Northern California artist Susan Sanford has created a 2010 calendar with some very clever images: “Alice’s adventures in Wonderland reimagined as if Tenniel’s illustrations had leaped out of the book… [read full post]
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Betty in Wonderland
Fans of comics from the 1950s might appreciate the Betty and Veronica Digest, No. 195 (June 2009), which leads with “Betty in Wonderland” (pp. 1-21). Betty is babysitting for the… [read full post]
La chasse au Snark
Geneva-based publisher éditions Notari has just released a bilingual version of The Hunting of the Snark. The original English text is accompanied by a new French translation by M. Vertut… [read full post]
Alice vs… Batwoman?
DC Comics’ Detective Comics #854 (June 24), 855 (July 29), 856 (August 26), and 857 (September 2) cover the storyline “Elegy,” in which Batwoman runs up against Alice, “a madwoman… [read full post]
Ode to the Blingrupt
Check out Laura Rich’s (Recessionwire) “Jabberwocky” parody, “Ode to the Blingrupt” using economic-crisis terms coined by Trevor Butterworth: ‘Twas ponzipaloosa, and the slithy brokerers Did scofit and fraudit in the… [read full post]
If only the best will do…
If you are looking for something more authentic than a facsimile, and don’t mind being a few weeks late, you could always bid on an Arthur Rackham-illustrated Alice in Wonderland… [read full post]
Valentine?
On February 15, the British Library will release a new facsimile edition of Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript, Alice’s Adventures under Ground (which they have in their collection, which, in turn,… [read full post]
Snark!
David Denby’s new book, Snark (Simon & Schuster, 2009), is “‘a polemic in seven fits’ and places his observations of contemporary culture against a history of satire and invective. After… [read full post]
A Christmas gift to a dear child
The Folio Society is offering a limited edition (only 3,750 copies!) of Alice’s Adventures under Ground, the original manuscript version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with Lewis Carroll’s own illustrations…. [read full post]
Banned Books Week
Just a reminder that this is Banned Books Week. After all, even our Alice has been banned: In 1931, the book was banned in China because “animals should not use… [read full post]