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Links, links, links.COMICSCritic Laura Sneddon on the English deluxe edition of 1980s French sci-fi graphic novel 'Snowpiercer' from Titan Comics.Jared Gardner on 'Pachyderme,' a "hallucinogenic fantasy" from Frederik Peeters.Frank Miller’s "thrill-seeking, bloodthirsty sadist was definitively not *my* Batman."Oliver Sava at The AV Club writes about the "Marvel Now!" initiative.Slate on the 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' graphic novel, the film adaptation of which was nominated for a Golden Globe award.PopMatters scribe Greg Carpenter is writing at Sequart about canons, critics, consensus within the comics medium. Also at Sequart, Julian Darius wrote about coloring, re-coloring, and 'Miracleman,' which Marvel has begun to re-publish as of this week.Kirby made sense for a '2001' comic, as "he excelled at drawing futuristic technology and he thought in widescreen." (via The Dissolve)The 1950s-era 'Psychoanalysis' from EC Comics understandably didn't last very long. (via Retronaut)MUSIC, FILMI got a couple of those lovely Miles Davis mono vinyl reissues as gifts over the holidays. Writer Malcolm Jones on the nine-album box set."Dave Van Ronk had actually lived the sort of life Dylan made up." (via The Guardian) Hazlitt on Inside Llewyn Davis and Van Ronk's legacy. Luc Sante has a great piece at the NYRB blog on the Coens' film. I love the look, the sounds, and the performances at the center of Davis, but I share Sante's frustration relating to the somewhat static character on which it's focused, and agree that it's "no more than a rambling anecdote," unfortunately.There is now an oral history of Juice, and I am very grateful for this. (via NahRight)