Rachel
@ziggystarlog.bsky.social
~ Writer for Flickering Myth, Diabolique Magazine, Cinema of the '70s and '80s magazines, The Physical Media Advocate, & Comicon (she/her)
The first issue of Peter Milligan and @pkowalski.net‘s time travel series LIQUIDATOR goes on sale today from @madcavestudios.com and I got to ask Milligan some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/11/12/t...
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The first issue of Peter Milligan and @pkowalski.net‘s time travel series LIQUIDATOR goes on sale today from @madcavestudios.com and I got to ask Milligan some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/11/12/t...
Never watched a Toxic Avenger film before? Neither had I but I'm so glad I started with @maconblair.bsky.social's TOXIC AVENGER which is available on Blu-ray now from @cineverse-ent.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/11/t...
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Never watched a Toxic Avenger film before? Neither had I but I'm so glad I started with @maconblair.bsky.social's TOXIC AVENGER which is available on Blu-ray now from @cineverse-ent.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/11/t...
The more familiar with Monster High I get, the more of a fan I become and @benkahncomics.bsky.social and Sonia Liao have really hit it out of the park with @idwpublishing.com's MONSTER HIGH: HOUSE HAUNTERS. For more on their miniseries, check out this interview: comicon.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The more familiar with Monster High I get, the more of a fan I become and @benkahncomics.bsky.social and Sonia Liao have really hit it out of the park with @idwpublishing.com's MONSTER HIGH: HOUSE HAUNTERS. For more on their miniseries, check out this interview: comicon.com/2025/11/10/t...
I *really* enjoyed reading Al Pacino's memoir SONNY BOY For @penguinpress.bsky.social (especially learning he and Martin Sheen were roommates for a time in New York). FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/06/f... #ClassicFilmReading
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I *really* enjoyed reading Al Pacino's memoir SONNY BOY For @penguinpress.bsky.social (especially learning he and Martin Sheen were roommates for a time in New York). FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/11/06/f... #ClassicFilmReading
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
Not only does the title keep getting the song What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Super⭐️ stuck in my head but it's true: everyone should be ABUZZ about @amythunderjam.bsky.social & @stelladia.bsky.social's creative take on Shakepeare & I got to interview both creators here: comicon.com/2025/11/04/m...
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Not only does the title keep getting the song What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Super⭐️ stuck in my head but it's true: everyone should be ABUZZ about @amythunderjam.bsky.social & @stelladia.bsky.social's creative take on Shakepeare & I got to interview both creators here: comicon.com/2025/11/04/m...
A total upgrade on the previous Blu (plus the old bonus features have been ported over), @secondsightfilms.bsky.social have outdone themselves with THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and it's not just quantity either. It's quality, starting with the beautiful package art. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/31/r...
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A total upgrade on the previous Blu (plus the old bonus features have been ported over), @secondsightfilms.bsky.social have outdone themselves with THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and it's not just quantity either. It's quality, starting with the beautiful package art. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/31/r...
If you’re already predisposed to liking melodramas of the Lana Turner or Susan Hayward variety, don't even hesitate: A SUMMER PLACE is a slam dunk and available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/30/o...
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you’re already predisposed to liking melodramas of the Lana Turner or Susan Hayward variety, don't even hesitate: A SUMMER PLACE is a slam dunk and available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/30/o...
A shaggy dog film with a slightly confusing performance by Alan Arkin, I got to review Warner Archive's recent Blu-ray of RAFFERTY AND THE GOLD DUST TWINS: comicon.com/2025/10/29/o...
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A shaggy dog film with a slightly confusing performance by Alan Arkin, I got to review Warner Archive's recent Blu-ray of RAFFERTY AND THE GOLD DUST TWINS: comicon.com/2025/10/29/o...
Turns out America and the UK don’t have a monopoly on teenagers sporting pompadour hairstyles and doting on the Beatles. Available on Blu-ray from Altered Innocence, ANGST BY AUGUST is a fascinating chance to see two Danish takes on melodrama from director Billie August: comicon.com/2025/10/28/d...
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Turns out America and the UK don’t have a monopoly on teenagers sporting pompadour hairstyles and doting on the Beatles. Available on Blu-ray from Altered Innocence, ANGST BY AUGUST is a fascinating chance to see two Danish takes on melodrama from director Billie August: comicon.com/2025/10/28/d...
As someone who knows themselves well enough to say rejecting the call to adventure would definitely be my bag, I appreciated Ember's vibe in @mattkindt.bsky.social & @davidrubin.bsky.social upcoming @darkhorse.com series SPACE SCOUTS and got to ask Matt a few ?s here: comicon.com/2025/10/24/a...
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As someone who knows themselves well enough to say rejecting the call to adventure would definitely be my bag, I appreciated Ember's vibe in @mattkindt.bsky.social & @davidrubin.bsky.social upcoming @darkhorse.com series SPACE SCOUTS and got to ask Matt a few ?s here: comicon.com/2025/10/24/a...
Having been completely wowed by @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE last month, I couldn't wait to ask them their thoughts on horror and mental illness as portrayed in horror. No book has moved me more this year. Here's a link to the interview: comicon.com/2025/10/22/a...
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Having been completely wowed by @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE last month, I couldn't wait to ask them their thoughts on horror and mental illness as portrayed in horror. No book has moved me more this year. Here's a link to the interview: comicon.com/2025/10/22/a...
Like the best remakes, Chew-Bose’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE makes some very different choices from Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE but both are worth picking up from @indicator.bsky.social (for Preminger's) and @kinolorber.com (for Chew-Bose's). MY FULL COMPARISON: comicon.com/2025/10/21/t...
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Like the best remakes, Chew-Bose’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE makes some very different choices from Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE but both are worth picking up from @indicator.bsky.social (for Preminger's) and @kinolorber.com (for Chew-Bose's). MY FULL COMPARISON: comicon.com/2025/10/21/t...
A classic Who villain and a Victorian mansion all play a part in DOCTOR WHO: THE QUINTESSENCE from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/20/a...
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A classic Who villain and a Victorian mansion all play a part in DOCTOR WHO: THE QUINTESSENCE from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/20/a...
Premiering at the @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social's festival tonight, I got to interview director-writer Ian Kimble about his feature film debut DEAD GIVEAWAY: comicon.com/2025/10/17/3...
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Premiering at the @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social's festival tonight, I got to interview director-writer Ian Kimble about his feature film debut DEAD GIVEAWAY: comicon.com/2025/10/17/3...
Mixing elements of Double Indemnity with The Manchurian Candidate, BRAINSTORM is psychological thriller excellence and deserves more acclaim. FULL REVIEW of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/16/t...
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Mixing elements of Double Indemnity with The Manchurian Candidate, BRAINSTORM is psychological thriller excellence and deserves more acclaim. FULL REVIEW of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/16/t...
INTRUDER IN THE DUST originally premiered in 1949 but hasn't lost any of its power. My review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/15/r...
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
INTRUDER IN THE DUST originally premiered in 1949 but hasn't lost any of its power. My review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray: comicon.com/2025/10/15/r...
I wasn't familiar with VANESSA FROM VENUS or SPELLBINDER before this year's TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS ANNUAL (@2000ad.bsky.social) but am now hoping this won't be the last we see of them. Maybe this interview with David and Emily Roach will convince you, too: comicon.com/2025/10/13/a...
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wasn't familiar with VANESSA FROM VENUS or SPELLBINDER before this year's TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS ANNUAL (@2000ad.bsky.social) but am now hoping this won't be the last we see of them. Maybe this interview with David and Emily Roach will convince you, too: comicon.com/2025/10/13/a...
Katy Manning's birthday is next week and it was about time I listened to THE RETURN OF JO JONES which, I'm happy to report, is another great box set from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/09/a...
October 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Katy Manning's birthday is next week and it was about time I listened to THE RETURN OF JO JONES which, I'm happy to report, is another great box set from @bigfinish.bsky.social. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/10/09/a...
MOBY DUCK is everything you could want from a half duck, half whale cyptid & it was a joy to be able to ask @sgoetter.bsky.social and @nyaatalie.bsky.social's about their CRYPTID KIDS series for @01firstsecond.bsky.social, now w/pirates (as if you needed more incentive): comicon.com/2025/10/09/t...
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MOBY DUCK is everything you could want from a half duck, half whale cyptid & it was a joy to be able to ask @sgoetter.bsky.social and @nyaatalie.bsky.social's about their CRYPTID KIDS series for @01firstsecond.bsky.social, now w/pirates (as if you needed more incentive): comicon.com/2025/10/09/t...
I wasn't sure how much Romy Schneider would be in 'Le Combat Dans L’île' but she has top billing for a reason & @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray was a great surprise. Schneider also shines in ‘Maedchen In Uniform’ (avail. from @kinolorber.com) & I reviewed both here: comicon.com/2025/10/08/r...
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I wasn't sure how much Romy Schneider would be in 'Le Combat Dans L’île' but she has top billing for a reason & @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray was a great surprise. Schneider also shines in ‘Maedchen In Uniform’ (avail. from @kinolorber.com) & I reviewed both here: comicon.com/2025/10/08/r...
I've seen a lot of excitement for Warner Archive's upcoming Tom and Jerry collection, but THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW (featuring those "miserable meeces" Pixie and Dixie) is already here and you can check out my review at the link: comicon.com/2025/10/07/t...
October 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I've seen a lot of excitement for Warner Archive's upcoming Tom and Jerry collection, but THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW (featuring those "miserable meeces" Pixie and Dixie) is already here and you can check out my review at the link: comicon.com/2025/10/07/t...
Boasting a title that's extremely fun to say, BIG-ASS SWORD goes on sale next month from @2000ad.bsky.social and I got to ask Andreas Butzbach all about his English language graphic novel debut: comicon.com/2025/10/08/a...
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Boasting a title that's extremely fun to say, BIG-ASS SWORD goes on sale next month from @2000ad.bsky.social and I got to ask Andreas Butzbach all about his English language graphic novel debut: comicon.com/2025/10/08/a...
If the words "next stop, The Twilight Zone" make your ears perk up than @idwpublishing.com has an anthology series for you and I got to ask co-editors, Ellen Boener and Nicolas Niño, some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/10/07/a...
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If the words "next stop, The Twilight Zone" make your ears perk up than @idwpublishing.com has an anthology series for you and I got to ask co-editors, Ellen Boener and Nicolas Niño, some questions about it: comicon.com/2025/10/07/a...
Mixing romcom with fairy tale in only the way @trungles.com can, their latest book ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE is exquisite and you can check out my interview with Trung here: comicon.com/2025/10/06/p...
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Mixing romcom with fairy tale in only the way @trungles.com can, their latest book ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE is exquisite and you can check out my interview with Trung here: comicon.com/2025/10/06/p...