Comic Books
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Pensive Prowler #24: Justice League of Steppenwolf
Pensive Prowler #24 by Dmetri Kakmi Justice League of Steppenwolf The following does not constitute a film review of Justice League. More a running commentary as my befuddle mind tried to make sense of the movie through an alcoholic haze. As the movie begins (I can’t put my finger on what’s wrong with the title),… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #72: Prism Stalker Vol. 1
Buzzed Books #72 by Drew Barth Sloane Leong’s Prism Stalker Vol. 1 (Collects Issues 1-5) The best kind of science fiction is the kind that blends genres, forms, themes, social issues into a stew that heartily sits in a reader’s stomach. It’s this kind of blending that makes Sloane Leong’s solo Image Comics debut… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #243: Batman vs. Two-Face
The Curator of Schlock #243 by Jeff Shuster Batman vs. Two-Face West and Shatner, together again for the first time. There’s a new insult making its way throughout cyberspace. It’s all the rage right now to label people who may be the teensiest bit out of touch with modern culture and technology, boomers. If like… Continue reading
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Episode 333: Peter Kuper!
Episode 333 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to Peter Kuper about Kafka, the remarkable art form of comic books, the indie comic book scene in the late 1980s, Spy Vs. Spy, finding your Muse when it… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #240: Batman: Under the Red Hood
The Curator of Schlock #240 by Jeff Shuster Batman: Under the Red Hood They killed Robin! How could they do that? Batman Day may be September 15th, but it’s Batman Month here at The Museum of Schlock. I will be dressed as my favorite Batman villain, the Sewer King, a kind of evil version of… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #66: The Ghost Script
Buzzed Books #66 by Joshua Begley Jules Feiffer’s The Ghost Script Reading Jules Feiffer’s The Ghost Script (Liveright, 2018) will make you angry, and that’s a good thing. Set in the 1950s in Hollywood during the House UnAmerican Activities Committee—also known as the Red Scare—also known as a farce that ruined many people’s lives—the story… Continue reading
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Episode 319: Julian Chambliss!
Episode 319 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, Julian Chambliss returns to the secret headquarters of TDO so we could share notes about the first season of the new television show of Black Lightning, and consider the context… Continue reading
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A Word from the King #4: Comic Book Panels from Orlando Megacon 2018
A Word from the King #4 by John King Comic Book Panels from Orlando Megacon 2018 On Friday, I went to the Orange County Convention Center to attend Orlando Megacon, to try to cover it, sort of the way I do Miami Book Fair, in terms of watching and sharing panels. Maybe someday I’ll interview… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #167: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
The Curator of Schlock #167 by Jeff Shuster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Best movie Ninja Turtle movie of 2016. Hands down! As you know, I don’t like it when movie studios try to tap into my nostalgia for the 1980s. Last year, we had Pixels, a stupid movie about 80s arcade games… Continue reading
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Episode 221: There Will Be Fan Fiction 2 (The Revenge)
Episode 221 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I share There Will Be Fan Fiction 2, a special edition of Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words. This installment features the fan fiction of Shauna Basques… Continue reading
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