Wonder Woman News

Sean Kleefeld gave my Wonder Woman book a 9 out of 10 at Freaksugar and said various nice things about it.

Amazon says they’ll have copies of the book to ship on the 25th — so a way to use your Christmas money, if Wonder Woman, bondage, and/or feminism are things you would like to use your Christmas money for.

Also Kailyn Kent reviewed my book on Amazon and said she liked it. If you have gotten a copy and feel so moved, please consider reviewing the book on Amazon or Goodreads or B&N or wherever you do reviewing. Marketers and such tell me those things help.

On HU

Featured Archive Post: Matthew Brady on why Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern is the worst comics series ever.

Me on Batman and special guest villain: racism.

Me on Liberace and Dick Grayson in the flaming closet.Cathy G. Johnson on Mike Dawson’s “Overcompensating” and abuser logic.

Chris Gavaler on how genre is merging with literary fiction.

Michael Carson on why more war movies should be like Nightcrawler.

Brian Cremins on learning the classics from comics and Power Records.

Me on lit fic and why Ian McEwan’s The Innocent is a romance.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At the Atlantic I wrote:

—about Alaska’s new sex trafficking laws, which aren’t working.

— about Chicago’s history of torture.

At Pacific Standard I asked what is the point of academic book publishing.

For Ravishly.com:

—I talked about GQ covers and how men and women are both sexually objectified, but in different ways.

—I talked about Nicki Minaj’s Feelin’ Myself and why only female masturbation songs are sexy.

— I did a list of black women in rock.

At Splice Today:

—I write about Edward Baptist’s history of slavery and alternatives to white savior narratives.

—I argues that Jeb Bush is not a bad candidate.

— I contributed to the best music poll.
 
Other Links

Mike Dawson responded to Cathy G. Johnson’s post here about his comic.

Lisa Levy on the rise of the literary espionage novel.
 

News

I’ve got an actual physical copies of my Wonder Woman book in my hands.
 

 
I have a cat; I have a book; I’m a real author.

The official release date is set for January 14. You can preorder now!

On HU

Featured Archive Post: on Matt Marriott, the great Western comic.

Me on the sexiness of the Adam West Batman.

Me on meta-ersatzness in the 60s Batman.

Donovan Grant on Superman and Atticus Finch.

Chris Gavaler on superheroes and pirates.

Tom Syverson on Jason Aaron’s settings.

Qiana Whitted on how comics represent Ferguson.

Me on Kathleen Hale and trolling.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At the Atlantic:

—I argued that as a writer finding your voice is overrated.

—I dumped on Star Wars and sci-fi without a future.

At Pacific Standard

—I argued that white people need diverse books too.

—I reviewed Marsha Weissman’s new book about the school to prison pipeline.

At Ravishly.com, I wrote about Outlander and the romance of infidelity.

At Splice Today I talk about the Louis Armstrong fallacy, and the idea that the success of a genius disproves discrimination.

Two of the Shmoop study guide’s I worked on are online.

Here’s one for Salem’s Lot

And here’s one for Solaris.

Other Links

C.T. May on being molested by his acupuncturist.

Jack Shafer on TNR and new media. The comments about Atlantic writers are going to leave a mark.

Max Fisher on the New Republic and the Beltway’s race problem.

Tressie McMillan Cottom on racists getting fired.

On HU

Featured Archive Post: Kailyn Kent on comics and deskilling.

Our roundtable on the best band no one has ever heard of continues.

Betsy Phillips on regional influences on Sleepy John Estes.

A thread on the best writer no one has ever heard of.

Osvaldo Oyola on retro brit pop band Thumb of the Maid.

Kinukitty on the non-dreary goth of Jane Jensen.

Paige McGinley on great blueswoman Etta Mae “Mama” Scott.

Me on Wilmer Broadnax, a trans man in gospel.

Jordannah Elizabeth on Betty Carter.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At the Atlantic I wrote about how arts degrees very rarely lead to a career in the arts.

At Pacific Standard I wrote about how science, religion, and art are all tied together. (a review of Lawrence Lipking’s What Galileo Saw)

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Elvis, the vapid, sexy pop confection of his day.

—Annie Lennox and white people singing Strange Fruit

—Carl Wilson’s piece on Jian Ghomeshi and why you (yes you) should avoid the second person.

At the Chicago Reader I wrote about the lovely bluegrass band the Dry Branch Fire Squad.
 
Other Links

Janell Hobson on Dear White People.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown on how the passage of c36 isn’t going to help sex workers.

Monika Bartyzel on the feminism of Wonder Woman (she mentions my book!)
 

On HU

Featured Archive Post: Sarah Shoker praises Ariel and mermaid lust.

On how the media cares about fascism, but not really black metal.

We started our roundtable on the Best Band No One Has Ever Heard Of. (The index is here.

Betsy Phillips on Sleepy John Estes and making a place.

Sean Michael Robinson on the album that never was from psych garage The Music Machine.

Ben Saunders on the prog-punk of the Cardiacs.

Rahawa Haile on the music of Eritrea.

Chris Gavaler on New Zealand pop.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

I was on the Frame on KPCC talking about my book on Wonder Woman, bondage, and feminism.

I was on WHYY with Brianna Wu and Chris Grant of Polygon talking about Gamergate.

At the Atlantic I wrote about Percy Jackson, kids’ lit, and letting children be human now.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

— Billy Joel never recording another album, yay!

— Flash, Sleepy Hollow, and the medicore Golden Age of Television.

At the Chicago Reader, a short review of the lovely Italian dreampop band Be Forest.
 
Other Links

Tim Hanley on Afterlife With Archie.

Alexis Coe on how her book about murder in Memphis gave her bad dreams.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charles Barkley and the plague of unintelligent blacks.

Lori Adorable on escorts and hard limits.

Alex Buchet reprints a conversation between Frederic Wertham and Alfred Hitchcock.

Sharon Marcus on street harassment.