Art, Culture, Literature

Where the American artist, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was best known for chocolate box sentiment — his work a huge part in defining popular culture during the first half of the 20th century — the prolific Italian artist, Walter Molino (1915-1997) seemed to revel in chaos and disaster.

The late Charles M. Schultz created Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang in his syndicated comic strip way back in 1950. Since then, Charlie Brown and company have lived many lives, popping up in just about every medium imaginable. ...

South Texas Blues is a graphic novel written by Christopher Garetano about the making of Tobe Hooper’s gory masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Garetano, a lifelong fan of the horror genre also has his roots in independent filmmaking much ...

Christopher Garetano has quite a bit in common with Tobe Hooper, the subject of his graphic novel, South Texas Blues. For as long as Garetano can remember, he has always been enamored with the horror genre. So much so, that ...

A horror comic book line curated by Joe Hill is noteworthy genre news. With a mug of tea and covered by a throw blanket, I dug into one of the graphic novels jointly published by the aptly-cheekily named Hill House ...

Brea Grant (recognisable from her role as Daphne Millbrook from Heroes) is a storyteller who wears many hats, all of which she dons with great style, accomplishment and a generous sense of humour. From writer to actor to director to ...

It’s been said many times that art is subjective. After all, interpretation and opinion are both in the eye of the beholder. Art has provided us with beauty, romance, and an escape into the realms of fantasy. It’s also managed ...

Despite the fact that the term “transcending genre” has perhaps itself already become a cliché, at least in film discussion, the fact nevertheless remains that much like certain filmmakers, there also exists in music select bands and artists that treat ...

The first time I encountered the writing of Cathy O’Brien was in 2014. I had binged the first season of True Detective, and I was scouring the Internet to better understand just what the hell creator Nic Pizzolatto was going ...

One of my happiest memories was the day I finished fashioning my own home-made Superman costume. To be fair it was no way near as good as the Monkey TV show outfit I had made a few months before, replete ...