Review: The Property
After the death of her son, Regina Segal takes her granddaughter Mica to Warshaw. They hope to reclaim a family property lost during World War II when her family […] Lees verder
Review: Hand-drying in America
Because of its size, Ben Katchor’s Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories is hard to overlook when walking by the bookcase. But what got me to pick it up, […] Lees verder
Review: Kick-Ass 1, Hitgirl, and Kick-Ass 2
Dave Lizewski is just another ordinary American Teenager: he likes girls (but can’t get a date) and he loves videogames and comic books. One day he has an epiphany. […] Lees verder
Video-interview Colum McCann: ‘The imagined is as real as the imaginary’
Recently Irish writer Colum McCann visited the Netherlands to promote his new novel TransAtlantic. His Dutch publisher De Harmonie asked me to interview him about the book. In TransAtlantic […] Lees verder
Review: Superman Action Comics vol. 1
Since Man of Steel by film director Zack Snyder is showing in theatres, it’s a good time to pick up some Superman comics. So why not read the first […] Lees verder
Striprecensie: The Incal
The Incal, written by Alexandro Jodorowsky and drawn by legendary comic book artist Moebius, is considered a classic science fiction comic which inspired a lot of comic book artists […] Lees verder
Striprecensie: Economix
I never paid much attention in economics class when I was in high school. All those number crunching theories seemed so boring to me, and I never really got […] Lees verder
Minneboo leest: Superior Spider-Man #2
In Superior Spider-Man #2 MJ and Peter, uh Octopus-Peter are dating. But something is way off here, and it is not Pete’s archaic choice of words. The good thing […] Lees verder
Marvel, stop killing Peter Parker!
If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read any further. Because I am going all out on Amazing Spider-Man 700. Still here? Cool, let’s get started. I have […] Lees verder
Striprecensie Blacksad 4: A Silent Hell
Private detective John Blacksad is hired by a record-producer to track down legendary pianist Sebastian “Little Hand” Fletcher, who is missing. Together with his pal Weekly, Blacksad uncovers a […] Lees verder
Video: The girl in the comic book store
It’s a cliché but nonetheless true: women in comic book stores are just as rare as a politician who doesn’t lie. At least in the Netherlands that seems to […] Lees verder
Column: Hey Buffy!
Hey Buffy, I was just wondering how you were doing, after yet another apocalypse. I mean, don’t you ever get tired of all the vamps that are out there […] Lees verder