Long time ago, in this very galaxy, I wrote a post showcasing some chess-themes book covers. At that time, I expected I might be able…
CIPC #58: Existential comics No.215
I think I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: there’s some weird stuff on the internet. There’s a subreddit dedicated to unexpected factorials, there’s…
CIPC #57: The big fat quiz of everything 2018
QI, Only Connect… the Brits have probably the greatest quiz programs in the world. It is not surprising, then, that every year there is an…
CIPC #56: Batman Vol.1 No.23
I have a confession to make: I know squat about American comics. Especially about superhero comics. Of course, there’s a lot of chess in them,…
CIPC #55: Gargoyles S2 E9 City of stone
Gargoyles is an animated tv series from the nineties and I have a serious problem with it. The writing is quite interesting. It blends Shakespearean…
CIPC #54: The black cat
They know. They all know. I’m convinced of it. All these directors, painters, marketeers – they all knew that, one day, a supreme weirdo would…
CIPC #53: Highland queen advertisement
“The good old days.” What rot! Rarely has such a huge amount of bullshit been concentrated in one sentence. In the old days, people died…
CIPC #52: From Russia with love
You know what? No. I’m fed up with it. Week after week I look at the infantile doodlings of some guy who has never seen…
CIPC #51: Lucky Luke Vol.35, Jesse James
Who’s the greatest cowboy in popular culture? John Wayne, maybe? Clint Eastwood? Jonah Hex? If you ask me, the correct answer is Lucky Luke. Introduced…
CIPC #50: Rocky III publicity shot
From all the sports in the world, boxing is the most mystifying to me. I just cannot picture any decent person answering the question ‘what…