Gene Luen Yang: On Superman and the Immigrant Experience
An interview with Gene Luen Yang at SDCC15 in which he discusses a fresh spin on the Superman legend.
A Pleasant (and Surprising) Addition to SDCC16
Jennifer Hayden’s The Story of My Tits is one of the most honest and moving graphic novels I have ever read about illness. I honestly didn’t think this niche comic would take off as widely as it has, but I can see the wider appeal of the subject matter–its subtle nod to feminism and self-acceptance (which is… Continue reading A Pleasant (and Surprising) Addition to SDCC16
Greg Grunberg’s Unreleased Dream Jumper Gets Film Deal
Perennial J.J. Abrams’ repertory player Greg Grunberg (Alias, Felicity, Heroes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has collaborated with illustrator Lucas Turnbloom through Scholastic Books on Dream Jumpers: Nightmare Escape, the first in a series set for release on June 28, 2016. The book, which Grunberg cites was born out of a chance meeting with Turnbloom at… Continue reading Greg Grunberg’s Unreleased Dream Jumper Gets Film Deal
The Demise of Christian Grey
Judging by one organization’s onslaught of donations, it looks like E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey is officially kaput. Check out Christian Grey’s final love chamber.
RFK: On the mindless menace of violence
The nation’s second largest school district shut down today as a result of “credible” threats received via email, which I’m sure will further heighten all that the anti-Muslim rhetoric. And after getting through an advance reader’s copy of Ben Rawlence’s City of Thorns, I’m feeling sad that maybe this country will regress into World War II paranoia where, if one… Continue reading RFK: On the mindless menace of violence
The Once and Future Geeks 