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'Shattered Glass' It Ain't
Part confessional, part greatest hits collection, Rabid Nun offers a cursory look at the one place in American journal where it's still okay to lie -- the checkout line tabloids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
Best of Both Worldsnew
Three solid new small press comics straddle the worlds of indy and mainstream.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Original Work
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
The Gospel According to Aslannew
Fortunately for Narnia scribe C.S. Lewis, the authors of the Bible couldn't sue for plagiarism.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Media
Out of the Closet
With a fairly faithful adaptation of the first book, the Chronicles of Narnia film franchise is off to a strong start, thank Aslan.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
All Down Hill
The latest -- and weakest -- of the post-Dogtown crop of x-treme-umentaries will occasionally thrill you with amazing footage, when it's not boring you to tears.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Never Super-er
No need to wait until next summer to see the next viewer-friendly, blockbuster reinterpretation of Superman; it's right here in handy comic book format.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-24-2005 |
Original Work
Thar Be Monsters!new
An Ohio State researcher helps discover a brand new (but really old) sea monster.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-17-2005 |
Science
Sean Hannity, Cyborg Hero of the People
A new comic book series posits a futuristic, liberal dystopia where the only thing between mollycoddled terrorists and the total annihilation of the American people are action heroes G. Gordon Liddy and Sean Hannity.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-10-2005 |
Fiction
Dr. Seuss, Pre-Med
A new collection of early works reveals Dr. Seuss as more than just another brand name or massively influential children's book author: He was a real, living artist whose work wasn't always all that great.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-09-2005 |
Original Work
And the Winner Isn't
It's saintly mother versus sinning father in a melodramatic struggle to feed their too many kids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Toothpaste -- It's What's for Dinner
First-name-only cartoonist Drew's online comic strip Toothpaste for Dinner gets downloaded into a hard-copy collection.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-03-2005 |
Original Work
Not Quite Ready For Prime Time
Torn between infantile rom com and mature dramedy, Prime suffers from it's own identity crisis.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Younger, Prime
Cut Off at the Legs
A clever/stupid horror movie gets a perfectly clever/stupid sequel.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw II
Don't Quit Now
What does Harvey Pekar still have left to reveal about himself? How about his secret origin?
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-27-2005 |
Original Work
Tags: Harvey Pekar, The Quitter
Canonizing Morrissey
"MetroDaddy" Mark Simpson offers a unique sortabiography of the former Smiths frontman -- one worth reading.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Mark Simpson, Saint Morrissey
