Rachel
@ziggystarlog.bsky.social
~ Writer for Flickering Myth, Diabolique Magazine, Cinema of the '70s and '80s magazines, The Physical Media Advocate, & Comicon (she/her)
If you haven't been keeping up with HERNE & SHUCK in @2000ad.bsky.social's Prog, I can't recommend this strip enough and got to catch up with @davidmbarnett.bsky.social and Lee Milmore about the latest arc: comicon.com/2026/01/30/a...
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If you haven't been keeping up with HERNE & SHUCK in @2000ad.bsky.social's Prog, I can't recommend this strip enough and got to catch up with @davidmbarnett.bsky.social and Lee Milmore about the latest arc: comicon.com/2026/01/30/a...
I missed FLIP when it was released last fall but luckily realised my mistake when it appeared on a number of Best Of lists for 2025. FLIP is available now from @01firstsecond.bsky.social and you can check out my interview with @ngoziu.com here: comicon.com/2026/01/28/a...
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I missed FLIP when it was released last fall but luckily realised my mistake when it appeared on a number of Best Of lists for 2025. FLIP is available now from @01firstsecond.bsky.social and you can check out my interview with @ngoziu.com here: comicon.com/2026/01/28/a...
KING AND COUNTRY reminded me a lot of THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY. Would definitely recommend @kinolorber.com's Blu-ray which I reviewed here: comicon.com/2026/01/20/k...
January 21, 2026 at 5:41 AM
KING AND COUNTRY reminded me a lot of THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY. Would definitely recommend @kinolorber.com's Blu-ray which I reviewed here: comicon.com/2026/01/20/k...
All three Cliff Richard musicals in @indicator.bsky.social's upcoming box set are spoiled by bloat but all three also have individual numbers that are out of this world. Full review: comicon.com/2026/01/19/t...
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 AM
All three Cliff Richard musicals in @indicator.bsky.social's upcoming box set are spoiled by bloat but all three also have individual numbers that are out of this world. Full review: comicon.com/2026/01/19/t...
Reading Candice Purwin's BOOK OF MURMURS made me feel like how I felt when I read Clive Barker's Abarat as a kid. Be sure to check out BOOK OF MURMURS in March from @fantagraphics.bsky.social & in the meantime you can check out my interview with Purwin here: comicon.com/2026/01/19/p...
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Reading Candice Purwin's BOOK OF MURMURS made me feel like how I felt when I read Clive Barker's Abarat as a kid. Be sure to check out BOOK OF MURMURS in March from @fantagraphics.bsky.social & in the meantime you can check out my interview with Purwin here: comicon.com/2026/01/19/p...
Like Robert Altman, teen movies aren't usually my thing but a teen movie by Robert Altman is a much more intriguing concoction. My review of @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray of O.C. AND STIGGS: comicon.com/2026/01/14/r...
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Like Robert Altman, teen movies aren't usually my thing but a teen movie by Robert Altman is a much more intriguing concoction. My review of @filmsradiance.bsky.social's Blu-ray of O.C. AND STIGGS: comicon.com/2026/01/14/r...
A new Frankie Fairy book is coming out in March from @oni-press.bsky.social which means I got to interview @caitlinroseboyle.com again about FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST, the latest in her wonderland of a series: comicon.com/2026/01/14/a...
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A new Frankie Fairy book is coming out in March from @oni-press.bsky.social which means I got to interview @caitlinroseboyle.com again about FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST, the latest in her wonderland of a series: comicon.com/2026/01/14/a...
Would love to see more actor memoirs brought back into print like Sammy Davis Jr.'s, which was recently re-released for what would've been the entertainer's 100th birthday in December. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/13/m...
January 13, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Would love to see more actor memoirs brought back into print like Sammy Davis Jr.'s, which was recently re-released for what would've been the entertainer's 100th birthday in December. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/13/m...
In the past I would've said JEZEBEL was my favorite Davis film but PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (especially the ending) stood out more this viewing. Regardless, Warner Archive's BETTE DAVIS COLLECTION is the ideal Davis primer. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/06/r...
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
In the past I would've said JEZEBEL was my favorite Davis film but PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (especially the ending) stood out more this viewing. Regardless, Warner Archive's BETTE DAVIS COLLECTION is the ideal Davis primer. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/06/r...
ART DETECTIVES is an A+ case-of-the-week show and I got to review Acorn's DVD for season one: comicon.com/2026/01/02/d...
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
ART DETECTIVES is an A+ case-of-the-week show and I got to review Acorn's DVD for season one: comicon.com/2026/01/02/d...
If you want to see poor Debbie Reynolds get tossed around as a human football, I LOVE MELVIN is available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/01/d...
January 2, 2026 at 6:43 AM
If you want to see poor Debbie Reynolds get tossed around as a human football, I LOVE MELVIN is available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/01/01/d...
Rounding out @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, no book overwhelmed and registered with me more this year than @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE and I got to write about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rounding out @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, no book overwhelmed and registered with me more this year than @keezyyoung.bsky.social's HELLO SUNSHINE and I got to write about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
The lone non-fiction book on @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, with TRANS HISTORY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL @alexlcombs.bsky.social and Andrew Eakett have created a necessary and accessible resource book for all-ages and you can read about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The lone non-fiction book on @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list, with TRANS HISTORY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL @alexlcombs.bsky.social and Andrew Eakett have created a necessary and accessible resource book for all-ages and you can read about it here: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
As someone who's always been fascinated by history, @jrsosa18.bsky.social and Atagun Ílhan's ANCESTRAL RECALL was pure gold and I got to write about the @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social's series for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As someone who's always been fascinated by history, @jrsosa18.bsky.social and Atagun Ílhan's ANCESTRAL RECALL was pure gold and I got to write about the @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social's series for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Most Progressive Comics of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...
A few more blurbs to round out 2025: I got to write about HEY, MARY! for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best OGN (comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...) & Most Progressive Comics of 2025 lists (comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...). By @andrewwheeler.bsky.social & @ryehickman.bsky.social published by @oni-press.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A few more blurbs to round out 2025: I got to write about HEY, MARY! for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best OGN (comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...) & Most Progressive Comics of 2025 lists (comicon.com/2025/12/31/c...). By @andrewwheeler.bsky.social & @ryehickman.bsky.social published by @oni-press.bsky.social
If you haven't yet taken in the surreal imagery of ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER, I got to write about @javierrodriguez.bsky.social for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Artists of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you haven't yet taken in the surreal imagery of ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER, I got to write about @javierrodriguez.bsky.social for @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Artists of 2025 list: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...
Seems like @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social may have moved on from Powerpuff Girls but hopefully not. @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Writers list for 2025 just dropped & I got to write about @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social, whose work on Powerpuff Girls made me smile so much: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Seems like @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social may have moved on from Powerpuff Girls but hopefully not. @thecomicon.bsky.social's Best Writers list for 2025 just dropped & I got to write about @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social, whose work on Powerpuff Girls made me smile so much: comicon.com/2025/12/29/c...
Next up at @thecomicon.bsky.social - for our favorite single issues of the year list, I got to write a blurb on the first issue of @mattkindt.bsky.social and @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social's spy series for @darkhorse.com, 'John Le Carré: The Circus — Losing Control': comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Next up at @thecomicon.bsky.social - for our favorite single issues of the year list, I got to write a blurb on the first issue of @mattkindt.bsky.social and @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social's spy series for @darkhorse.com, 'John Le Carré: The Circus — Losing Control': comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...
Comicon's Best Of the year lists have started rolling out. For Best Series I got to write a blurb on ARCHIE IS MR. JUSTICE from @archiecomics.bsky.social (and sneak in a Wicked reference): comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Comicon's Best Of the year lists have started rolling out. For Best Series I got to write a blurb on ARCHIE IS MR. JUSTICE from @archiecomics.bsky.social (and sneak in a Wicked reference): comicon.com/2025/12/26/c...
It always pays to trust in Carroll Baker. My review of Warner Archive's THE MIRACLE: comicon.com/2025/12/22/w...
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It always pays to trust in Carroll Baker. My review of Warner Archive's THE MIRACLE: comicon.com/2025/12/22/w...
There are comic book movies and there's WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?, a live action Czech comic book movie where characters "speak" using speech bubbles. I wish more films took that literal approach and @secondrun.bsky.social's Blu-ray is gorgeous. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/12/16/a...
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
There are comic book movies and there's WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?, a live action Czech comic book movie where characters "speak" using speech bubbles. I wish more films took that literal approach and @secondrun.bsky.social's Blu-ray is gorgeous. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/12/16/a...
Name an actor who you think has an iconic voice
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Name an actor who you think has an iconic voice
What actor’s facial expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
December 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
What actor’s facial expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
A reinterpretation of Bram Stoker's Dracula where Mina Murray is the lead, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE comes out next month from Abrams Fanfare and I got to interview @victoriasetian.bsky.social and @srganuch.bsky.social about the graphic novel: comicon.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
A reinterpretation of Bram Stoker's Dracula where Mina Murray is the lead, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE comes out next month from Abrams Fanfare and I got to interview @victoriasetian.bsky.social and @srganuch.bsky.social about the graphic novel: comicon.com/2025/12/11/t...
Ever wonder what would happen if you crossed Saturday Night Fever with Charles Schulz? "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown" is just one of the delights Peanuts fans can partake in with the Peanuts 75th Anniversay Ultimate TV Specials Collection. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/12/08/i...
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Ever wonder what would happen if you crossed Saturday Night Fever with Charles Schulz? "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown" is just one of the delights Peanuts fans can partake in with the Peanuts 75th Anniversay Ultimate TV Specials Collection. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2025/12/08/i...