Spain's graphic adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham's dark carny classic.
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Dragnet
When I first heard that Dick (Runnin’-Out-Of-Law-and-Order-Franchises) Wolf was producing a new version of Dragnet, my first thought was, “Which Dragnet?” Depending on your age, the venerable cop series was either: a noir-ish b-&-w low-budget police procedural starring Jack Webb, a full-color debate-athon deifying Jack Webb or a moderately amusing …
Read More »The Ultimates
Several weeks ago, I did a piece for my blog & Blogcritics, discussing some of my favorite ongoing genre comics. I received several responses (not to mention, a nice plug in Journalista!), but the most insistent comments came from a reader who thought I should’ve included Marvel’s The Ultimates in …
Read More »“I Hope You Feel Better Soon”
ABC's new dark fantasy series is "Gonna Take A Miracle."
Read More »Bill Mauldin Dies
Though it’s probably unfair to indulge in such comparisons, I’ve got to admit that I felt a stronger affinity to the late Bill Mauldin than I did recently deceased caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Mauldin was the first editorial cartoonist that I paid regular attention to. I’ve mentioned the influence Walt Kelly’s …
Read More »Courtney Crumrin And The Night Things
The big-eyed heroine of Ted Naifeh’s Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things (Oni Press) looks like she wouldn’t be out of place in Edward Gorey’s fog-shrouded neighborhood. A newcomer to Hillsborough Junior High, Courtney & her worthless parents have moved in to sponge off her Uncle Aloysius, a cadaverous Victorian …
Read More »Forty Achers & Odorous Digits
A friend & colleague considers Rick Altergott's The Doofus Omnibus.
Read More »Mr. Clean & the Supremes
Mister Sterling Vs. Queens Supreme
Read More »The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The beaming cartoon cat on the front cover of Kim Deitch’s aptly titled The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Pantheon) looks innocent enough. But turn the volume over and the same ‘toon head leers at you salaciously: innocence & experience in one four-fingered figure. Largely set in the early days of …
Read More »“He Was Some Kind Of A Man”
A look at Season Two's premiere of The Shield
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