Paco is a freelance writer from Chicago. His essays exploring Eastern and Western pop culture, history and art have been featured on CBR, Bam Smack Pow, Krypton Radio and Nextshark.
Actually, Lo Lieh Was Not the First Martial Arts Superstar (Bruce Lee Was)
I said what I SAID. [7 min]
A ‘100 Best Martial Arts Movies of All Time’ List That Actually Doesn’t Suck
Nearly every list that I’ve seen thus far has sucked. [9 min]
Geek Media Outlet ‘We Got This Covered’ Has Got a Really Insidious Race-Baiting Problem
17 times reader outrage was triggered using 'person of color' in movie casting-related clickbait articles. [7 min]
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artwork Reveals Powerful Superhero Influences
His appreciation of comic book superheroes was threaded continuously throughout his remarkable body of artistic works. [14 min]
16 Times Comic Book Artists Rocked Hip-Hop Album Cover Art
When two cultures collide. [15 min]
Super Smash Covers: 72 Times Comic Book Logos Got Absolutely Demolished
A brief history & senses-shattering gallery. [7 min]
Toy Review: Bandai’s Super Robot Chogokin Mazinger Z ‘Iron Cutter’ Edition
Possibly the best Mazinger Z toy you could give to your inner child. [4 min]
Diana’s Sister Nubia Featured on ‘1970s Variant’ of Wonder Woman #750
A super cool wink & nod to fandom by DC Comics. [4 min]
Bruce Lee Could Have Mopped the Floor with Somebody Like Tarantino, but Not Muhammad Ali
To call the representation of Lee that Tarantino created for the screen a gross mischaracterization would be a big, fat understatement. [7 min]
The Size Of A Tiny Crater On The Moon
Reflections on the deep impact of New York graffiti artist & party flyer designer Phase 2. [12 min]
Ralph Bakshi’s ‘Street Fight’ Film Revisited
Ralph Bakshi’s controversial animated feature was duplicitously shopped to Paramount Studios as an updated take on the 1946 Disney movie Song of the South. It was anything but. [5 min]
Ode to Underground Cartoonist Vaughn Bode
Comic book superstar, animation inspiration, and godfather of graffiti art. [7 min]
The Adidas Superstar: Still Funky After All These Years
This three striped sneaker with a scalloped rubber toe cap has, like hip-hop itself, crossed regional and cultural borders to become a footwear staple for five remarkable decades. [8 min]