Mark Taggart shares weekly single-page comics, each followed by a short essay on the inspiration behind it, such as Renaissance art, Taleb's turkey problem, and Michelangelo's David. Readers get a personal look at his drawing process and the books, films and art that shape his work.
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A weekly Sunday newsletter of personal essays and cultural criticism on comics, film, music and the weird, with a strong literary voice. Readers get memoir-tinged writing on topics like Grant Morrison's Animal Man, War of the Worlds, hauntology and Ghost Box music.
JUDÃO is a Brazilian pop culture newsletter covering TV, film, and comics with a humorous, opinionated voice and original interviews. Readers get commentary that ties entertainment to current Brazilian politics and culture, plus paid-tier exclusive texts and podcasts.
A personal newsletter of long-form essays on books, films, comics and games, mixing criticism with memoir. Issues cover topics such as gentrification in crime fiction, a re-evaluation of Joe Matt's Peepshow, and childhood memories of the Sony PlayStation offices.
Jude Doyle, a comics writer and critic, publishes essays on horror cinema, with a recent run examining vampire movies through queer and gender politics. Issues also include updates on the author's comics, such as Clayface: Celebrity Dirt and Dead Teenagers.
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