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The four issues collected in Twomorrows latest Jack Kirby Collector are packed with interviews, pseudo-scholarly/analytical pieces, and metric tons of artwork from comics’ favorite “working-class kid from the Bronx.”
All hail the King! Matthew Moyer finds Jack Kirby’s comics legacy well-preserved in this pair of retrospectives from Twomorrows Press.
Matthew Moyer is suitably intrigued by this new book about DC Comic’s science fiction titles of the Sixties, and how they summon up a vision of a brave new future that is even more distant now than it was back then.
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Altitude (Snakefarm). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Phil Bailey talks with Ben Model, the Renaissance Man smashing silent film stereotypes through his boutique label, Undercrank Productions.
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A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs (Americana Vibes). Review by Judy Craddock.
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The Aggrolites take a break from Punk Rock Bowling to announce a sweet summer tour with The Aquabats.
Redd Holt, GRAMMY-winning jazz percussionist and songwriter, passed away May 23, 2023 after a bout with cancer.
Carl F. Gauze digs into Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist, a detailed look at the cinematic works of Sydney Pollack from the prolific Wes D. Gehring.
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