and Raymond "Philip Marlow" Chandler.Exhorting Japan!
1930s Japan gets with the Social Realist program with exhortational posters!WWII on Facebook FTW!
OMG WWII on Facebook! FTW!How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Science Fiction Again
It's been years since I've read any straight-up science-fiction. You know, the classic stuff by authors like Arthur C. Clarke or Robert Heinlein or Isaac Asimov. But I got
back into it recently through A.E. Van Vogt, having picked-up a used copy of Empire of the Atom.
Asian Western Round Up
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter with each editor writing about something outside their usual domain. This week Carol Borden writes about movies. She can normally be found here.
The world is clamoring for more Asian Westerns. Or at least I am. I'm talking Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Korean Westerns.
They seem like the best ones around. So saddle up and let's ride.
Continue reading...Superhero Fashion with Tim Gunn and Crazy Sexy Geeks
Tim Gunn thinks the Hulk should wear a suit all the time. "It mitigates all that mass." Part 2 of Crazy Sexy Geeks' discussion of superhero fashion with Tim Gunn.Giant Golem vs. Nazi Robot Dinosaur
Giant Golem vs. Giant Nazi Robot Dinosaur. There are scans...A Century of Cinematic Horror
Decade by decade, the Movie Morlocks look at 100 years of cinematic horror, starting with the 1910 silent, Frankenstein.The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages
Dart Adams Presents: Black Like Me: The History of Black Comic Book Heroes Through the Ages, Part One (1900-1968)and Part Two (1969-2008). (Click it! It's amazing).Action Comics No. 1
Action Comics No. 1, brothers and sisters.10 Comics I Liked in 2009
It's that time of year when writers
list the year's best things. This year, some people are listing the
decade's best. And, oh, my temples ache because if there's someone
who manages to read every comic every year for a decade, let alone
every comic setting fans a-twitter, that someone's not me.
Universal's Years of Terror and Longing!
Beware the stalking half-human half beast! Cursed with the thirst for human blood, unconscionable hubris, and demanding a mate, the Monster Legacy site comes to life and walks among us! (as part of promotion for The Wolf Man remake). Thrills! Shock! Suspense!Ghostly Voices from the Past
Old Time Radio has a collection of old horror shows just in time for Halloween. You can find the Mercury Theater of the Air's "War of the Worlds" and "Dracula," a collection of Australian Frankenstein shows and some Dark Fantasy, too. Aren't you glad they aren't "spooktacular" or "fangtastic?"Solomon Kane: Puritan Swordsman
Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane buckles his swash, fights the Devil's Reaper and becomes a puritan swordsman in, well, Solomon Kane--a much better action movie with Christian themes in which the hero is crucified than The Passion of the Christ.Confessions of the B-Masters Cabal
The B-masters confess movies they haven't seen. "My viewing of Zombie Lake was one of those events that lead you to question everything in your life that has lead up to it. I wouldn’t necessarily say that it was a “where did I go wrong” moment, because many of the choices that brought me to it couldn’t in themselves be considered mistakes. Nonetheless, when you get to the point where you see watching Zombie Lake as some kind of solemn obligation, it’s a circumstance that bares some investigation." (More shame here)I Want My Mummy
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter, with the editors writing about something outside their usual domain. This week Chris Szego writes about movies. Well, mostly movies.
I’m a total chicken. This means I don’t watch anything that smacks of horror. In fact, I tend to close my eyes when the music gets even a little bit ominous. It’s not the gore I mind so much (though really, intestines belong on the inside), but the terror. The supposed cathartic release of the horror movie escapes me: I scare really easily, and unfortunately, I stay scared long after the movies ends. Which means I’ve missed any number of important genre movies:The Thing, The Exorcist, most of Alien. So imagine my joy when awkward first date manners had me agreeing to watch The Mummy
Continue reading...Before Bruce's Fists of Fury, There Was Ip Man
Donnie Yen plays Wing Chun master--and Bruce Lee's sifu--Ip Man in the eponymous movie. Asses are kicked, regretfully. But not so regretfully there won't be a sequel where more asses are kicked in Hong Kong. Wong Kar-Wai's Grandmaster Ip Man might show up, well, sometime. You can bet it'll be pretty, though.10 Comics I Liked in 2008
Here they are, ten comics I liked in 2008 that I haven't written about yet.
All ready?
Alright.
Continue reading...