Topic “Comics”

Film Review: 'The Girl from the Naked Eye'

For fans of movies like Robert Rodriguez's Sin City or Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, The Girl from the Naked Eye is a slick new thriller worth watching.

By: Alvin Lin | Posted: Mon, Dec 19th- 8:43am | Under: david ren, girl from the naked eye, jason yee, kill bill, ron yuan, sasha grey, sin city, Comics, Film

10 Notable Asian American Books of 2011

Our books section writers read everything. Seriously. And if the book is calling Asian America's name, we are so on it.

By: Abigail Licad | Posted: Thu, Dec 15th- 11:53am | Under: A Tiger in the Kitchen, Amir, Cheryl Lu-Lien, Dhaka Dust, Dilruba Ahmed, Francis Fukuyama, GB Tran, Gregory White Smith, Inside Out and Back Again, Julie Otsuka, Khalil, Leche, R. Zamora Linmark, Samuel Park, Steven Naifeh, Thanhha Lai, The Buddha in the Attic, The Origins of Political Order, This Burns My Heart, Van Gogh: The Life, Vietnamerica, Zahras Paradise, Books Section, Comics, Fiction, Gift Guide, Reviews

Ensign Kim Keeps It Real at Comikaze Expo

Garrett Wang, a.k.a. Ensign Kim from Star Trek: Voyager, calls out Shatner plus other observations from the inaugural year of LA's Comikaze Expo.

By: Ken Choy | Posted: Wed, Jan 25th- 2:26pm | Under: Comikaze Expo, Garrett Wang, Comics, Events

Book Review: 'Level Up' by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham

Level Up confronts the tension between staying true to yourself on the one hand, and being committed to familial duty on the other.

By: Nicole Wong | Posted: Wed, Aug 31st- 12:44pm | Under: Gene Luen Yang, Thiem Pham, Comics, Fiction

How to Have Fun at Comic Con

Having fun at Comic Con seems to be a given. But without a strategy, bliss may be hard to achieve. Here's our guide to making the most of your Comic Con experience.

By: Ken Choy | Posted: Wed, Jul 20th- 5:34pm | Under: Comic-Con, KOMACON, Morinaga’s Hi-Chews, Pee Wee herman, racebending.com, Voltron, widelantern, Comics, Culture, Events, Film

Anime Take-Over: Anime Expo and AM2

Japan Pop devotees stomped all over Southern California this past Independence Day weekend with two anime conventions that delivered manga, music, mechs, and masquerades creating more fireworks than any seen in the sky.

By: Ken Choy | Posted: Fri, Jul 8th- 8:05am | Under: AM2, Anime Expo, Durarara!!, JANM, Scandal Japanese band, Shin Chan, Comics, Culture, Events

Film Review: Lorene Machado's 'Cho Dependent'

Lorene Machado's Cho Dependent -- screening at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco -- captures comedienne Margaret Cho performing live in Atlanta, GA...

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Thu, Jun 16th- 10:18am | Under: Blogger Column, cho dependent, frameline film festival 2011, margaret cho, Comics, Film, Film Festivals

Whee! at E3

To thoroughly experience E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, would require one to manifest an avatar. The trade show is like an explosive, action-packed live video game.

By: Ken Choy | Posted: Tue, Jun 21st- 12:43pm | Under: Comic-Con, E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, gaming, video games, Comics, Culture

Double Crossings

During her residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, cartoonist Thi Bui came upon GB Tran’s graphic novel Vietnamerica. Bui herself was hard at work on a graphic novel that explored the legacies of the Vietnam War, but unlike her project,...

By: Books Section | Posted: Wed, Nov 9th- 11:14am | Under: cartoonists, GB Tran, graphic novels, Thi Bui, Vietnamerica, Books Section, Comics, Books, Issue 23: Bittersweet

Web Exclusive: Cartoonists Thi Bui & GB Tran Interview Each Other

Cartoonists Thi Bui and GB Tran are both working on graphic novels about their families' experiences during the Vietnam War. Their collaborative graphic essay is featured in our Bittersweet issue.

By: Books Section | Posted: Tue, May 17th- 6:48pm | Under: Bittersweet issue, cartoonist, GB Tran, graphic artists, graphic novel, The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui, Vietnam, Vietnamerica, Comics

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