I’m so sorry to hear that the indie manga publisher Matt Haasch of Star Fruit Books has died; he was undergoing treatment for lymphoma. I very much enjoyed their releases, including some great Hideshi Hino classics. Rest in peace! www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

This is the best podcast in the universe!!!

I was pleased to assist in proofreading the super-deluxe issue #2 of “dummy,” the editorial project of longtime comics-focused journalist and museum director John Kelly. It’s 92 pages dedicated to a century of artists parodying America’s best friend, Mickey Mouse. Recommended!

ATTN all shivering vampires, I wrote a little about Anthology Editions’ new, first-ever English publication of 1967’s Saga de Xam, a notable early adult-oriented French comic album from artist Nicolas Devil, working from scenarios by soon-to-be cult filmmaker Jean Rollin.

ATTN all shivering vampires, I wrote a little about Anthology Editions’ new, first-ever English publication of 1967’s Saga de Xam, a notable early adult-oriented French comic album from artist Nicolas Devil, working from scenarios by soon-to-be cult filmmaker Jean Rollin.

Hi, I have a long article up today about Kazuichi Hanawa, artist of grotesque, folkloric, metaphysical comics, sometimes all at once, who’s just had two books published in English: Red Night from Breakdown Press (which the article is mostly about) and Light of the Moon from The Mansion Press. ENJOY.

Hi, I have a long article up today about Kazuichi Hanawa, artist of grotesque, folkloric, metaphysical comics, sometimes all at once, who’s just had two books published in English: Red Night from Breakdown Press (which the article is mostly about) and Light of the Moon from The Mansion Press. ENJOY.

Herrschaft des Verbrechens (Dr. Mabuse’s Weimar Hot Nights)

Hi, today is the day Sanpei Shirato’s extremely famous 1964-71 panorama of the Tokugawa class system with sword violence, The Legend of Kamui, begins its official English publication, and I wrote a little about it here: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

NieA_7 (2000), truly an incubator of greatness

Saw Nosferatu for our family Christmas movie. Already researching next year.

Homage to Kazuo Umezu

Time to switch to Bluesky! (Turns my underpants backwards)

I dunno, just squattin’