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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two
Fante Bukowski Two Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition I was a huge fan of Noah Van Sciver’s first iteration of Fante Bukowski; so much so I swiftly studied up on some of his other comics – but I loved this despicable character of Fante Bukowski, a self-appointed literary hero; self-assured but also clueless – […]Archive
June 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 166 Marvel Super Heroes
Growing up in the 60s I think I probably first discovered them through black and white reproductions in English weekly comics like Smash or Whizzer and Chips. They reprinted early Fantastic Four, Thor and Daredevil issues and I really took to them – particularly the Jack Kirby artwork with the strange anatomy and alien landscapes.Archive
June 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Life, Animated: DVD
Life, Animated Director: Roger Ross Williams A&E Television Networks, LLC/Madman Entertainment Owen Suskind was a normal, happy kid. Until he was three. Almost overnight he seemed locked in, his development halted. A profound autism the diagnosis. He was bullied at school and became further locked in a world of his own; his sanctuary – Disney’s […]Archive
June 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 687
Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians, Song Hits From Walt Disney Films (1952) A recent find from the “Dump Shop”. We sometimes pop into the Recycle Centre and see what’s there…I’m never looking for anything, as such, and not expecting much. But this was quite the week gem, particularly as there’s a lot of talk about […]Archive
November 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman