6 writers withdraw from PEN America Gala; Salman Rushdie calls them “pussies”
Little more than a week before the PEN America Gala, six of the ceremony’s literary hosts–novelists Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Teju Cole, Rachel Kushner, and Taiye Selasi–have withdrawn… Read more »
Yoda made a cameo in a medieval manuscript
For any of you who clicked this headline expecting a ripoff of Mallory Ortberg’s brilliant series on medieval monks, prepare to be disappointed. But for everyone else who finds anachronisms… Read more »
Archie and friends to take on a Sharknado
In recent years, Archie Comics has branched out considerably from the well-worn territory of teen love triangles for which the Riverdale gang is so well known. The classic comic book… Read more »
Bill Watterson, creator of “Calvin and Hobbes,” gives his biggest interview in new book
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes, an exhibition catalogue released yesterday, includes the longest published interview of Bill Watterson’s career. In 35 pages (including illustrations), Watterson reflects on the comic strip twenty… Read more »
Chuck Palahniuk reveals excerpt from Fight Club 2
Nearly twenty years after the publication of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club—the source material for a little movie by David Fincher that you might have heard of—a sequel to the… Read more »
Charlie Hebdo announces 1 million copies of next week’s issue
Charlie Hebdo, the left-leaning French satirical magazine that was massacred early this week, has announced that it will proceed with next week’s issue. Rather than a typical run of 60,000,… Read more »
Stephen Colbert: comic book hero
Stephen Colbert has had many titles over the course of his career: actor, comedian, talk show host, author—and this week he’ll be able to add one more to the list:… Read more »
The end of the Fantastic Four
If the Invisible Woman vanished, would anybody notice? Marvel Comics confirmed over the weekend that the popular comic book series The Fantastic Four will come to a close next year,… Read more »
Five upcoming graphic novels that will weigh more than Alan Moore’s Jerusalem
The Guardian has a tight, concise story about Alan Moore’s new cinderblock of a novel, which runs at a million words. You can click through the link to browse the insane details,… Read more »
Hipster Batgirl reboot to feature fixed gear bikes, pour-over coffee, bands you’ve never heard of
DC Comics character Batgirl will be getting a fresh new look in October, Alex Zalben wrote in an exclusive for MTV last week. Gail Simone, who’s written the Batgirl books… Read more »