I just finished reading Bryan Lee O'Malley's new graphic novel "Scott Pilgim's Finest Hour," the conclusion to his epic "Scott Pilgrim" series, which came out today. For those that have missed it, "Scott Pilgrim" is a manga-style comic chronicle of the adventures of a slacker / musician / kung fu fighter who falls hopelessly in…
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Create Your Own “Scott Pilgrim”-esque Avatar!
In anticipation of the film "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" and vol. 6 of the graphic novel series "Scott Pilgrim" this summer, you can now create your own Scott Pilgrim-esque avatar here. The graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley comes out July 20. The Edgar Wright directed movie opens August 13. Yes, I'm excited beyond-all-rationality…
Foundation: the best book on b-boy culture ever written
A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of seeing Joe Schloss, adjunct professor at NYU, speak about b-boy culture along with Ken Swift. Schloss spoke about b-boying in a way that I had never heard anyone speak before, combining the rigor of academic inquiry with insider knowledge as a practitioner of the craft. …
R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties wants to “Crush Rik”
I ran into the awesome web cartoonist R. Stevens of "Diesel Sweeties" fame at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend. Here's the cool illustration he drew for me in his book "Crush All Humans." And for those of you playing along, a couple of his awesome tee-shirts appeared on the recent episode of "The Big…
Interview with Comic Artist Michael Blank at MoCCA (video)
Christina of StackedBlog.com and I got to hang out with our friend Michael Blank, aspiring comic artist, as he debuted his new comic "The Muse of Richard Long" at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend in Manhattan. Michael is a talented young artist who hopefully will be doing more work soon. It''s inspiring to see…
The Summer of Pilgrim: “Scott Pilgrim” manga series finale, movie and game coming soon!
Holy smokes, I'm excited about the impending release of Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgim's Finest Hour!" Volume six of the awesome "Scott Pilgrim" series, the manga-style comic chronicles the adventures of Scott Pilgrim, a slacker / musician / kung fu fighter who falls hopelessly in love with the lovely Ramona Flowers, ninja messenger girl. Trouble…
Rik’s Reading List for March 14, 2010
Here's some cool stuff that I've been reading lately: Biomega, Volume One: Violent, dark, beautiful manga by Tsutomu Nihei. It's kind of got everything that geeks like: motorbikes, zombies, talking bears, and damsels in distress. And that's just in the first 30 pages. Can't wait for volume two! Fashioning Technology by Syuzi Pakhchyan. A good…
Feed by M.T. Anderson: Does Technology Empower or Disable Us? (mini-review)
A couple of weeks ago, I finished the cyberpunk novel Feed by M.T. Anderson, and have been meaning to post a little review of it, along with several other books I finished recently. I keep thinking about the message and story of Feed, which relates directly to the overall themes of this blog on technology,…
How to transform our Global Kids teens into Outliers
I recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Outliers , a fresh perspective on genius and success. Gladwell's central aim is to challenge the notion that individuals who are at the top of their field got there by sheer talent and hard work. He argues convincingly that there are number of external factors outside of the…
“Stacked” Blog (re)Launches: Cute nerdy girl talking about books
My friend Christina has re-launched her awesome blog "Stacked." Christina is chronicling her adventures as she works toward her goal of reading 100 books in a year, and along the way providing smart commentary about reading and literature in general. Check it out at http://stackedblog.com.