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Books/Comics

Understanding Anime: Bridging the Gap Between The Eyes and The Heart

by Baz AndersonDecember 31, 2009

photo credit: Mad*Demoiselle
“Japanese Anime, for example, is one of the great art forms of Japan.”
….Film Critic Roger Ebert
I wrote this article some time ago about what Anime and Manga are, but what I did not get across was how to move beyond a simple understanding of what Anime is technically. I did not [...]

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William Gibson’s Count Zero: Guest Review

by Baz AndersonMarch 17, 2009

photo credit: alpha du centaure
My latest piece, a review of William Gibson’s classic Cyberpunk follow-up to Neuromancer – Count Zero, is up at Dark Roast Blend’s sci fi site for you to sip and enjoy. If you’ve never read Gibson, now might be a good time to find out what you are missing.

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“Mission Earth”: L. Ron Hubbard’s Last Great (*snicker*) Work?

by Baz AndersonMarch 11, 2009

photo credit: Tony the Misfit
I am a fan of L. Ron Hubbard in much the way I am a fan of Ed Wood. Both men created laughably bad yarns – the kind so bad they constantly stun you with their lack of originality and utter bone-headedness. Both men inadvertently created works of strangely [...]

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xxxHolic

by Baz AndersonFebruary 4, 2009

photo credit: cobalt123
Imagine A young Japanese student who has been plagued by ghosts all his life; running to find some peace and some meaning in his pain. Imagine a woman who owns a shop that grants wishes ; a languid, beautiful pipe smoking voice of reason – a speaker of mysterious truths. In short: [...]

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Steve Martin’s “Born Standing Up”

by Baz AndersonOctober 17, 2008

photo credit: pokpok313
One of the curses of the modern age is being able to search for reviews of something you want to review. More amazing things have been said about Steve Martin’s memoir about his years as a stand up comedian, and by people with far more writing talent than me. I’m tempted to [...]

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