Fashion: Star-Spangled Flâneurs: Converse x Ace Hotel Pro Leather Sneakers
Comics Grinder is always on the lookout for something that’s a cut above and worth a shoutout in the world of pop culture, fashion, and all points in between. Consider this item just released by our...
View ArticleBook Review: BORN TO RUN: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest...
Whatever your interest or background, there is something for you in Christopher McDougall’s book, “Born to Run.” Forget about whether you even like sports, this is one of those books that encompasses...
View Article2014 FIFA WORLD CUP: ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)’ and Pokemon
The World Cup kicks off this Thursday, June 12, 2014, and unleashes the world’s biggest sporting event. You can celebrate right along with Pokemon, the official mascot for the 2014 Japan National...
View ArticleReview: ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND by Box Brown
Box Brown is the one cartoonist born to create a graphic novel in honor of pro wrestling and its greatest warrior: “Andre the Giant: Life and Legend,” published by First Second Books. As Brown...
View ArticleReview: Earth Runners and the Earthing Movement
Roy made himself comfortable by the fireplace. “You should get on with sharing your findings on those Earth Runners.” “You’re right,” I said, “Now’s a particularly good time, don’t you think?” “Well,”...
View ArticleReview: ‘Steve McQueen: Full Throttle Cool’
Give me a good biography in a comics format anytime. The new graphic novel version of the life of actor and race car driver Steven McQueen is straightforward and appealing. Make no mistake, Steve...
View ArticleStory: The Mascot
“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” written by Frank L. Baum and illustrated by William Wallace Denslow, first published May 17, 1900. It was during high school that I got the idea of trying out for the role...
View ArticleStory: Photo Finish
Sprint finish: Dunaden (top) beats Red Cadeaux to win the 2011 Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse (Photo: Reuters) It has been some years since I’ve gone to the races. Here in Seattle, the...
View ArticleComics Review: SHAKE THE LAKE
Trouble in Paradise “Shake The Lake” is such an audacious work of comics with such an uninhibited and unflinching depiction of frenzied youth–it is truly a hell of a lot of fun and mesmerizing. These...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 2013: The Art of Frenchy
Frenchy is an artist who does a lot of his work out and about, like at major sporting events. He was featured on the CBS pre-game coverage for Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens vs. 49ers. Frenchy was...
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