The question of “what is comics” is often debated in certain circles (especially those academically inclined). There’s no one definition that satisfies everyone, although most have in common something about combining text and images to tell a story. When asked to think about comics, most visualize panels on a page, rows of boxes containing pictures and word balloons. Kabuki knocks that definition on its ear. In Skin Deep, artist David Mack demonstrates a different kind of comics, beautifully artistic blends […]

Stagger Lee is a song. You may have heard it; it was a hit in the 50s for Lloyd Price, as well as having many other versions over the years. Even Price’s take has two variations, because he cleaned up the lyrics for American Bandstand (his original was too violent for Dick Clark). Stagger Lee is also an amazing book that looks at the story behind the song and the legend it describes. You don’t even need to know the […]