Art of the Comic Strip, Part 1
Today's comic strips pretty much suck. Apologies to all the fans out there, but I say this because I know what comic strips used to be...
The Short of It
The short story is not dead. So say such sources as The Paris Review's Lorin Stein and Americanliterature.com. I would have thought...
Out of the Darkness
According to Benedicte Page of The Guardian, writing is on the top-ten list of vocations in which people are the most likely to suffer...
Resolutions
I didn't want to create a New Year's post that would only be good for the holiday, but I've always been a bit intrigued with New Year's...
For a More Humane Superman
Unlike the last open letter I wrote for this blog, the one that follows is more serious, at least to me. Dear DC Comics, Most likely,...
What's Old is New to Me
If you've read even a small sampling of my blog posts, you know that I like comic books. What may surprise you is that I rarely buy new...
They're the Doctor
In the 1960s, a little science-fiction program invaded television and slowly became a national phenomenon. One of the first shows to...
Give in to the Dark Side
MY STAR WARS HISTORY, PART 2 As I explained in my earlier post, the Star Wars phenomenon landed on Earth in the late 70s like an...
A Long Time Ago
MY STAR WARS HISTORY, PART 1 With the release of The Last Jedi this weekend, it seems appropriate for me to relate my personal history...
One of Your All-Time Favorite Shows
Aw, gee! In advance of my visit to his house for the holidays, my father asked me to dig out a cassette tape containing an audio project...
