As we’re showing a great film this month that deals with illegal activity, violence and hidden identities, we decided to showcase some of our favorite crime comics of the past few years to go along with it. We’ve got troubled detectives, cowardly bankrobbers, fast talking con-men, and a mild-mannered diner owner from the Midwest. Check [...]
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The Underbelly: A History of Violence Booklist
Posted in Comic Book Lists on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Comix for Your Teenage Ennui: The Ghost World Book List
Posted in Comic Book Lists on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For this month’s booklist, we chose to feature books that deal with some of the same issues that Daniel Clowes touched on in Ghost World, like teen angst, living in the modern world, and urban anomie. Enjoy them, if you’re into that sort of thing. Ghost World: Special Edition (originally serialized 1993-1997) The inspiration for [...]
Suzette on My New York Diary and Essex County
Posted in Comic Book Lists on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As part of her guest curating duties, we’ve asked Suzette Chan to put together a booklist of aesthetically and thematically relevant titles to go with her film choice, American Splendor. As we approach our screening on March 20th Suzette has been sharing both the titles she’s chosen and her thoughts on them. Here we present her last installment [...]
Suzette on Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina
Posted in Comic Book Lists on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As part of her guest curating duties, we’ve asked Suzette Chan to put together a booklist of aesthetically and thematically relevant titles to go with her film choice, American Splendor. As we approach our screening on March 20th Suzette will be sharing both the titles she’s chosen and her thoughts on them. Here are her thoughts on Animal [...]
Suzette on American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar
Posted in Comic Book Lists, Interviews and Articles on March 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As part of her guest curating duties, we’ve asked Suzette Chan to put together a booklist of aesthetically and thematically relevant titles to go with her film choice, American Splendor. As we approach our screening on March 20th Suzette will be sharing both the titles she’s chosen and her thoughts on them. She starts things off [...]
Scott Pilgrim Booklist Part Five – James on Phonogram: The Singles Club
Posted in Comic Book Lists on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our partnership this month with Comics! The Blog, we bring the fifth and final entry in our Scott Pilgrim Booklist, Phonogram: The Singles Club, selected by troublemaker James Leask. Read on find out with this is the only non-Oni Press book to make the list. PHONOGRAM (Image Comics) Written by Kieron Gillen, Art by Jamie McKelvie [...]
Scott Pilgrim Booklist Part Four – Erin on Hopeless Savages
Posted in Comic Book Lists on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our partnership this month with Comics! The Blog, we bring the fourth entry in our Scott Pilgrim Booklist, Hopeless Savages, selected by the girl of the hour, Erin Elizabeth Fraser. Read on glimpse her meandering praise of the series, or skip to the end and listen to it’s theme song. HOPELESS SAVAGES: GREATEST HITS 2000-2010 (Oni Press) Story [...]
Scott Pilgrim Booklist Part Three – Brandon on Super Pro K.O.
Posted in Comic Book Lists on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our partnership this month with Comics! The Blog, we bring the third entry in our Scott Pilgrim Booklist, Super Pro K.O., selected by our grood friend and yours, Brandon Schatz. Read on if you like books about fun and fighting. Super Pro K.O. Vol. 01 (Oni Press) Pictures and story by Jarrett Williams It’s about chasing what [...]
Scott Pilgrim Booklist Par Two – Matt on Sharknife
Posted in Comic Book Lists on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our partnership this month with Comics! The Blog, we bring the second entry in our Scott Pilgrim Booklist, Sharknife, selected by our own Matt Bowes. Read on to find out why he chose this book, and why you should be reading. Sharknife (Oni Comics) Pictures and Story by Corey “The Rey” Lewis Caesar Halleluja is [...]
Scott Pilgrim Booklist Part One – Comics! The Blog vs. Scott Pilgrim
Posted in Comic Book Lists on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As mentioned before, for this month’s screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, we’ve teamed up with world-famous bloggers and podcasters extraordinaire James Leask and Brandon Schatz (of Comics! The Blog fame) to bring you the film, as well as the booklist. This time, we’ve each decided to pick one book to focus on, and, not [...]
