Indian Comics Irregular #158 Last year's Australian movie "Ten Canoes" finally made it to West and East Coast theaters. There the major newspapers took note...
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Aug 28, 2007 6:56 am
Indian Comics Irregular #159 In April, "CSI: Miami" aired an episode about Indian gaming titled "Bloodline." How bad was this show? * A county supervisor was...
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Sep 23, 2007 6:33 am
Indian Comics Irregular #160 In ICI #157 I introduced the subject of Native theater. With all the activity going on, there’s much more to say about it....
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Oct 14, 2007 9:20 am
Indian Comics Irregular #161 Recently I reviewed several Native comics from above the lower 48 (i.e., from Canada and Alaska). None of them were exceptional,...
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Nov 9, 2007 4:20 am
Indian Comics Irregular #162 Just when you thought it was safe to read Native comic books, the murderous Indian savage is back. Suddenly we're seeing...
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Nov 29, 2007 7:46 am
Indian Comics Irregular #163 Movie stars sometimes return to the stage to exercise their acting chops. Native thespians are no exception. For instance,...
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Dec 3, 2007 11:43 pm
Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics, PECHANGA.net) and Michael Sheyashe ("Native Americans in Comic Books") will speak on Native comic books at the Montclair Art...
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Dec 25, 2007 7:47 am
Indian Comics Irregular #164 On December 6 I spoke on Natives in comic books at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey. Accompanying me was Michael Sheyahshe...
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Jan 13, 2008 2:53 am
Indian Comics Irregular #165 In ICI #162 I discussed the return of Magua-like characters. Don't look now, but the original Huron devil is back as well. Marvel...
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Feb 2, 2008 5:46 am
Indian Comics Irregular #166 In January, CBS broadcast "Comanche Moon," Larry McMurtry's prequel to his hit "Lonesome Dove." Spread over three nights, the...
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Feb 28, 2008 7:19 am
Indian Comics Irregular #167 Last year I participated in the Creative Spirit short-film competition here in Los Angeles. The competition was organized by...
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Mar 25, 2008 6:55 am
Indian Comics Irregular #168 In this newsletter I usually focus on the fictional arts: movies, TV shows, comic books and strips, plays, novels, etc. But the...
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Apr 23, 2008 9:01 am
Indian Comics Irregular #169 Continuing my review of events in 2007, we turn to fiction by and about Indians. Perhaps the biggest news in the dramatic arts was...
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May 20, 2008 4:02 am
Indian Comics Irregular #170 As I've done for the past 12 years, I attended the First Americans in the Arts (FAITA) awards ceremony this month. Despite a few...
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Jun 13, 2008 2:46 pm
Indian Comics Irregular #171 "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the fourth installment in the swashbuckling series, features spear-wielding...
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Jul 10, 2008 5:47 pm
Indian Comics Irregular #172 Recently a group of Canadian Natives began publishing a magazine called Redskin, believe it or not. They describe it as "the...
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Aug 9, 2008 1:51 am
Indian Comics Irregular #173 In ICI #163, I wrote about "Graham Greene, Shakespearean." That was far from the first Native attempt to perform one of the...
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Sep 1, 2008 9:59 pm
Indian Comics Irregular #174 Two movies--one new and one old--are making a splash in Indian country. Both show a dark side of Native life in which success...
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Sep 27, 2008 12:06 am
Indian Comics Irregular #175 While writing about "Frozen River" and "The Exiles" last issue, I neglected to mention the other Native movies that have come out...
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Nov 1, 2008 3:58 am
Indian Comics Irregular #176 It used to be that anyone--Anthony Quinn, Rock Hudson, Audrey Hepburn--could play an Indian. But if you thought the era of actors...
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Dec 1, 2008 3:16 am
Indian Comics Irregular #177 Last issue I noted an unfortunate trend: that non-Natives are playing Natives again in movies and TV shows. But two works I...
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Dec 31, 2008 8:59 pm
Indian Comics Irregular #178 Thanksgiving is probably the one time of year when many people think about Indians. Unfortunately, what they think is mostly a...
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Feb 1, 2009 6:30 am
Indian Comics Irregular #179 Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States had several good moments and a few bad ones involving...
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Mar 1, 2009 4:25 am
Indian Comics Irregular #180 I never watched "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" when it was on the air, but I've begun watching it on DVD. It's one of the best shows...
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Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm
Indian Comics Irregular #181 A new Native TV show has debuted on Canada's Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). As the Native Times reported: 'Cashing...
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May 1, 2009 5:31 am
Indian Comics Irregular #182 Sometimes it seems the parade of Indian mascots and stereotypes will never end. Here are the latest examples in the news: In...
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Jun 1, 2009 2:20 am
Indian Comics Irregular #183 The PBS series "We Shall Remain" aired for five weeks in April and May. Some reviews tell the tale: "We Shall Remain," a...
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Jun 30, 2009 3:38 am
Indian Comics Irregular #184 Some quotes and comments from my Newspaper Rock coverage of PBS's "We Shall Remain" series: "After the Mayflower" The Indians were...
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Jul 31, 2009 11:02 am
Indian Comics Irregular #185 Some recent news stories show America's ongoing insensitivity to Native people and their beliefs. In Colorado, a hiker found a...
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Sep 2, 2009 6:17 am
Indian Comics Irregular #186 Americans continue to misunderstand, stereotype, and offend Native people. Here are the latest examples in the news: Sonia...
