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Druillet’s “Agorn”

Posted on 01/10/2013 by kunzelman

  This is a page from Heavy Metal v.1, issue #2. It is from 1977. It is from the story “Agorn” by Druillet. HOLY SHIT IS IT AMAZING I am overworked right now. No proper post. Just this image.

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The Opening Editor’s Note for Heavy Metal Magazine

Posted on 01/09/2013 by kunzelman

Metal Hurlant means “screaming metal” — whatever that means. It was, and still is, issued by the Associated Humanoids. The magazine appears to be the work of an alien intelligence, as indeed it is. It is French. French is a … Continue reading →

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Interview with Theron Jacobs

Posted on 12/11/2012 by kunzelman

I conducted this email with Theron Jacobs over email. You can find him on twitter @TPHD Cameron: signal–noise–signal Theron: PERSONALLY, I IDENTIFY WITH NOISE C: So Theron, you’re a poet. There is a camp of video game studies that makes … Continue reading →

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On The World

Posted on 11/15/2012 by kunzelman

So some of you might know that I’ve been working on the question of nonhuman ethics. More precisely, I’ve been trying to understand our ethical obligation toward purely digital entities–computer games, for example, or evolved virtual creatures. Since my proclivities … Continue reading →

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James Kochalka’s “In Defense of Meat”

Posted on 11/09/2012 by kunzelman

I wrote a little bit about how unhappy I was with James Kochalka’s “In Defense of Meat” a few days ago (in the context of a much larger, glowing review of Digestate.) James commented that he thought that I was misrepresenting his … Continue reading →

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On Black Hole

Posted on 11/06/2012 by kunzelman

WARNING: This post probably isn’t work safe or mind safe. There is some body horror and some straight-up violence.  What is Black Hole about? I’ll just let Burns explain. Right. Black Hole is about a disease that affects teenagers, and about the lives of … Continue reading →

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Supplement to Black Hole

Posted on 11/02/2012 by kunzelman

I just finished Charles Burns’ Black Hole.  It is brilliant, and I am working on a longer post about the comic. But, in a circular move, I am posting this supplement to the comic first. One of the story conceits of … Continue reading →

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On Digestate: A Food & Eating Themed Anthology

Posted on 10/31/2012 by kunzelman

I think that Digestate was the first thing that I kickstarted. As you may know, I think the very idea of kickstarter in the field of videogames is kind of a hole in the ground. It preys on nostalgia and it has … Continue reading →

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James Kochalka’s Father

Posted on 09/17/2012 by kunzelman

James Kochalka’s father died.  And this is a death that effects me in a weird way. I don’t know James Kochalka personally. But I have read every single published diary comic that he has released, short of some stuff in … Continue reading →

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On Rhythm and Comics

Posted on 08/07/2012 by kunzelman

Elizabeth Grosz writes in Chaos, Territory, Art that The first artist, for Deleuze, is the architect, the one who distinguishes inside from outside, who draws a boundary, as we have discussed previously. This boundary is not self-protective but erotico-proprietorial: it defines a … Continue reading →

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