The Horror
Does it make sense that a pacifistic vegan, someone who cries watching factory-farming videos, should be such a devoted fan of horror...
10 Fave Lit-Flick Ladies
In the classic 1987 film Throw Momma from the Train, Larry the creative writing teacher is reading the titles of the books his students...
Writ with Wit
Q: What do you call it when a woman in labor yells, "Couldn't, wouldn't, shouldn't, didn't, can't!"? A: Having contractions....
Artistic License to Kill
The arts have been misrepresenting history for as long as there has been history or the arts. Some people might say, "Well, history is...
Villain as Hero
Because of a huge backlash by consumers and politicians against horror and crime comics, the four-color publishers got together in 1953...
Grab Hold of Your Tale
I'm a man of my word. Or words, actually, because I'm a writer. My preference is for putting English-language scribbles down on paper and...
The Past is What You Make of It
If you read the post What I Don't Know Could Fill a Book, you probably inferred that I'm partial to stories set in the past, and you...
Words' Worth
"A picture's worth a thousand words." A very famous saying, and quite true. It's one of the major reasons I love comic books: their...
These Movies Deserve Justice
Yesterday, I saw the new Justice League movie, which I'm not going to review here. I mention it because it more or less inspired this...
Updating an Old Superhero
Very early this year (or did it start last year?), I emailed Mort Todd, the head of Charlton Neo comics, a pitch for a couple of projects...
