July 2011
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New Article: Daredevil: Tragic Hero or Anti-Hero →
The questions that arise from the bold new direction for Daredevil by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin are what could hamper the series. The question Marvel is trying to answer is: where do we go from here? But another profound question sits just below the surface. What kind of hero is Daredevil?
He’s a vigilante, but what type of archetypal-hero-protagonist is Matt Murdock? Is he a...
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“I hadn’t understood how days could be both long and short at the same time: long...”
– Albert Camus, The Stranger (via enculedetamere)
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Review: Li'l Depressed Boy #5 →
The Li’l Depress Boy is one of the finest comics on stands currently. That should give you an idea of where this review is going. There’s no use in hiding behind the 750-plus words you’re about to read. It is not perfect (not much is), but the comic gives you the emotional satisfaction you crave without ever approaching emo.
Read my full review of issue five on PopMatters.com
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Review: Blue Estate #4 →
Blue Estate has had an improbable run of success with three issues thus far redefining the pulp noir genre for the 21st century. But surely this must end. Perhaps not.
Read my full review of Blue Estate #4 on PopMatters.com
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“So this is hell. I’d never have believed it. You remember all we were told about...”
– Garcin from “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre (via wrmiii)
“Lighting new cigarettes,
pouring more
drinks.
It has been a beautiful...”
– You Get So Alone at Time That it Just Makes Sense by Charles Bukowski (via fuckyeahexistentialism)
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Cults - “You Know What I Mean”
Cults...