May 2009
22 posts
CRUSH (2000)
This is a short film that is one of the funniest and sweetest coming-of-age stories I’ve ever seen. I don’t want to say too much about it, so if you have 30 minutes to watch it, I recommend that you do.
Whack-a-Kitty!
Handley's lawyer threw him "under the bus"
The Handley case has been causing quite the stir on the comics blogs these past few days. Even if you’re not a comics or manga reader, this is a serious threat and violation to the First Amendment that should not be taken lightly. Someone claiming to be a friend of Handley has been commenting and speaking out over at Japanator, with some interesting bits here:
His lawyer had told him a...
CBLDF Disappointed By Guilty Plea in Handley Manga...
This is so disturbing on so many levels.
According to a press release issued by the Department of Justice, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has learned that Christopher Handley, the Iowa manga collector, has pleaded guilty “to possessing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children and mailing obscene material.” CBLDF had served as a special consultant to Mr....