Rachel
@ziggystarlog
~ Writer for Flickering Myth, Diabolique Magazine, Cinema of the '70s and '80s magazines, The Physical Media Advocate, & Comicon (she/her)
Could've seen this coming but having now gone through @deafcrocodile.bsky.social's DEFA FAIRY TALES box set I am pretty much putty in Romero the crocodile's hands, should Deaf Crocodile announce anymore DEFA titles in the future. My full review of the collection here: comicon.com/2026/07/24/b...
Ever wonder how teenage Nico Minoru and Wanda Maximoff would get along? It's all in HOUSE OF HARKNESS, a new graphic novel from Graphix and I got to interview @runwithskizzers.bsky.social about it: comicon.com/2026/07/23/t...
The Wild West just got wilder thanks to an inheritance plot in @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social & @davidferracci.bsky.social's new series THE DIRT BENEATH THE DEVIL. The 1st issue comes out next week from @madcavestudios.com but I got to interview Panosian & Ferracci here: comicon.com/2026/07/22/t...
There's nothing like a fantasy story written by @sispurrier.bsky.social. On top of that, MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES sees him reteam w/artist @matiasbergara.bsky.social (CODA). The 1st issue is out from @dstlry.bsky.social but you can ✅️ out my interview w/Spurrier & Bergara here: comicon.com/2026/07/21/t...
First episode drops August 13th but officially have a trailer for BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DISCS, a new podcast launching soon as part of the @somefaveprod.bsky.social network and co-hosted by me(!) and Jerome Reuter: www.spreaker.com/episode/trai...
I hadn't realised how many of the characters in NIGHTMARE NEW YORK were inspired by real people, making this interview with @kekw-writer.bsky.social & David Roach a real eye opener & a treat as a history fan (the 2nd arc is currently running in @2000ad.bsky.social): comicon.com/2026/07/15/w...
SOYLENT GREEN is objectively good but upsetting sci-fi. UNEARTHLY STRANGER scratched my Outer Limits fan itch. Both are available or coming soon to Blu-ray (the former from @arrowvideo.bsky.social, the latter from @kinolorber.com). FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/07/07/s...
Had an Asian American actor been cast as the lead then the conversation about 7 FACES OF DR. LAO could revolve around the surprisingly dark and sophisticated screenplay, but it's still a fascinating movie -- now available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/07/01/w...
I may know nothing about skateboarding but (not unlike the HBO TV show BETTY) boy, did I enjoy the first issue of @darkhorse.com's SKATE ALI. Issue #2 comes out in July but I got to interview co-writer @samhumphries.bsky.social here: comicon.com/2026/06/30/t...
Starting in Sept, @oni-press.bsky.social are releasing a slate of @archiecomics.bsky.social titles. For more on what readers can look forward to from this collab, I got to ask series writers Ben Winters, @corinnabechko.bsky.social, & @patrickhorvath.bsky.social a few ?s: comicon.com/2026/06/30/w...
As someone who stills masks, @newlevant.bsky.social's Covid-conscious posts (and zine) have meant a lot to me, so when I saw they had a new graphic novel (QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE) I couldn't wait to read it and ask questions: comicon.com/2026/06/29/p...
A knightly double feature for your consideration -- my review of @secondrun.bsky.social's KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER and Universal's THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH: comicon.com/2026/06/24/m...
Plenty of movies & TV shows touch on abortion but HOLLYWOOD DOES ABORTION shows the importance of considering these scenes collectively & what documentaries can reveal about messaging. Following its debut at Tribeca, I got to ask co-director Janet Goldwater about the doc: comicon.com/2026/06/24/t...
It's been a book series, it's been a movie. Now THE PRINCESS DIARIES is a graphic novel and I got to interview artist @bethanycrandallart.bsky.social about drawing the new adaptation: comicon.com/2026/06/22/a...
For fans of films like Pan's Labyrinth that take a child's pov of seeing the world thru the lens of a fairy tale, THE ICE TOWER is aces & part of @severinfilms.bsky.social's new Lucile Hadžihalilović box set. Part 2 of my coverage (if EARWIG's challenging, EVOLUTION's 👍): comicon.com/2026/06/18/r...
It might be called JUST ANOTHER SUMMER but this Aug just got better thanks to @tillybridges.bsky.social & @susanlbridges.bsky.social new graphic novel from @maverickogn.bsky.social. For more on this city-girls-meet-country-crushes saga, ✔️ out this interview w/the Bridges: comicon.com/2026/06/18/p...
INNOCENCE is a film I cooled on it as it went on, but this is just part 1 of my coverage of @severinfilms.bsky.social's Lucile Hadžihalilović box set. The best (or at least my favorites) are to come in part 2. PART 1: comicon.com/2026/06/17/r...
I wish I had discovered this webcomic sooner (it's all of my favorite things: knights, queer content, spite) but the good news is LADIES OF THE KNIGHT is getting a physical release from @oni-press.bsky.social in July & I got to ask @fionacreates.bsky.social about it: comicon.com/2026/06/11/a...
I usually stay from serial killer stories and don't know that I'll ever be a Francophile but I enjoyed Jess Franco's JACK THE RIPPER a lot more than I saw coming and @cauldronfilms.bsky.social release is impressive. FULL REVIEW: comicon.com/2026/06/11/t...
Growing up I loved reading The Princess Diaries and Heather Wells series, so getting to ask @megcabot.bsky.social questions about the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of the first Princess Diaries book was surreal: comicon.com/2026/06/10/a...
Making wishes can be complicated, but asking @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social about his story for @darkhorse.com's 🧞♂️MONSTERS IN LOVE: A PRIDE ANTHOLOGY🧞♀️ wasn't: comicon.com/2026/06/09/p...
People don't come more talented than @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social & when I say THE PANSY CRAZE is one of the best podcasts I've ever listened to, I promise I'm not being hyperbolic but I might have been hyperventilating when I learned I would get to ask Park about it: comicon.com/2026/06/05/p...
I refuse to spoil the title of @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @tench.bsky.social's story for @darkhorse.com's MONSTERS IN LOVE: A PRIDE ANTHOLOGY 🏳️🌈 but I did get to ask Tunnell some other questions ahead of the anthology's release next week: comicon.com/2026/06/03/t...
IT'S A WISE CHILD is what you go into every blind watch hoping the result will be. Available now from Warner Archive, this glorious pre-code comedy stars the incomparable Marion Davies and I got to review the Blu-ray here: comicon.com/2026/06/02/i...
If the title wasn't enough of a deal sealer, there's a character in @paultobin.bsky.social and Carlos Javier Olivares' new @madcavestudios.com series JUNK PUNCH called Joey Bagoducks and I got to ask them about him in this interview: comicon.com/2026/06/02/t...
Want to dance your cares away (the Fraggle Rock way) with a three hour French musical by Jacques Rivette? I finally reviewed UP DOWN FRAGILE and LOVE ON THE GROUND and loved them both but UP DOWN FRAGILE Is magical (and available on Blu-ray from Cohen Film Collection): comicon.com/2026/06/01/j...
Peter Bogdanovich's NICKELODEON sounded good on paper but not enough Stella Stevens. My review of Sony's new Blu-ray: comicon.com/2026/05/29/w...
Everytime my boss mentions the gender reveal party she's hosting (& it can never be "party", it has to be the whole phrase) I want to bring up Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO, which @julesscheele.bsky.social is adapting for @averyhill.bsky.social & I got to interview Jules here: comicon.com/2026/05/29/t...
Am I supposed to think Lumet's GLORIA is better than Cassavetes' original? Probably not, but that doesn't mean it's not true. Part 2 of my review of @imprintfilms.bsky.social's DIRECTED BY... SIDNEY LUMET Volume 2 box set: comicon.com/2026/05/28/d...
They had me at Hollywood seniors but yeah, the kaiju's cool, too. In all seriousness, though, the 1st issue of @robwilliams71.bsky.social & @nilvendrell.bsky.social's new series HIDDEN SPRINGS from @darkhorse.com is a blast and you can read my interview w/Rob & Nil here: comicon.com/2026/05/28/t...