I have a deep fondness for the work and words of Anohni. Her essay last year about why she chose not to perform at the Oscars was a welcome kick in the ass towards a media event that much of us somehow forget is literally an idolatrous celebration of corporatism and mediocrity; her work with […]
Erotic Agents, Multiverses and Pop Assassins: 10 Comics We Loved This Year
We’re a bunch of culture geeks here at Loser City, which means we love nothing so much as conformity, lists, and faux definitive rankings of things. With that in mind, this month we’re bringing you our Loser City Best Ofs, lists on lists on lists of our picks for top video games, comics, and everything […]
Advance Review: Pop #1 is the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have with a Meta-Deconstruction of Celebrity
How fucking weird is it that Pop Art has morphed from a seemingly disposable movement to one of the most prophetic social commentaries in the modern era? Today Andy Warhol’s purposefully hollow replications of celebrity iconography look a whole hell of a lot like memes and his prediction that in the future everyone would have […]
Assassins of Pop: An Interview with Jason Copland and Curt Pires
Jason Copland and Curt Pires are two of our favorite creators in comics, which is why we were thrilled to hear they were joining forces on a new Dark Horse series called Pop. A post-modern sci-fi adventure starring Elle, a literally manufactured would-be pop star on the run from her creators, Pop is a bit like The […]