Barack Obama’s speech on race. You probably read about it or heard excerpts, but if you haven’t heard it in its entirety, go check it out. Not only is it a rather incredible exercise in damage control, it’s a risky and moving speech.
That hilarious Peter Paul/Stan Lee/Hillary Clinton video. Just to give Hillary her due, this old video resurfaced in the comics blogosphere last week. Complete with a starry-eyed Stan Lee talking to Hillary, back when she was running for Senator of New York state, and the notorious con man Peter Paul filming, it is certainly a must-see. (Never mind the scandal-mongering bullshit at the beginning)
The New Yorker: Art Spiegelman’s great essays on Bernie Krigstein (“Ballbuster”) and Jack Cole (“Forms Stretched to their Limits”). Thanks to Tom Spurgeon.
Gary Gygax links. An interesting essay about recently deceased game desginer Gygax’ influence on virtual communities by Adam Rogers, and a personal reminiscence from Monte Cook, who was at his funeral. Again, thanks to Tom Spurgeon.
Chris Ware on Rodolphe Töpffer. One of our preeminent cartoonists writes about one of the founders of modern comics, in a review of David Kunzle’s recently released books on him.
Matthias Wivel is the administrator of the Metabunker. He is Head of Research at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen and a co-founder and the current chairman of the Danish Comics Council.
