Author: John

Commendation for Kuma Miko

Creator Masume Yoshimoto’s breakout hit manga series Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear is a distinctly Japanese story steeped in Japanese culture and practically necessitating a measure of Japanese
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RIP Kenny Baker

British actor Kenny Baker, best known as the actor behind the Star Wars franchise’s robot character R2-D2, passed away today at the age of 81 following a lengthy
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Going to Glass City

Toledo, Ohio’s annual Glass City Con has invited me to return this year as a guest presenter. This year I’ll be hosting four audio-visual lecture panels: Defining the
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Just Because

Regrettably, I don’t live in the UK, so I won’t be able to see this theatrical re-release, although I did see the film theatrically in 1986. I’m pretty
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RIP Darwyn Cooke

53-year-old Eisner award winning comic artist Darwyn Cooke passed away this morning due to cancer. Donations in memoriam may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society and Hero
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