May 2013
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April 2013
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Love and Fulfillment: On the Lil Depressed Boy,... →
The Li’l Depressed Boy #16, Parks & Recreation and The Last Time I Committed Suicide: all three are concerned with its characters finding some amount of fulfillment. Here I take a shallow dive into the topic.
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What the Influence?: On Batman #19, Cartoons and... →
While some comic writers and artists find inspiration in the past or the future or other artists or other genres, there are others that choose to jump platforms and find a muse in, say, television. Case in point: Batman #19…
Apr 18th
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Monster Comics #6 is up on Asbury Pulp →
Apr 18th
“I think you have several options. They are all terrible, but you have them.”
– Chris Traeger, Parks and Recreation (via nbcparksandrec)
Apr 14th
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Apr 11th
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Reading Comics ‘At the Movies’: On Roger Ebert and... →
It was only recently that I figured out how much film critic Roger Ebert has influenced my work as a critic and writer. It wasn’t his passing last Thursday, although it was certainly a reminder. It was several months ago when I happened to go through an old stack of papers and found notes from my graduate thesis which was partially inspire by a review Roger Ebert wrote. You see, he and I shared...
Apr 10th
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Things I Said I’d Do This Year: The Narrative... →
Comic fans understand the burden of plausibility, but should we have to carry the entire burden? Superior Spider-Man and Batman, Inc. demonstrate that it can be tiresome to lug the load. I’m back with my latest feature for PopMatters.
Apr 4th
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March 2013
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Monster Comics #5 →
Monster Comics #5 is now up on Asbury Pulp!
Mar 28th
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“Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.”
– Tennessee Williams
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I Haven’t Thought of You Lately: Nostalgia,... →
As I thought about Batman #18 and went down the rabbit hole of commentary on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign, I came to an uneasy understanding of what it all means. Popculture is insatiable and our longing for the past can be stifling, but sometimes it all comes together and makes us happy. Read my latest column for PopMatters.
Mar 21st
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Fear of Dystopian Futures and Apocalypses as... →
What were the Mayans really getting at with the ending of their 5,126 year long calendar that ended this past December? An apocalypse or just another bad day? As All-New X-Men and The Massive show, maybe the fear is more universal than we recognize, and a matter of perspective… Read my latest column for PopMatters.
Mar 14th
“I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because...”
– Albert Camus; The Fall (via sambwmn)
Mar 12th
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Monster Comics #4 →
Monster Comics #4 is up on Asbury Pulp!
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Review: Saga #10 Invites Us In →
SAGA #10 is a surreal meditation on life and war and reminded me of the song “Your Hand in Mine” by the band Explosions in the Sky. My review for PopMatters is linked here.
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February 2013
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The Villain We Deserve, Not the Villain We Need:... →
It takes courage to write iconic heroes, almost as much courage as it does to write their villains. And an even greater dose of courage is required when iconic villains are reinterpreted in works like Batman #17 and Peter Panzerfaust #9. Read my latest for PopMatters.
Feb 21st
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Monster Comics #3 →
Monster Comics #3 is ALIVE! Click the link to see it on Asbury Pulp
Feb 19th
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I Regret Nothing: On Comics, Literature and ‘Dia... →
Are comics able to reach the heights of literature? Can a pop song be regarded as highly as a piece by Mozart? Here on PopMatters, I look into the debate while reflecting on Image’s “Dia de los Muertos” Uno.
Feb 14th
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“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.”
– Claude Bernard (via thingsandschemes)
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