On HU
Featured Archive Post: Craig Fischer on why Stitches is the worst comic ever.
Jimmy Johnson on borders, imperialism, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
Chris Gavaler on creating a comic book page for his novel (drawing by Sean Michael Robinson.)
Me on Jose Antonio Vargas’ Documented, about his experience as an undocumented immigrant.
Me on Daredevil’s blind male gaze.
Kate Skow on how all fiction is fan fiction.
Utilitarians Everywhere
At Quartz I wrote about how superheroes don’t kill! in an excuse for killing.
At the Establishment I wrote about Superman vs. Batman, homoeroticism, and misogyny.
At the LA Times I wrote about hulk pooping, Kierkegaard, and fan fiction for all.
At Random Nerds I wrote about Superman 1978 and choosing supergood over superangst.
At the Week I wrote that everyone hates Congresspeople but still reelect their own Congresspeople.
At Splice Today I wrote about Steve Harvey’s dreadful dating advice book.
At the Chicago Reader I did a little review of the retro-retro-sixties band Quilt.
Other Links
CT May on Madonna and charges of sexism.
Kaleem Aftab on how BvS is an allegory of the Muslim experience.
Superman 1978 still the best superhero movie. Superman II a close second.
Nah, Batman 66 is better. Superman 78 is good though!
I’m only able to deal with super heroes if they are served with a heavy layer of ironic distance. So my favorites are things like Cutie Honey, Batman & Robin (1997) and the Misfits series.