I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. At the time I started reading superhero comics, figuring out how … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man by Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan
“On that snowy day when he asked to borrow all that money to take care of his sick sister in Georgia, Lily’s disgust fought with relief and lost. She picked up the dog tags he’d left on the bathroom sink … Continue reading Great Moments in Literature
When I started reading superhero comic books with a fierce devotion, nearly every issue I purchased had the same phrase on the opening page: “STAN LEE PRESENTS.” Stan Lee wasn’t writing many comics by the time I was plunking down … Continue reading Stan Lee, 1922 – 2018
“Fiona had written poetry when she was Adam Henry’s age, though she had never presumed to read it aloud, not even to herself. She remembered quatrains daringly unrhymed. There was even one about death by drowning, of sinking deliciously backward … Continue reading Great Moments in Literature
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. In 1986, I was the prime target for bold, edgy comics. … Continue reading From the Archive — Batman: The Dark Knight by Frank Miller
“I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo’s tormentors. Invariably they laughed … Continue reading Great Moments in Literature
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I was a younger, so much younger than today, I … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Mockingbird by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemcyk
“Anna drew on the cigarette, enjoying the dry heat inside her mouth, and let the smoke scatter into the wind. It was dirty, but a dirtiness she liked — akin to the girl welders eating their lunches sitting on the … Continue reading Great Moments in Literature
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Through a good chunk of the nineteen-seventies and -eighties, Marvel Comics … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Marvel Treasury Edition #28 by Jim Shooter and John Buscema
I can already tell that words are going to be very elusive creatures today. In their place, I’ll present a drawing Mike Mignola recently shared. I’ll get back to the expounding tomorrow, friends. Continue reading Programming Note
Coffee for Two 