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Heroes Never Rust #10: Grant Morrison’s Animal Man
Heroes Never Rust #10 by Sean Ironman Grant Morrison’s Animal Man Neil Adams, one of the comics’ greatest artists, once said, “There are no bad characters, only bad writers.” After reading comics nearly my whole life, I not only have to agree with Adams, but I don’t even understand how someone could argue otherwise. When… Continue reading
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Gutter Space #10: Narration in Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home
Gutter Space #10 by Leslie Salas Narration in Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home Many of the graphic novels that I’ve talked about so far on Gutter Space are missing something that Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, excels in: narration. And not just normal narration in captions—heavy narration. Narration that accompanies nearly every single panel.… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 10: A Lexicology of Boozing
In Boozo Veritas # 10 by Teege Braune A Lexicology of Boozing Slang terms for drunkenness are as varied and colorful as anything else in the English language. The only actions that come close to warranting as many euphemisms as drinking are just as base and primitive: using the bathroom, fornicating, etc. The behaviors we are… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #9: Beyond the Door (The Child Must Be Born!)
The Curator of Schlock #9 by Jeffrey Shuster Beyond the Door: The Child Must Be Born! This month, I’m The Curator of Shock, serving you up some super scary movies. I hope you’re ready! First up is 1974’s Beyond the Door, a very freaky movie about demonic possession and demonic pregnancy. It’s The Exorcist and Rosemary’s… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #8: The Marine Corps War Memorial
Loading the Canon #8 by Helena-Anne Hittel The Marine Corps War Memorial By the time all of you fellow Drunken Odysseans read this, I will be in Parris Island, South Carolina. My little brother, Jeffrey Hittel, reported here for boot camp on July 8th, 2013. 12 grueling weeks later, on October 4, 2013, he graduates… Continue reading
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Gutter Space #9: Flashbacks in Will Eisner’s A Family Matter
Gutter Space #9 by Leslie Salas Flashbacks in Will Eisner’s A Family Matter We’re going a little bit old school this week by taking a look a cartooning legend Will Eisner’s A Family Matter. Before we jump in, I’m going to take a moment to be honest. As you can see by my previous Gutter Space… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #9: In Defense of Daredevil
Heroes Never Rust #9 by Sean Ironman In Defense of Daredevil Whenever I’m in a conversation about the worst superheroes, someone mentions Daredevil (him and Aquaman). I think much of this comes from the poor Mark Steven Johnson film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. It’s not a great film, but there are far worse… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #9: John Chapman (Ascetic Prophet of American Romanticism)
In Boozo Veritas #9 by Teege Braune John Chapman: Ascetic Prophet of American Romanticism Last week I celebrated the birthday of John Chapman, who history remembers as Johnny Appleseed, by going to Redlight Redlight’s Johnny Appleseed Day! A Celebration of Cider! Among the nearly twenty varieties of cider Redlight Redlight had available on draft and in… Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #8: The Destiny of Ellen Ripley
Like a Geek God #8 by Mark Pursell The Destiny of Ellen Ripley No franchise escapes the law of decay. With the exception, perhaps, of the Harry Potter novels, franchises—whether in books, movies, television, or video games—tend to flame out rather than finish strong. You can attribute this phenomenon to different factors—an exhaustion of ideas,… Continue reading
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Episode 68: Kristiana Kahakauwila!
Episode 68 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 show, I talk to the fiction writer Kristiana Kahakauwila, Plus Graham Hillard reads his memoir essay, “Physical Education.” TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Read Alise Hamilton’s review of This is Paradise in Buzzed Books. Graham… Continue reading
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