thoughts http://www.fantagraphics.com Sat, 25 May 2013 05:48:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=VISIT-SCENIC-PROFANITY-HILL.html&amp;Itemid=113 <p><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="images/flog/74/LILjtm.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>If you haven&#39;t already (or even if you have), please check out&nbsp;<a href="http://profanityhill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PROFANITY HILL</a>&nbsp;(again). It a great new Seattle-centric zine distro/community spearheaded by Fantagraphics&#39; own Jason T. Miles (censored above). Support the new underground!</p> grano http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=DISTRICT-9.html&amp;Itemid=113 <p><img src="images/flog/74/district9.jpg" alt="district9.jpg" width="445" height="390" /></p><p>District 9 is the best socially conscious sci-fi story I&#39;ve experienced since Ender&#39;s Game. I don&#39;t know if it was animatronics or computer-graphics or a combination of the two, but Christopher Johnson has my vote for actor of the year. Look at those eyes -- they will melt your cold, cold heart. (Sharlto Copley as Wikus is a close second for actor of the year.) To avoid potential spoilers I won&#39;t go into too much detail here just PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE.</p><p>And it doesn&#39;t hurt that the graphic design within the movie is gorgeous as well. Here&#39;s some of the signage used in the film:</p><p><img src="images/flog/74/district9signage.jpg" alt="district9signage.jpg" width="445" height="275" /></p> grano