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Category Archives: Comics
Everything is Connected
In between feeding and changing a 2 month old’s diapers, here’s a couple of things that have caught my eye around the old Interweb thingy: The World In Deeper Inspection is a n intriguing web comic by Ashel, which is … Continue reading
Posted in By the Power of the Interweb!, Comics, Hauntology
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Shadow Over Gotham
It seems every time a new Batman movie comes out, we have to have the same tired, one-dimensional arguments about Batman/Bruce Wayne’s political leanings. And no, I’m not even talking about Rush Limbaugh’s claim that Bane=Bain. That one is a … Continue reading
Posted in Batman and his Batways, Comics, Movies
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Shadow Over Gotham
Go read this very nice essay on The Dark Knight over at Tor: In fact, the whole film acts as a condemnation of vigilante justice. Batman is particularly bad at fighting the idea of crime. Sure, a transforming car and … Continue reading
Posted in Batman and his Batways, Comics, Culture War, Movies
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Various And Sundry
If you think showing the rubes your complete birth certificate will shut them up Obama, you better think again. They won’t be satisfied until you show them a piece of paper certifying that you’re white. Also, this. *** George R.R. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, By the Power of the Interweb!, Comics, Culture War, Do-It-Yourselfism, Movies, Politics, Television, The Great White Freakout
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A Thor of a Different Color
Apparently there’s some hullabaloo over the fact that an black actor is playing a Norse god in the Thor movie: The casting of Elba has nothing to do with the cultural authenticity of 8th century Scandinavian seafarers, but instead hails … Continue reading
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As If a Thousand Voices Cried Out, Saying “WTF?”
The big news today was that Disney is buying Marvel. On the one hand this is good for Marvel, as they’ll be able to take advantage of Disney’s distribution and marketing apparatus, which are pretty much universal (quick, sing me … Continue reading
Free Comic Books!
Saturday, May 2 is free comic book day! Support your local comics shop and favorite writers and artists by dropping by and takign a look. While you’re there getting your free comics, may I suggest a few savvy purchases: All … Continue reading
Theater of the Absurd
I was just sitting here thinking to myself, “Self, how could you make Spiderman weirder?” I mean, it’s your average ordinary story about a boy granted superpowers by a genetically modified spider who fights crazy people in elaborate costumes and … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, What Has Happened To The theatre?
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In Which I confess My Geek Heresy
Elvira and I saw Watchmen this weekend. The short version of my review: What Scalzi said. It was good, though it did drag a little. Most of the graphic novel was there on the screen, which, while impressive, was unnecessary. … Continue reading
Bread and Circus Will Kill Us All
McCain as the Joker: Take your pick of suitable pulp narratives: Wall Street as wild west gambling saloon or corrupt urban jungle, there has been no shortage of loose-cannon melodrama in the name of Restoring Order, none of it remotely … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Hasbeens, Politics, The Election That Will Never End
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