News and Views by Chris Barat
Comics, book, and DVD reviews (and occasional eruptions of other kinds)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Book Review: POGO BY WALT KELLY: THE COMPLETE SYNDICATED COMIC STRIPS, VOLUME 1 (Fantagraphics Press, 2011)
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After more "false starts" than a typical (fill in your least favorite NFL team here) game, Fantagraphics' long, long, long p...
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
RIP Jerry Robinson, Joe Simon, Christopher Hitchens, Vaclav Havel
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I have Jerry Robinson -- creator of Robin and, according to some accounts, creator of The Joker -- to thank for a healthy chunk of my comics...
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Empty Boxes for the Holidays
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The reality of kaboom! Disney's "kaput-ness" is finally starting to sink in in the most tangible possible manner... no pickups...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
THE BEST (AND REST) OF KIMBA: Episode 43, "Monster of the Mountain"
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"Monster of the Mountain" is at once an "ethical dilemma" story in the classic mold of " Jungle Thief ," a ves...
Friday, December 9, 2011
THE BEST (AND REST) OF KIMBA: Episode 42, "The Balloon That Blows Up"
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A cute, charming, somewhat rickety, and generally sweet-natured episode that doesn't pretend to peddle any sort of grand, overarching th...
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Book Review: 1948 by David Pietrusza (Union Square Press, 2011)
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Could David Pietrusza's latest campaign history be falling victim to the "Law of Diminishing Election Returns"? 1920 was s...
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