On Comics, Copyright & Free Speech

My favorite online crack comics dealer, Heavy Ink, has gotten a foot (or maybe leg) stuck in some legal quicksand. Having received a C&D from Olivia Munn‘s attorneys, they cite parody as justification for maintaining sale of a comic with her image on it. Geoff Gerber, an IP attorney explains why they are wrong. Very…

‘Cuz I Got More Stories Than J.D.’s Got Salinger

The New Yorker usually hides all its past stories behind a paywall, forcing readers to pay for what they want to read. But this afternoon, in honor of the great writer who first made his name on the magazine’s pages, those stories are being made available at no charge.

Zen & The Art Of Skiing

I’m not saying I’ve got Warren Miller DVDs stacked tall in my collection, but if I come across a skiing movie while flipping through channels, I’ll watch for a bit. However, this is one of the best looking ski movies I’ve seen. It may just be that the trailer, with its slowed down footage and…

Good News For Dead People

The Walking Dead is, arguably, the best comic book being published these days. With 69 issues out, this long running story is nearly seven years old. The book’s creators, Robert Kirkland and Charlie Adlard take an overdone genre – the zombie apocalypse – and give it an incredibly fresh take that results in a dramatic…