May the Puke Be With You
Brian Chippendale’s Puke Force has static on every page; not motionless images but bits of visual noise. It's like watching a great old TV show with bad reception.
Jeremy Estes
Jeremy Estes lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Nieves and their cat Samson.
‘Season of the Witch’: Pick Up Every Stitch
Peter Bebergal writes about the “satanic panic” which rose alongside rock 'n' roll, a parallel universe of paranoia and biblical absurdity.
The Creator and Creation in Elvis Costello’s ‘Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink’
Costello on Costello is a joy for those already in the cult and another arrow in the quiver for those who think he should just shut up already.
Back to the Drawing Board With ‘Flash Gordon Volume 4: The Storm Queen of Valkir’
At first, Austin Briggs’ work feels like a simplified version of Alex Raymond’s, the boldness of the characters’ figures and poses replaced by understated charm.
‘Monster Mash’ Is a Veritable Catalogue of the Damned
Nearly every consumer good sold in America from 1957-1972 had some kind of monster on it at some point.
Trimpe Will Smash
Herb Trimpe didn’t care much for superheroes, but he worked for one of the genre’s most enduring titles and brought to life one of its most popular characters.
Name That Tune: ‘Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack’
Thirty years after the release of his most famous work, there are likely still many who don’t know the name Koji Kondo -- yet they know they've heard his music, somewhere.
Sandra Newman’s ‘The Country of Ice Cream Star’ Is a Heavy Read
There’s talk of war, rape, disease -- all things we associate with the worst of adulthood. But Newman never lets us forget that these are children.
Pop Punk Powerhouse
As in any scene, bands form, break up, and share the stage with each other, and the strong sense of community felt by the Lookout alums runs through the pages.
The Results of True Collaboration: ‘The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio’
Reading The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio is like entering the offices of Simon and Kirby and rifling through their files, scouring the slush pile, even breathing in the smoke from one of Kirby's cigars.
Changing Lanes with John Waters
To most, hitchhiking is a terrifying risk taken by the desperate or insane. This makes it a perfect subject for John Waters’ latest book, Carsick.