It’s Count Binface, The Comic — Bringing Back The Absurd To British Politics
Count Binface, candidate for the Clacton by-election in the UK, “leader of the Recyclons from planet Sigma IX,” is getting his
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Charlie Chaplain’s Speech In ‘The Great Dictator’ Still Rings True
The Great Dictator is an anti-war film starring comedian Charlie Chaplain. Recently Turner Classic Movies posted Chaplain’s famous speech from
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‘Orwell 2+2=5’ And How George Orwell Predicted The Current War On Truth
Directed by Raoul Peck, Orwell 2+2=5 is a documentary film about writer George Orwell (Animal Farm, 1984) and his fiction’s
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Video: ‘The Late Show Host’ Stephen Colbert Offers Sobering Words In Response To Recent Violence
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert offered words of wisdom and insight after the recent assassination attempt on the former
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Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to give an impassioned speech about coming together after the attack on the US Capital.
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Read moreThe Art Of Politics: January 2020 – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (But At Least The Passports Can Be Blue Now)
New year, same old nightmare of the world. It’s January 2020, Australia was on fire, Corona virus is doing it’s
Read moreThe Art Of Politics: Electioneering Time Again
The end of another month here in the United Kingdom… where it’s all election, election, election, election… everything in November
Read moreCalcified Nihilism Made Into Art – A Walk Through Hell #12
Carnahan’s identity and plans are revealed, and Shaw sees how she and collaborators at the FBI helped make them happen. She can do nothing to stop Carnahan, but that doesn’t mean she won’t try.
Read moreWhy Long Shot Is Not A Remake Of Pretty Woman
(Warning of spoilers for the movies The American President [1995], Long Shot [2019], and Pretty Woman [1990].) Pretty Woman is
Read morePolitical Cartooning Round Up From The UK – Trump Visits, Tory Leadership Elections To Vote In The Next Incompetent
Well, you seemed to enjoy the political cartooning round up from these British Isles last month, so we figured we’d
Read morePrime Ministers, Resignations, Runners, Brexit – All The British Political Chaos From May In Cartoon Form…
Now, things have been somewhat… weird in terms of the whole political scene in Britain in the last month. And
Read moreJordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Taps Into The Horror Of Humanity
It’s not news to anyone that comedy and horror have long-been genres that compliment one another. They both evoke extreme
Read moreLethal Weapon: Season 3 Ends On An Explosive High-Note
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 3, Episode 15: The Spy Who Loved Me DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It
Read moreIn-Shadow Reflects Our World In Unsettling Ways
In-Shadow is a lengthy animated short that critiques current social pressures to “think inside of the box,” put on a
Read moreLethal Weapon Season 3 Penultimate Ep. Plays ‘A Game of Chicken’
[PLEASE NOTE: This recap of Lethal Weapon: Season 3, Episode 14: A Game of Chicken DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. It is
Read moreLethal Weapon 3.13 Takes A Trip To The Border
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Read moreLethal Weapon 3.12 Kicks It Up A Notch
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Read moreLethal Weapon 3.11 Takes A Murderous, Murtaugh Family Vacation
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Read moreBreaking Up During The 2016 Election: James Sturm’s Off Season Arrives In February
Drawn + Quarterly will be releasing James Sturm’s new graphic novel, Off Season, this February (an appropriate time of year
Read moreProblems ‘The Boys’ Might Face Being Adapted For TV On Amazon Prime
[**Trigger warnings for talk of politics and non-consensual violent acts!] [**Spoilers and Potential Spoilers for the entire comic book series
Read more“Wizard Gods Tripping On Ultimate Power” – Steve Skroce On The Magic Of Maestros
The Image series Maestros is coming to trade collection next week, on October 31st, and all 7 issues of glorious
Read more‘The First Purge’ Is Timely, But Offers Nothing New
When The Purge was released in the Summer of 2013, the film offered a refreshing new concept for the horror
Read moreA Relevant Read In Today’s Anti-Immigrant Climate: Preview The Silence Of Malka
Here at Comicon.com HQ I’d like to think we offer you something are than the usual comic book previews. The
Read moreBook Expo 2018: John Kerry Takes The Stage To Make America ‘Greater’
Photo credits to Russell Shannon Book Expo has been running this week in New York City at the Javits Center,
Read moreAn Unsettling Book About Our Times: Sabrina From Nick Drnaso And Drawn & Quarterly
Cartoonist Nick Drnaso has a new book coming out from Drawn & Quarterly this month that’s garnering advance praise for
Read moreWhy We Are Beyond The Predictions Of Transmetropolitan, Part 3: Socialization & Conclusion
For parts one and two of this series click here and here. Warning of spoilers for the series Transmetropolitan (1997-2002)!
Read moreHumanoids Launches ‘Life Drawn’ Imprint For Personal And Political Comics
LA-based publisher of international comics in English, Humanoids has been hiring new staff and teasing expansion in their lineup, even kicking
Read more“Modern Comics Wouldn’t Exist Without Politics” – Interviewing Eric Palicki On This Nightmare Kills Fascists
You may have read our recent review of this Kickstarter campaign that’s fully funded and now printed and ready to
Read moreDays Of Hate #1 Sells Out, Goes Back For Second Printing
Writer Aleš Kot (Zero, Generation Gone), artist Danijel Žeželj (Starve), and colorist Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) have a hit on their
Read moreWhy We Are Beyond Transmetropolitan’s Predictions, Part 1: The Politics
[**NOTE: Warning of spoilers for the series Transmetropolitan! Also, links below lead to news sources.] Transmetropolitan was a series created
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