Geek Life, Illustrated

January 23, 2006 3:23 AM

Mike Russell's CulturePulp is a rare example of journalism through comics. Driven by a love of obsessive, slightly geeky subcultures, the Portland-based reporter/cartoonist offers probing answers to such vital questions as Are pirates the new ninjas? What would Tom Jones do? How do you feed a penguin? And which donut shop is best-suited for a voodoo-themed wedding
posted by yankeefog (11 comments total)

Wow, good stuff. I don't know how rare it is, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
posted by allen.spaulding at 3:49 AM on January 23, 2006

Bookmarked. That's great, especially that penguin one. Thanks.
posted by Gator at 5:11 AM on January 23, 2006

Superb stuff. Love the Aeon Flux piece.
posted by coach_mcguirk at 6:36 AM on January 23, 2006

I thought I recognised the style, and a quick google search confirmed that he was responsible for this gem, featuring Yoko Kanno and John Williams, that was originally posted on Fluxblog. Also enjoyed the Aeon Flux comic.
posted by drill_here_fore_seismics at 6:47 AM on January 23, 2006

I like his movie reviews, too, especially this aside, "The "Shrek" films, with their "hilarious" of-the-moment nods to "The Matrix" and the like, are aging worse than three-year-old "Daily Show" reruns." Funny stuff. Thanks!
posted by frecklefaerie at 7:32 AM on January 23, 2006

I'm an idiot. I saw that Aeon Flux comic when it first came out, and I didn't even realize it was the same guy. Even more awesome. Double-thanks.
posted by Gator at 7:34 AM on January 23, 2006

This is good. Thank you.
posted by .kobayashi. at 8:05 AM on January 23, 2006

Excellent post. Cheers.
posted by Rothko at 8:41 AM on January 23, 2006

He forgot to mention that Portland band The Decemberists are also somewhat pirate like.
posted by iamck at 9:13 AM on January 23, 2006

Yeah, CulturePulp is pretty great, and I'd kind of forgotten about it, so thanks for posting it!
posted by furiousthought at 10:20 AM on January 23, 2006

It's like she's hitting you over the head with a sock full of "Johnny Quest"! Bwhahhah! Thanks.
posted by gamera at 3:40 PM on January 23, 2006