Other Magazines

Kinda weird that my first post for the UNO Blog is a recommendation for two other magazines, but hey, we show the love when it’s warranted.

First, the new issue of Wired is The Mystery Issue, and its guest editor is JJ Abrams, the director of the new Star Trek and man behind many a mysterious show, most notably Lost, Fringe and Alias. They’ve packed it with puzzles, games, interesting articles, and best of all (in my opinion, anyway), they commission comics from some of my favorite artists: Paul Pope has a 6-pager starring Spock that’s a prequel to this summer’s Trek movie, and Chris Ware has a strip somewhere in there too that I haven’t seen yet.

Secondly, the new issue of Empire is its 20th Anniversary Issue, and for guest editor they got Steven Spielberg. Who’s a well-connected guy in the film industry that Empire covers with such depth, so as you can expect they’ve got a lot of exclusive scoops, ranging from Martin Scorsese’s in-production Shutter Island to Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s labor of love, the Tintin trilogy.

So if you see these two magazines at your favorite stand, check ‘em out!