Review: The Fifth Beatle, The Brian Epstein Story
When I was a teenager I found my father’s Beatles record collection in the attic (we’re talking vinyl, by the way). Ever since then, to me The Beatles has been the most important band on earth, ever....
View ArticleReview X-Men: Ghosts by Chris Claremont
When I was in my teens I visited my grandmother on a regular basis. When she poured tea in one of those fragile porcelain cups, she’d start talking about the developments in the soap operas she...
View ArticleReview: Battling Boy
Even though in the past superhero comics were mainly aimed at kids, there weren’t a lot of child characters that were superheroes. Sometimes kids, or shall I say teens, were sidekicks, like Batman’s...
View ArticleDaily Webhead Video: An English Girl in Amsterdam
Kirsty McEwan is an artist. She came to Amsterdam to paint but also to work as an aupair. What does she think of the Dutch and Dutch culture? What has she disovered about being British that she didn’t...
View ArticleDW Video: Frank Pavich talks about Jodorowsky’s Dune
Jodorowky’s Dune is one of the most interesting and inspiring documentary’s I’ve seen in years. It’s about how Alejandro Jodorowsky tried to make a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune, with...
View ArticleReview: New York Drawings by Adrian Tomine
Could one fall in love with a girl in a drawing? That’s the question I asked myself when a sketch of a young woman standing in a crowded subway carriage caught my eye. She is framed by two Wall Street...
View ArticleReview X-Men: Days of Future Past
A while ago I wrote about writer Christ Claremont and his contributions to the X-Men universe. Since the new X-Men film, Days of Future Past, is partly based on Claremont’s story by the same title, I...
View ArticleReview: Peter Pan by Regis Loisel
Peter Pan by French comic book artist Régis Loisel has been a wonderful reading experience. It’s been a while a graphic story was able to suck me in with great art and ditto storytelling but Loisel’s...
View ArticleReview Doctor Strange: The Oath
Once upon a time Doctor Stephen Strange was a brilliant surgeon and an arrogant man-of-the world seduced by material wealth. One fateful day, a tragic car accident deprived him of his surgical skills....
View ArticleReview: Rocket Raccoon and Groot
With the movie The Guardians of the Galaxy hitting theaters in the Netherlands on August 14th, this summer there is no way around the little feisty Rocket Raccoon and his buddy Groot, so you might as...
View ArticleReview: Over Easy by Mimi Pond
Have you always wondered what sort of world is hidden behind the counter of your favourite bistro, bar or restaurant? Well, if you read Over Easy by Mimi Pond you’ll get a very entertaining and...
View ArticleVideo: Halloween Pancake Zombies
I really dig this video about how to make Pancake Zombies for Halloween or any other ghoulish occasion like birthday parties or, in my case, basically anything that has to do with cooking (I am not a...
View ArticleReview: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
Before we get down to the nitty gritty of The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, lets enjoy this video by My Chemical Romance first: I hope you like the song and video, because the song, and the...
View ArticleReview: Iron – Or The War After
Iron: Or The War After is a graphic novel by Shane-Michael Vidaurri. It’s an espionage thriller with a poetic quality, taking place in an anthropomorphic world. That’s right: the characters are...
View ArticleReview: Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley
I read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Seconds in one session. I couldn’t stop reading this wonderful, feel-good science fiction story by the Canadian cartoonist/musician who is famous for creating Scott Pilgrim....
View ArticleReview: My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Comic book artist Derf Backderf will make a personal appearance at the American Book Center in Amsterdam this Sunday, February 15th, to promote his intriguing portrait of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer....
View ArticleReview: Wraith by Joe Hill and Charles Paul Wilson III
Welcome to Christmasland. I hope you’ll survive your visit. Because I love Halloween – it’s my favorite holiday by far – I’m always on the lookout for Halloweenesque comics and stories. Wraith: Welcome...
View ArticleReview: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Ever since she was a little girl, Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach. The small coastal town is their summer getaway. Rose’s friend Windy always stays there in the summer as well;...
View ArticleReview: Even More Bad Parenting Advice by Guy Delisle
I am a fan of the work of Canadian comic book artist/animator Guy Delisle (Québec, 1966). He has made a couple of very interesting travelogues about life in faraway countries, such as Burma Chronicles,...
View ArticleDW Video: Dinner Time in Zoo City
In this Daily Webhead episode, a couple of city animals are having dinner. A short compilation of shots of animals I collected last year. Music is made by the wonderful Marco Raaphorst. The post DW...
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