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Michael Chabon, author of excellent, comics industry themed novel "The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay," is writing a new adventure story to be serialized in The New York Times Magazine.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon debuts Jan. 28 in The New York Times Magazine's "Funny Pages" with the next "Sunday Serial." Mr. Chabon's swashbuckling adventure story, "Gentlemen of the Road," an original work commissioned by The Magazine, will appear in 16 weekly installments.
Returning to the roots of action stories that enthralled him in his childhood, Mr. Chabon has created a medieval world set in the kingdom of Arran, circa 950 A.D., in the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian seas. Grounded in research and historical fact, the story brings to light a little known era in the Middle Ages.
"The Sunday Serial" a showcase for popular fiction, has featured Elmore Leonard, Patricia Cornwell, Scott Turow and Michael Connelly.
"The Funny Pages" includes "The Strip," an exclusive full-color weekly strip that continues with graphic novelist Seth, and the nonfiction humor column, "True-Life Tales." If readers miss an installment of "The Sunday Serial" or want to catch up on "The Strip" or the humor column, "The Funny Pages" section is available at NYTimes.com/magazine.
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Underground comix could've been a lot better without the misogynist works of R. Crumb and others, opines Claire Litton in PopMatters.
Ultimately, the underground comix movement was a squandered opportunity. Where there could have been an open forum for feminist art and collaborative, ground-breaking works, there was only hatred and sexism, often inspired by a man who admitted his fear and loathing of women.
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As mentioned here yesterday, Seattle's Fantagraphics Book Store is holding an art exhibition celebrating 25 years of Los Bros Hernandez' "Love and Rockets" comics. Via Flog, here's a look at the nify commemorative poster that'll be on sale during the event:
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Beatlemania in the USA is the theme of the latest Beatlegs Podcast.
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Kim Mills, producer of TV's "The Avengers" has died, Variety reports.
His other credits include "Public Eye," "Mystery and Imagination," "The Night Before the Morning After," "The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder," "The Gentle Touch," "Zodiac," "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes," "Intrigue," "Life and Death of Penelope" and "Sunday Night Thriller."
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