A bit of a quick one this week, I'm afraid. But, I do have some good stuff lined up in the coming weeks.
Post-ECCC craziness I should be putting out the first newsletter crossover. This will go into the editor/writer dynamic as well as some of the methods and process.
(Sidenote: I am not going to ECC. One day though...one day.)
I'll also have another contribution from another freelance editor in terms of their own practices and thoughts on the editor's role in comics. It'll be worth the wait, promise!
The editorial slate is getting packed right now, to the point where I'm having to schedule in time to work on my *own* projects. But bring it. I'm ready for more.
So, some quick links, some recs and then it's peace out from me.
First up, is this
piece from Anthony Beevor from the NYRB detailing the myriad ways the Nazi regime engaged with narcotic use. It's bizarre and completely fascinating.
Speaking of bizarre, I found
this NY Times piece on the Kim Jong-Nam assassination bat-shit crazy.
"In the days since the killing was caught on video, the drama has had an ever-expanding and multinational cast of characters — women from Indonesia and Vietnam accused of carrying out the attack, one of whom was apparently wearing a white shirt emblazoned with the letters LOL."
I dropped out of Tom Hardy's Taboo after two episodes. It was Hardy with the creative barriers removed, leading to bouts of messy and incoherent storytelling. This Guardian piece is making me reconsider my choices, though.
Film Crit Hulk goes to bat for Soderbergh's The Knick. I agree with every word. It's up there as one of my favorite things to ever grace a screen.
I also liked this RPS post that re-framed the game Subnautica as horror, something that plays on the fear of the unknown to scare the player.
Speaking of the unknown. Has there been a nuclear incident in the arctic that no-one is telling us about?
This week I really enjoyed Gabriel Hardman's Belfry (available here). It was a 22-page horror one-shot that had a great sense of atmosphere and dread to it. Hardman's art is fantastic and he uses a circular structure in the storytelling too which gives the ending a nice payoff. One-shots are a rare breed, doubly so when they're actually good. Check it out!
I also finally got around to listening to Robbie Thompson's episode on the Nerdist Comics Panel. I'm a big fan of his work on Spidey and it was cool to hear about how he balances his comics work with his TV stuff on Supernatural.
I've also been getting into the TV show Sweet/Vicious. I think I first saw mention of this on Paul Allor's Twitter feed. It's a vigilante show about two girls, bringing some sweet justice to the doors of male abusers on a college campus. The pilot has some great writing, introducing the world and the characters nicely and has a nice streak of dark humor in there too.
Apologies it wasn't a bumper edition this week. I promise you riches in the weeks to come!
Until then...