What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – June 2017
Yes, it’s time for a bunch of reviews. This time around I have a lot of books and CDs, too, so dive right in!
Month: June 2017
Sam Glanzman in Hospice Care
Comics great Sam Glanzman has entered hospice care. More details inside, as well as information about a tribute and a GoFundMe campaign.
Our Day in Olympia
For a while it looked like the Cartooning Class might have to miss the Olympia Comics Festival this year, but fortunately we got there.
Page To Screen: A Man Called Ove
Everlasting love and romance can seem such a fantasy. Especially within the movies and books showcasing scandalous affairs and love struck tragedies. As much fun it is to imagine such passionate adventures, it takes a story like A Man Called Ove, by Fredik Backman, to simply say love and romance is here you ninnies so shut your slobberin’ yappin’ mouth and get some work done.
Wonder Woman Storms the Box Office
The long-awaited Wonder Woman film arrived in theaters on June 4, 2017. It happily won the box office over the weekend and has continued to perform well since the opening. An additional note regarding the audience response is worth remarking on is that many of the women who see the film have said “I’ve waited all my life for this.”
Flippin’ through ‘Previews’ – June 2017
This month’s look at Previews is a bit late, but I’m sure you’ll still find plenty of stuff in here that you can pre-order!
‘Basil of Baker Street’ and the Streisand Effect
In case you haven’t heard about it, here’s a tale of the time Disney ran into “the Streisand Effect.” The event took place in 1984, when the World Wide Web didn’t yet exist and very few people outside of the military or academia had email; even Disney still routed typed memos by hand via office workers. The story revolves around the making of ‘The Great Mouse Detective’.