Cinema
I Break My Silence My silence lasted roughly ten minutes I went to see the new Superman movie with my family over the weekend. Those of you who haven’t followed me for the last twenty-five years don’t know this, but Superman is a big part of my (non-theistic
Comics
Every superhero is somebody’s favorite, no matter how weird and esoteric and dumb their costume is. There is someone out there who loves them, usually for a painfully personal reason. Superheroes are a little like patron saints or household gods. Mister Miracle is one of my favorite superheroes. I’
Comics
The other day I was watching some of my favorite episodes of the Justice League cartoon. I went straight to the end of season 1 for the the three-part season finale: “The Savage Time”. In “The Savage Time”, the Justice League (sans Batman) arrives home from a space mission to
Comics
I used to really love comic books. I used to really love superhero comics in particular. But somewhere in the avalanche of movies and tie-ins and reboots I got buried and I never dug myself out. Perhaps the massive increase in volume did not correspond to an equally massive increase