And on to comic books, in part four of our series on language from the comics and cartoons! “No, I haven’t finished clearing out the barn! I’m up to my eyeballs in chores– I’m not Superman, you know.” Art by Joe Shuster The creators of the Superman comics character didn’t invent the word ‘superman’, but [...]
This essay was originally published on Splice Today. ____________________ Do we really need a book defining evil? Most people, it seems, know evil well enough when they see it. Murder is evil. Torture is evil. Lying is evil and, as a direct consequence, politicians are evil. There are various caveats — some would argue that [...]
As most of you probably know already, online editor Dirk Deppey has been let go by Fantagraphics. Dirk promises some final thoughts tomorrow, and his twitter feed indicates the parting was extremely amicable. Personally, I think Dirk’s weblog, Journalista, is one of the few things tcj.com has managed to get right, both before last year’s [...]
by James Romberger “Ants are the only insects to keep pets, use tools, make war and capture slaves.” — David Wojnarowicz A Fire in My Belly, a film with a depiction of fire ants swarming over a crucifix, was removed from the Hide/Seek exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian through the intercession [...]
It took me a little while, but thanks to Melinda Beasi I finally caught up with a long review at Manga Curmudgeon by HU columnist Erica Friedman discussing A Drunken Dream. It’s in many ways a response (either intentionally or otherwise) to my series of posts on the book, and particularly to my discussion of [...]
By Halco, 2010, Blu I read this weeks ago and wasn’t thrilled with it, but decided it would do. (Wait a minute, the discerning reader might well be asking; just how low is the bar re. manporn you’re willing to waste our time with, anyway? And the answer, gentle reader, is that you should never [...]
Darwyn Cook relegates Wonder Woman to helpmate in Superman’s psychodrama.
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