Media release — Coinciding with the 12.12.12 (Dec. 12, 2012) start of the highly anticipated open Beta event for the online video game HAWKEN, award-winning graphic novel publisher Archaia entertainment and free-to-play video game publisher Meteor entertainment have teamed up with comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform – to digitally debut the second of […]

I truly delighted in the new album by Ireland garage rockers Dott. It’s grrl feminism dressed in pop riffs that make it go down easy. The lead single features Sadie Dupuis of fast Ortiz on guitar. I’m hoping it gets some interest right here in the U.S., since this is the type of wise pop […]

30 Down > Rump Shaker (Wreck-N-Effect cover) > 1 2 3 4 (Sumpin New) (Coolio cover) > Milkshake (Kelis cover) > good friends in low locations (Garth Brooks) > Mmmbop (Hansen cover) > Gin as well as Juice (Snoop Doggy dog cover) > infant got back (Sir mix-a-lot cover)-Pete Thurston Sophisticated Bitch (Public Enemy)-fIREHOSE

It’s 1968 all over again these days–tons of stoner rock, lots of folk rock singer songwriters whose material could have been historical just as easy as contemporary. but that’s not always a bad thing. After touring together to open for two Gallants, Fruit Bats’ and Vetiver‘s frontmen sat down to record a live acoustic set […]

Back issue #99, out now, is dedicated to celebrating the 25th anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series. There’s an oral history of the show’s creation, a lengthy look at the spin-off comic, an episode index, a history of Harley Quinn across different media (which justifies the tacky brokeback cover), and the reason I’m mentioning it: […]

writer Brian Schirmer, artist Claudia Balboni, as well as colorist Marissa Louise’s FAIRLADY can be your Fairlady this April. The press release follows: Media release — writer Brian Schirmer, artist Claudia Balboni (Star Trek), as well as colorist Marissa Louise team up for Fairlady—an all-new fantasy series from picture Comics this April. “I realized that […]

I saw Aquaman last night, and as expected, it was big dumb action fun. The best thing about the movie, I thought, was the immersive visuals of the seascapes, from immense glowing underwater cities to abandoned gathering places with huge decaying statues. That’s why I was glad I saw it in the theater, even if […]