Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Stan Lee and I never collaborated on anything! I’ve never seen Stan Lee write anything. I used to write the stories just like I always did.
—Jack Kirby
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If the legends about Stan Lee are to be believed, he must surely be ranked as one of the most significant pop culture figures of the last 100 years. (more…)
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What I had actually wanted to review was Edwin Black’s The Transfer Agreement. One hears a lot about the agreement itself, but not much about the book. I guess that should have been a clue. I never got past Chapter Four, what with Jewish author Edwin Black ranting and raving, in his Introduction to the 25th anniversary edition, about how he had been going and would continue to go after all those “special villains” of the “fiscal Holocaust”: “Hate cannot function in a vacuum. Hate needs money to prevail.” You don’t say, pal. (more…)
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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here)
What, then, of Craig Russell’s graphic art? Enthusiasts of either opera or graphic art will probably find great pleasure in Russell’s Ring. The book — some muddled scenes such as the discovery of the sword excepted — is easier to follow than Wagner’s 16-hour cycle of music-dramas. Admirers of Craig Russell have a 448-page feast before them, while opera lovers are likely to be intrigued to discover how a comic artist presents one of the most famous of all operatic works. (more…)
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Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here)
P. Craig Russell, illustrator
Richard Wagners Der Ring der Nibelungen
Vienna: Cross Cult, 2023
(originally published in English by Dark Horse)
Opera and comic book art have in common that they attract large and dedicated followings, but enthusiasts of the one are probably seldom found among enthusiasts of the other. Most people are either enthusiasts or indifferent to them. (more…)
Guy Mouminoux
Guy Mouminoux
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Guy Mouminoux, who died on January 11, 2022, is remembered for his only novel, the autobiographical war story The Forgotten Soldier (under the pseudonym of Guy Sajer) as well as for his humorous or historical comic strips (under the pseudonym of Dimitri).
Mouminoux was born in Paris on January 13, 1927. In 1916 his father, an infantryman who had been taken prisoner in Verdun, met his mother during his detention in Germany. Guy spent his youth in Alsace and was passionate about reading children’s comic books. (more…)
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“I used to do drugs in a dumpster behind a pet supply store with my dog every single night, but I turned it all around, thanks to this book.” — Totally real testimonal
Owen Cyclops
Channel One: The First Collection of Comics
Owen Cyclops Illustration, 2021
Possibly the most prominent visual artist on the Dissident Right today is a young man who goes by the name of Owen Cyclops. (more…)
Jessica Beauvais drinking wine from a plastic cup
Jessica Beauvais drinking wine from a plastic cup
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Jessica Beauvais is a 32-year-old black New Yorker whose major accomplishments up to last week were receiving four separate citations for driving with a suspended license. (more…)
Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, June 19, 1937, page 2.
Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, June 19, 1937, page 2.
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I always enjoyed reading newspaper comics as a kid. Whether I was learning to read or developing my appreciation for surreal humor, I looked forward to each week’s new strips. Some series even sparked my interest in European literature and history. Just as history repeats itself, I have started taking an interest in comic strips again. From brave princes to humorous frogs, the Dissident Right can use comic artwork to promote our history, culture, and identity. (more…)
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I seldom have occasion to say nice things about sociology professors. I’ll make an exception for Dr. Joel Andreas of Johns Hopkins. The comic book from his younger days, The Incredible Rocky vs. the Power of the People, was an interesting find. It’s an unauthorized biography of the Rockefellers, the family with too much money. It’s long out of print, though available online in a few places. (more…)
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It’s a rare thing to discover a work of art transposed impeccably across genres. How this can be accomplished has always fascinated me. Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is a great example because it captures not just the substance of Tolkien’s story but its spirit as well. Comic book writer Chuck Dixon and illustrator Gary Kwapisz have recently accomplished a similar feat, transitioning literature into the graphic novel format. (more…)
Albrecht Durer, “The Circumcision of Christ”
Albrecht Durer, “The Circumcision of Christ”
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English original here
Ženská obriezka popisuje tri základné praktiky:
1. klitoridektómiu ( čiastočné alebo úplne odstránenie klitorisu) a/alebo predkožky ( klitorálna kapucňa).
2. čiastočné alebo úplné odstránenie malých pyskov, ktoré je niekedy sprevádzané klitoridektómiou a/alebo odstránením klitorálnej kapucne. (more…)
Albrecht Durer, “The Circumcision of Christ”
Albrecht Durer, “The Circumcision of Christ”
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Slovak translation here
Female Genital Mutilation describes three basic practices: (1) clitoridectomy (the partial or total removal of the clitoris) and/or the prepuce (clitoral hood); (2) the partial or total removal of the labia minora, which sometimes accompanies clitoridectomy and/or removal of the prepuce; (more…)