‘Reel Monsters’ Episode 8
Talkin’ monsters with A.J. Danna Actor-voice artist A.J. Danna, host of the monsterific podcast Reel Monsters, had me on to talk about my book “Monster […]
Articles by markvoger
‘Chef!’ (1993-96)
A delectable ’90s Britcom By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Something wonderful came back into my […]
‘Britmania’ on ‘The Electric Ballroom’
Talkin’ British rock over WRAT-FM Keith Roth and I remembered Jeff Beck (among other British rockers) during the Jan. 22, 2023 episode of “The Electric […]
Roadside America ‘newsreel’
Video leads down Memory Lane By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ In “House of 1000 Corpses” […]
Boris Karloff in Rahway
Documentary’s Rondo win, video release By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Hooray! I finally got to […]
De Bart debunked
Aye, Carumba! Groening art wasn’t the first Sketch Card By Mark Voger, author ‘The Dark Age: Grim, Great & Gimmicky Post-Modern Comics’ If you […]
‘The Man Who Laughs’ (1928)
Move over, Quasimodo Though Universal’s “Phantom of the Opera” (1925) and “Dracula” (1931) are separated by a mere six years, there is a marked contrast […]
‘Joker’ cover restoration
Craft project for 1966 Batman geeks Do you need to buy a copy of the 56-year-old paperback digest “Batman vs. the Joker” (Signet, 1966), but […]
‘Invasion of the Saucer Men’ (1957)
The ultimate B.E.M.s When my generation of movie buffs were teenagers — this was pre-Internet, pre-tablet, pre-DVD, and pre-VHS — we would devour the weekly […]
2022 monster cereals
The return of Frute Brute By Mark Voger, author ‘Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972’ Happy Halloween! It’s always fun […]
America the beautiful
Mountains majesty (a portfolio) This is the final of five posts about my recent Jersey-to-California road trip. By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion […]
America the ugly
What you don’t see in brochures This is the fourth of five posts about my recent Jersey-to-California road trip. By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The […]
Black Panther landmark
It’s All Good in Oakland This is the third of five posts about my recent Jersey-to-California road trip. By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British […]
San Francisco Bay Area
The hills have views This is the second of five posts about my recent Jersey-to-California road trip. By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion […]
‘Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comics’
Drew Friedman examines an artistic revolution ‘Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comics’ By Drew Friedman | Foreword by Marc Maron Fantagraphics Books [216 pages, […]
Scary Stories Book Festival (Oct. 8, 2022)
Seasonal scares in Asbury I had a great time at the Scary Stories Book Festival held on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Capitoline Basement, 639 […]
From stage to screen
Broadway musical adaptations With the eye-popping 2021 remake of “West Side Story” from director Steven Spielberg, and the ongoing Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” starring […]
Elvis movies
‘The King’ on the screen Who could do Elvis Presley better than Elvis Presley? Well, they keep tryin’. Witness Baz Lurhmann‘s “Elvis,” with Austin Butler […]