The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time
100 of the greatest bad movies ever made. From the silents to the 2000s, Phil Hall selects the best of the worst.
Print Reviews
Find your next great graphic novel, retrospective, memoir, or manifesto in this all-over-the-place reading list, curated by our eclectically interested staff for your education and quiet-time entertainment.
Homegrown in Florida
William McKeen’s collection of Florida stories sort of hits its mark.
Louder than Hell
The final word on the history of metal.
Robin’s Blue
A young woman runs away from home, has a series of unhappy relationships, falls into professional sex and cocaine, and then cleans up and enters culinary school.
Arduino Workshop
A maker’s guide to the inexpensive and versatile Arduino processor and its uber-geeky maker world.
This Is Portland: The City You’ve Heard You Should Like
You’ve heard you should like it. This is why.
Doc Red: Patron Saint of the Desert Prairie
An oddly drawn graphic novel with a feminist bent set in 1860s Arizona Territory.
The Mongoliad, Book Three
Step back to the Mongol Empire with Ian Koss. Bring your sword.
A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths
Despite being dissolved for over two decades, Fletcher discovers how The Smiths, a band of four working-class kids from Manchester, created a fanatical following and left an iconic legacy that changed the music world.
Peanut
Sadie’s allergic to peanuts, and everyone knows it.
Detroit Rock City
The once vital city of Detroit gave us the auto industry and punk rock. Detroit Rock City shares the heights – and the depths – of the Motor City. James Mann says “Kick out the jams!”
C’mon! The Story of Rock, Ruin, and Revelation
How many ways are there to climb the music biz ladder? Chris Long climbs up, and down, and… up?
Calling Me Home
The early life of country music’s renegade hero Gram Parsons is brought to life in Bob Kealing’s wonderful Calling Me Home.
No Sleep ’til Sudbury
First-time author Brent Jensen delivers a lively and personal story of growing up in a small Canadian town during rock’s golden age of ’80s heavy metal.
Modern Masters Volume 27: Ron Garney
Modern Masters 27 takes Carl Gauze on another wonderful journey into the life of professional cartoonist Ron Garney.
Lee And Kirby: The Wonder Years
You’ve heard the tales of tempestuous duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby… and you need the hear them again in The Wonder Years.
Modern Masters Volume 26: Frazer Irving
Meet and greet famed graphic novelist Frazier Irving, illustrator of Necronauts, Season of the Witch Boy and Batman. OK, everybody’s illustrated Batman at some point, but that just proves he’s in the club.
The Quality Companion
The Quality Companion stockpiles an embarrassment of riches for the serious comics fan.
Minifigure Customization
Tips and techniques to make your own custom Lego figures. Let the carving begin!
The History of the World According to Facebook
Learn history the Facebook way, with short sentences, bad jokes, and fractured context!
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