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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #295: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 15
Once again, I’m writing this article on the precipice of election day and, just like before, it feels like an exercise in routine. I’m reviewing the menu on the Hindenburg on the fifth of May kind of anxiety, you know? And yet, I still need to sift through my pile of comics, some of which 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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Aesthetic Drift #9: Dramatic Stakes, and Why Dawn of Justice Will Likely Suck
Aesthetic Drift #9 by John King Dramatic Stakes, and Why Dawn of Justice Will Likely Suck Thirty years ago when Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns series appeared, this epic of what would happen to superheroes in the future changed the culture of comic books. Miller introduced an expressionistic art style that could be crude Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #66: Superman, A Man’s Son
Heroes Never Rust #66 by Sean Ironman Man of Steel: Superman, A Man’s Son One of the complaints that I hear about the superhero films made in the last few years is that they are origin stories. How many times must we get Spider-Man’s origin? Superman’s origin? I must admit that I have made the Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #49: Superman IV
The Curator of Schlock #49 by Jeff Shuster Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (It’s not that bad) Now we’ll wrap up Patriot’s Month with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. When I think of the red, white, and blue, I think of Superman. Granted he dresses in red, yellow, and blue, but he also supports Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #33: Facist God
Heroes Never Rust #33 by Sean Ironman Facist God Superman: Red Son #3, the final issue of the miniseries, explores which is better, doing something bad for a good reason, or doing something good for a bad reason? Intensions seem just as important as the act. The ends do no justify the means. Two utopias Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #32: Dark Knight
Heroes Never Rust #32 by Sean Ironman Dark Knight: How much can one person change the world? This question runs throughout Superman: Red Son #2, which takes place years after the first issue. The second issue opens in media res with Superman stopping Luthor and Braniac. the two villains have shrunk the city of Stalingrad and Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #31: Red Son 1
Heroes Never Rust #31 by Sean Ironman Red Son 1 I’m going to try something different over the next few weeks. I’m going to study one issue per week for a storyline. Perhaps some people may read along. Over the next three weeks, I will take a look at the three-issue miniseries Superman: Red Son. Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #5: Cultural Respect
Superhero Comics In 2000, Bryan Singer’s X-Men hit theaters. It made almost $300 million off a $75 million budget. Two years later, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man earned over $800 million on a budget of $139 million. Once money starts getting made, people pay attention. Comics became cool. Sure, they had their followers in certain circles for Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #4: It’s a Bird!
Heroes Never Rust #4 by Sean Ironman It’s a Bird In 1938, Bugs Bunny was first shown in Porky’s Hare Hunt. The March of Dimes was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat polio. The last reunion of the Blue and Gray commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. In a broadcast address Continue reading
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