Tom Waits, Grand Rex Paris, 29th May 2000
Tom LennonRemembering Tom Waits' unforgettable May 2000 performance at Le Grand Rex in Paris, the world's most beautiful cinema.
Hotel Pennsylvania and Other New York Stories
Tom Lennon"The Hotel Pennsylvania hosted the world’s first Star Trek convention in 1972, although that was later retconned to 1997 by JJ Abrams." Once upon a time I took my dear oul Irish ma to New York City...
The Odd Job
Tom LennonThe weirdest job I ever had: ‘I get messages from the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit tells me that you’ll make a perfect Editorial and Research Manager’
Métal Hurlant: the French comic that changed the world
Tom LennonSome comics are defined as ‘classics’, while others are regarded as innovative titles years ahead of their time. Then there’s Métal Hurlant, possibly the most influential comic ever published...
The Comics Universe of Alejandro Jodorowsky
Tom LennonCult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky moonlights as the author of the most crazed, uncompromising, visually stunning comics you're ever likely to read...
Krazy Kat: It Started with a Brick
Tom LennonIt was the original Itchy and Scratchy Show, a comic saga of love, bricks and misunderstanding that featured the strangest romantic triangle ever...
The Grandfather Clock
Tom LennonApril 24th is my youngest daughter's birthday. It would have been my Dad's, too. Here's something I wrote about the two of them.
Alejandro Jodorowsky Interview
Tom LennonHere's an interview I did with cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky about his acclaimed comics work.