Quantcast
Channel: English – Michael Minneboo
Browsing all 116 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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 Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Daily 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 Article

DW 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Video: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Review: 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 Article

DW 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...

View Article
Browsing all 116 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images