Review

Batman, shown in silhouette, chokes Rick Flagg.

Comics

Rebuilding My Relationship to Comics #1: Suicide Squad

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

A grayscale stereograph slide of a person sitting in front of a large waterfall

Book Review

Report on Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2024

Every December (or January) I buy the annual Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy (BASFF) collection. Every year I suffer a certain amount of trepidation, knowing that the guest editor will swing the pendulum on the selections in an unpredictable direction which may or may not align with my tastes.

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