ComicMix Quick Picks – March 10, 2009
Today’s list of quick items:
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The Future Now: Science Fiction Set in 2009. From io9. All you Freejack fans, raise your hands. Yes, you, Kathleen David.
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If you’ve always wandered the streets of Greenwich Village trying to find Dr. Strange’s loft, wondered which subway stop to get off at to get to Yancy Street, or tried to spot the Baxter Building in the New York Skyline, check out The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City
. As the cover says," Whether you’re a native New Yorker, a thrill-seeking tourist, or a curious armchair traveler, with this one-of-a-kind guide you can explore the city that never sleeps and the comics that live forever." You know you can trust it — the book’s even at the Museum of Modern Art bookstore.
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If your taste in pop culture entertainment runs more towards Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, and/or other animated furry friends, The Animated Bestiary takes a scholarly look at how anthropomorphic animals have been used in film and cartoons to reflect human characteristics and behavior. So, the next time you’re watching Looney Tunes you can tell people you’re doing Serious Academic Ruminations on the Role of Anthropomorphism in Pop Culture. And you can feel like you’re Wile E. Coyote — super genius.
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In case you’ve forgotten ‘Total Recall’, it’s getting remade. (Ye gods, it’s been almost two decades…)
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What do the cartoon character "Pucca," the serialized drama "Princess Hours" and Stephen Colbert’s nemesis "RAIIIIN!" have in common? They’re all products of pop culture from Korea. Fans in the U.S. have known about Japanese pop culture imports for a while now, but there’s also a whole world of great comics, pop music, and other cool stuff just across the water in the Land of Morning Calm — and we’re not just talking about Margaret Cho and that hot guy from "Lost." For more, page through the book Pop Goes Korea. And if this book whets your appetite for Korean tchotchkes, try some of the stuff from the Destination Seoul line of products from the Museum of Modern Art (can you guess where I spent some time this afternoon?) In particular, the Hwa-To Card Game is a fun way to pass the time, and much, much cheaper than Magic: the Gathering (though, I warn you, no less addictive!)
- And finally, a belated 75th birthday to Del Close. It’s okay, he’s late himself.
Anything else? Consider this an open thread.
Kim “Howard” Johnson, author of the just-released memoir 
Well as careers go, here’s a good one. Start off writing a fanzine and wind up working with and for 
Way back in the dark ages, Stuart Gordon directed a play for his Organic Theater written by ComicMix’s
Having learned nothing from my last list of favorite films other than how to start a few fights, I’ve decided to go at it again, this time with a list of my favorite Christmas films. T’is the season to really annoy people, after all.
Thirty-two years ago, at 11:30 PM Eastern Time, the National Broadcasting Company aired this live:-pg.-8.jpg)
Lots of people think their neighborhood bar is a place where anything can happen. Well, at Munden’s Bar, anything can happen – and does, frequently. It’s located in Cynosure, the city that serves as the intersection for every dimension, real or unreal, magical, demonic, scientific, holy or a mixture of all. Munden’s is the kind of place where the regulars can include gladiators, gunslingers, wizards, aliens, dancing girls, and a watchlizard named Bob.
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