I won't pretend to fully understand Japanese idols. I get the general concept: attractive young performers singing and dancing to pop music. If I had to explain it to someone with no concept of things like Hatsune Miku or Perfect Blue, I would say "boy bands, but Japanese, and
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Shintaro Kago is a difficult creator to pin down. Notoriously known as a man of few words, he prefers to let his work speak for itself, but what it's trying to say exactly, is...well, to say up to interpretation is an understatement. Occasionally lumped in with Junji Ito in
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The last few weeks, I've been a bit off my comics-game. Heck, I missed the last two Wednesdays, and the weeks before that were all relatively small for new comics, and didn't hold my attention enough to find them worth the time to review. Some weeks, there's just no OOMPH,
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In this week's episode of the XIII Club Podcast, Spectre covers the horrifying true crime tale (with a recent update!) of the murder and torture of Junko Furuta and Miramay takes us on a twisting and turning journey through the spooks of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Also, pregnancy is
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In this episode, Spectre covers discusses the violent crime hotbed of Skidmore, MO. and Miramay unravels the mystery of Nickelodeon's lost film, Crybaby Lane, and we learn about the Hand of Glory. Thanks for listening! The XIII Club is available most places you can listen to podcasts, including iTunes, Google
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