Author: Jean Snow

There’s something really special about the European graphic novel Saigon-Hanoi. Originally released in 1999 by the author Cosey — using a one-name monicker in the world of bandes-dessinées is quite normal — it tells a strangely intimate tale that takes place on New Year’s Eve, as a Vietnam vet receives a random phone call from…

There’s only one candy with a hole in the middle. Apologies for the unnecessary callback to a long-forgotten 80s TV commercial, but this is my clever way (I try) of bringing up the topic of Twitter, and why I suddenly fell off the Twitterscape a couple of weeks ago. I tweeted a lot, too much…

A beautifully choreographed fight/action film can be a glorious thing, and The Raid: Redemption sure is glorious. There was a time when I couldn’t get enough of Hong Kong action flicks, buying DVDs online on a regular basis — and before that VCDs — and roaming message boards that covered them (that’s also where I…

You’re seeing the covers for both episodes 54 and 55 of the Codex because I’m using this as an opportunity to remind you that the former came out a couple of days ago (after a too long break), and I’ve just released the latter. You’ll also notice that I broke my tradition of changing the…

Who shot J.R.? If you grew up in the 80s, you immediately know what that question refers to. I was too young to watch (or really care about) Dallas when I was a kid, but I still have quite a few nostalgic memories of it, not just because of the stranglehold it held on pop culture…

Hey, this site looks different. When I started this blog 10 years ago, one of the things I loved to do was change the design every few months. It was a seasonal thing, almost. The last version of the site has been pretty much the same — with the odd little edits here and there…

Just a reminder that there is no PauseTalk tonight (on the first Monday of the month) and that instead the May edition (Vol. 60) is happening this coming Sunday (the 13th) at Hillside Terrace in Daikanyama, as part of theMagazine Library exhibition. It will kick off at 15:00, and run for an hour or so,…

A new episode of the Codex (53) is up, a tribute to the Beastie Boys, a group I’ve had a great deal of love for throughout my life.

And here is our second live session of Radio OK Fred, recorded earlier tonight at the Magazine Library 10 exhibition in Daikanyama — download yesterday’s episode here. Our guest this time was Luis Mendo, who not only contributed designs and illustrations to the exhibition (flyers, website), but is also participating in the form of a few…

Yes, after what feels like a hiatus that has gone on forever (since 2010, actually), we were back tonight with a brand new episode of Radio OK Fred, recorded live at Hillside Terrace in Daikanyama, as part of the Magazine Library 10 exhibition. Our special guest was Antonin Gaultier (Digiki) who talked about his recently…