Revisiting Conan: The People of the Black Circle
The People of the Black Circle was published first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. It is the twelfth…
Author: John C. Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title. He has published short fiction in Asimov’s Science Fiction in F&SF in Absolute Magnitude and elsewhere. His novel Orphans of Chaos was a finalist for the Nebula Award in 2005. His novel Somewhither won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2016. In 2015, he made history by being nominated for six Hugo Awards in one year, more than any other author. Read more of his work at scifiwright.com.
Vigilante Justice: Superheroes Are Cowboys
Our own Sophia’s Favorite observes: “Don’t apply earth-logic to comic books. In reality the Avengers are a costumed lynch-mob half of whose members are walking…
Time Travel is ALWAYS Annoying
In science fiction stories, there are a limited number of ways to explain the conundrum of how time travel might work if it could work…
My Time Travel Theories About Avengers Endgame
Spoilers for the movie ENDGAME below the cut. Go see the flick first. Several fans have voiced complaints about the plot holes caused by Avengers…
‘RED NAILS’, or Why is Conan a Barbarian?
This is a somewhat overdue review, only seventy-eight years after the fact. ‘Red Nails’ is a novella first serialized in 1936 in the July…
Did Today’s Modern Comics Create a Need for an Alt★Hero? (UPDATED)
by John C. Wright | If you have heard rumors of a new comic line called Alt★Hero, first, let me give the link to the…
The Cultural State of Marvel Comics
by John C. Wright | There may be those of you who think I’m kidding about the state of Marvel comics, and the concerted, coordinated…
Comicsgate
by Jon C Wright| You may or may not be aware that Marvel Comics has grown completely corrupt in the last few years, and now…