A Critique of Modern Reason: Comic Books
I became a steady collector of comic books in 1990. Before that, I had loved super-heroes, but lacking any steady place to pick up comics. It was always a few here and a few there. Over the last 20 years (with a short period of maybe 3 years when I had stopped collecting) I've amassed a huge collection of comic books. The problem is, I'm no longer a collector. I still love reading ...
Let's be honest, Freddie Mercury is a comic book character in his own right. His flamboyant stage presence and otherworldly persona cemented him not only in music mythology, but in pop culture mythology as well. His contributions to the pop culture, such as the Highlander theme song and the theme to the Flash Gordon movie are just barely surpassed by his mainstream sports culture odes "We Will Rock You" and "We are the Champions ...
Fiction and comic book writer Brad Meltzer has gotten the ball rolling on a charity to help preserve the house where the idea of Superman was created. Get with the program:
The house where Google was created is saved. The farm where Hewlett Packard was founded is preserved. And Richard Nixon's house is a museum. But the house where Superman - one of the world's most recognized heroes - was created? It's a wreck ...
Rushkoff is no stranger to taking non-fiction themes and wrapping them into a fictional story. Ecstasy Club is one fine example; however, some writers are quick to learn that the graphic novel format is a completely different monster than the traditional fictional form. Fortunately, Rushkoff takes it slow and easy, keeping with what he knows rather than overextending his imagination to realms he's yet to explore.
Club Zero-G is a cyberian comic book. Anyone ...