29 April 2011

Superman as “Meretricious Dreck”

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From the Comics Journal ’s appreciation of comic-strip collector and scholar Bill Blackbeard, who just died after a lifetime of preserving ...
28 April 2011

The Multi-Billionaire and the Dragon

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One is a murderous creature who sits hoarding his wealth. The other is a dragon. Earlier this month Forbes issued its “Fictional 15,” the...
27 April 2011

Facing Up to the Realities of Typewriter Fonts

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Back when I was a book editor, each of the company’s books had a line on the copyright page stating that edition’s typeface: “Set in 12-poin...
26 April 2011

Fonts of Wisdom in Origami Yoda

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At the back of Tom Angleberger’s The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is one of those usually high-falutin’ notes on typography: The main text...
25 April 2011

Harburg and Arlen

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American Songwriter just posted a profile of E. Y. “Yip” Harburg , lyricist and uncredited collaborator on the screenplay of the 1939 Wizard...
24 April 2011

About to Crack the Big Easter Case

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Tim Drake never overlooks possibilities. He is, after all, pound for pound the best detective in the DC Universe. Of course, there’s alway...
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23 April 2011

Two Articles on L. Frank Baum, Movie-Maker

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This week at Chicago Unbelievable, novelist Adam Selzer provided an introduction to the first movies ever made from L. Frank Baum ’s Oz boo...
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22 April 2011

Visiting the Wonder City of Oz

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Earlier this week the auction house Doyle New York sold some Oz-related items from the estate of Fred Meyer, long-time secretary of the Inte...
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20 April 2011

Two Issues of Oziana Back to Back!

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Oziana 2009 (described yesterday) and Oziana 2010 comprise a double issue, bound back to back, each with a full complement of new and orig...
19 April 2011

Oziana 2009 Touches Down at Last

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The issue of Oziana cover-dated 2009 is at last on its way to subscribers, and will be available for ordering from the International Wizard...