Mitchell Hundred: The above article was written a while ago about fantasy novels, but a similar trend could also be identified in many forms of contemporary art (increasing gritty realism, morally ambiguous narrative, graphic description of unpleasant events, etc.). What do you make of the accusation made in the above article (that these pieces demean […]

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James, in accordance with a request made in the AMA thread, has installed both search and comment-link functionality on the site. I would like to point out that he did this without having me even ask, so, as usual, I will reiterate how awesome it is when people hit up his wishlist.

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I was going to do another answering-questions post last night but then some news happened and Torontoist asked me to write about it so I did.

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Thornae: How big are your comic and book collections? Comics: I have about two large shelves of trades and some overflow. My longboxes are in storage and I’m gradually trading/selling them off (anybody interested in a Green Arrow Grell/Dixon run? The Denny O’Neil Question?) except for my Legion and Dr. Strange collections. My books – […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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Seems to make sense to handle these questions today, so: Benman: How far ahead have you plotted Al’Rashad? Ex-roommate Other Chris is correct when he says it was first written as a movie script about ten years ago. I’ve revised it since then, though, to an extent – fixed some beats, changed around the ending […]

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I’ve been saying for a while now (ever since “Toy Story 2”, if memory serves me right) that we are living in the kind of golden age of animation that we thought had long since gone by. Pixar’s animated films, with their emphasis on story, their intricate visual brilliance, and their sheer magic, are the […]

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I’m getting a bit bored just posting images during my study hiatus, so: ask me anything. About work, not-work, Al’Rashad, my other stuff, the blog, what I had for breakfast yesterday, whatever. Answers will be next week’s posts. (Well, not anything – I’m not going to give legal advice, for example. But most things.)

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From All-Star Squadron #27 by Roy Thomas and Richard Howell.

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SPECIAL “WITH CONTEXT” EDITION Most people who are familiar with Akira only know it via the movie and “KANEEEEEEDAAAA!” “TETSUUUUUOOOOOO!”, which is a shame because the movie, while visually spectacular, doesn’t do the complex plot of the manga justice: Otomo basically kept in the first third of the book and the final sixth, and tried […]

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The first thing to look at, before getting down to the strengths and weaknesses of any specific candidates, is just how terrible the 2012 field is for the Republicans overall. When it comes to the Presidency, successful candidates generally come out of sitting government officials (current governors, senators (but only first-term; the longer you spend […]

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From Hitman #41 by Garth Ennis and John McCrea.

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