Monster of the Day #3403
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Monster of the Day #3403

Uhm, something symbolic...woman terrified by kitchen implements...metaphor..patriarchy...male gaze... Subtext: I'M REALLY SMART LIke most Euro pulps, I can't show a great deal of these covers. In fact, tomorrow's is a little spicy, so maybe don't look at it at work. Have a great day, everyone.
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Monster of the Day #3402

In many ways, Japan can be a bit strange. By the way, the chipmonk mascot with the long student uniform coat and the pompadour? That was the (mostly comical) stereotype back in the day for a juvenile delinquent. You used to see a lot of characters like that in manga and anime way back…
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Cons & Such
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Cons & Such

Here's some stuff I'm aware of for later this year. Do you know any shows you'd like to add? Let me know. I don't know if we could get one of these going for this year, but I'd love to do a meet up at something like this one of these years.That Canton movie…
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Monster of the Day #3401
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Monster of the Day #3401

Neat!  I hope they brought the cough drops, because that skellington's got a sour cough, I guess. Happy Friday, everyone! Watch something stupid this weekend. Watch Party tonight.
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Monster of the Day #3399
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Monster of the Day #3399

She's not horrified because the guy is dead. If he were rich, she'd be all "Oh, Mr. Bones, how do you keep so thin? And green and purple, how daring! Simper, simper." Meanwhile...I get focusing on the coot with the shotgun, but really, I don't know, there's a dead guy rising from his coffin.…
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Monster of the Day #3397
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Monster of the Day #3397

This isn't my bag, but Shin Godzilla was followed by Shin Ultraman which has now been followed by Shin Kamen Rider. It will be in theaters for one day on Wednesday, May 31st. Details at Fathom Events. I won't see that one, but I have bought my ticket for Kiki's Delivery Service next month,…
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