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The Chronicles of DOOM: “The Lord of the Logos”
My copy of Lord of the Logos arrived just after the monstrous snow storm hit. While the snow drifted six feet up my stairs, some mysterious messenger braved the winter-choked wasteland to deliver it
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Neil Diamond Is Forever”
In the abstract, Neil Diamond seems like somebody I should dig. Smart dude; good work ethic, fairly self-aware, tries a lot of different things. Steeped in the classics of pre-rock music, both the Great
Read More »Book Review: Charles Schulz, “The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974″
I am a bald, neurotic person with poor social skills and an equally dismal amount of self-esteem. It is only logical that I see so much of myself in the character of Charlie Brown.
Read More »Book Review: Dave Stevens, “The Rocketeer: The Complete Deluxe Edition”
Dave Stevens was not known for being particularly good with deadlines. Just as he occasionally pitched in for other comic artist friends, he required assists as well, and for good reason. Few artists in
Read More »Book Review: “And Another Thing…The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy part Six”
When last we left Arthur Dent, he had arrived on planet Earth once again, now fully aware not only of Magrathea’s planet-building capacities but of multiple dimensions with multiple Earths. Surely he could settle
Read More »Book Review: Lee Eisenberg, “Shoptimism”
Lee Eisenberg likes to shop. He also has a lot of perspective on how people sell and how people buy. He was the editor in chief of Esquire for many years, telling men what
Read More »Book Review: Nevin Martell, “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip”
While I wasn’t a big comic book reader growing up (GI Joe, Archie, etc), I did discover and enjoy my share of newspaper comics. My grandfather was a retired newspaper editor, and when I
Read More »Book Review: “The Pat Metheny Interviews”
In 2007, composer, arranger and performer Richard Niles wrote, produced and hosted a three-part radio series for the BBC titled “Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life.” The in-depth discussions Niles held with Metheny for
Read More »Book Review: “Bowie: A Biography”
Being a Bowie fan is one thing; being a fan of Bowie books can be an altogether separate fetish. There’s such a wide variety of tomes about the wispy art-rocker from Brixton—and so much
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Seeing Is Believing”
Believe it or not, this week's column finds Jack Feerick giving something an unabashedly positive review!
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