The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 7: STALKER
How do we know who is human? The consequences of answering this question can of…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 6: THE INCREDIBLES
Considering how CGI has largely turned comic-book superhero movies into cartoons, The Incredibles (2004) is…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 5: ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT
As the American football season opens, it is worth thinking about how watching the games…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 4: DANGER: DIABOLIK
As is a Hollywood truism, the selling point of comic-book superhero movies is that they…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 3: EL TOPO
A recent documentary, Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013), unfolded the fascinating story of the efforts of Alejandro…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 2: ALPHAVILLE
Continuing where we last left off, Jean Luc Godard had a strong influence on William…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is The Past – Part 1: MR. FREEDOM
Hollywood has an uncanny way of capturing the Zeitgeist: in a sense, it has to…
Taking Over the MADhouse — The Last Days of EC Comics Part 2
Content note: this article contains a reference to suicide EC put most of its eggs…
Closing the Crypt: The Last Days of EC Comics, Part 1
While the “Golden Age” is mostly used now by DC and Marvel to milk nostalgia…
The Weirdest Batman Comic Book Stories of All Time: An Addendum, Part 1
I recently wrote 4500 words on The Weirdest Batman Comic Book Stories Of All Time…