NYCC Thursday: Musings on meeting Ta-Nehisis, the Power Rangers, the CBLDF, and more
Despite being poisoned, I still managed to make more of NYCC than absolutely any other convention goer there
Don’t let Durham be the Latest Chapter in The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
The vandalism and destruction called for or committed recently evidence an eagerness to follow Rome along the same self-destructive path from civility to savagery.
The Importance of Criticism
Man’s highest purpose is to officiate the marriage of Matter to Meaning. His second highest is the appreciation and enjoyment of all the wondrous works begotten by this union.
Colin Was Right: How the Enthusiast Press is Lessened by the Loss of Mr. Moriarty
Colin was the paragon of civility in discourse, demonstrating boldness in his beliefs, genuine curiosity of others’, intellectual honesty in all ideas, openness to persuasion, patience with those he did disagree with, and unreserved friendship for individuals of any political persuasion.
Bloodborne and “Round the Bend”: On Difficulty Levels in Games and Literature
Just as a player might have to master a new skill in a Souls game to progress through a level, readers must learn a new set of skills to progress through the “Round the Bend” chapter of Moore’s Jerusalem.
The Eleven Best Dating Tips for “Geeks” (You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Online)
Most men – not just geeks – have to try hard with women. And if you’re not trying hard, you almost definitely can and should do better. Here’s how.
The Importance of Criticism
Man’s highest purpose is to officiate the marriage of Matter to Meaning. His second highest is the appreciation and enjoyment of all the wondrous works begotten by this union.
Alan Moore’s Prophecy that the World Will End in 2017
“Rejoice! This is the promised time, Of earth’s ascent to realms sublime. Imagination’s endless dance, Is mankind’s jeweled inheritance.”
Trinity #3 Review/Editorial Against Artist Substitution
The comics published presently must be made with futurity in min; they are today’s tapestries and vases, the repositories of our modern mythology, meant to preserve and pass down who we are as a culture.
Black Liberation Theology in Marvel’s Luke Cage
Every bit as much as Daredevil is a hero is shaped and defined by Irish Catholicism, so too is Luke Cage cut from Black Liberation Theology.
