Comics Archives - 48 hills

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2023: Shopping Winners

Marke B. - September 28, 2023

READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more

Nightlife

We’re reopening the Stud—here’s why it matters

Marke B. - September 5, 2023

Amid the global backlash to LGBTQ rights, one of SF's oldest queer bars returns as a beacon of safety and love

Movies

‘No Straight Lines’ told the hidden history of queer comics—now it’s a movie

Marke B. - January 19, 2023

A doc of Justin Hall's groundbreaking book, which took LGBTQ cartoonists seriously, is coming to PBS

Culture

‘Umbrella Academy’ season three ratchets up stakes—but time remains fickle as ever

Alex Arabian - June 24, 2022

Trans actor Elliot Page crafts a tender arc for character Viktor. Plus: impending doom for the whole damn universe.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: 10 great things to do this week, from Gran Fury to ‘Much Ado’

Marke B. - May 11, 2022

Soul man Lee Fields, Blectum from Blechdom returns, a drag Hall & Oates tribute, Lab dance-a-thon, more to get you fired up.

Arts + Culture

Queer film hero Jenni Olson honored with top ‘Teddy’ award

Pam Grady - June 16, 2021

The invaluable filmmaker, critic, curator, archivist, historian, and connection-maker is awarded at the Berlinale

Movies

Frameline Fest puts Pride onscreen, from laptop to Jumbotron

Dennis Harvey - June 8, 2021

Senior lesbian rockers, baby drag queens, and Bay Area transgender heroes shine in 45th LGBTQ film showcase

Art

X-Men to X-acto: The otherworldly analog collages of Michael Tunk

Mary Corbin - April 19, 2021

Wild West meets interplanetary apocalypse (and plenty more) in the Alameda artist's visions.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Weighing in on Garfield’s leftist cred

48 Hills - March 29, 2021

Garfield has been transformed into a icon of the left—but what's his creator doing with Mike Pence?

Lit

All the yuks: A history of stand-up comedy traces the artform’s evolution

Joshua Rotter - March 14, 2021

Wayne Federman's 'The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle' pays special attention to Bay Area

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