Feminist Propaganda? Or Just More ‘Villain Worship’ from Disney?
There’s a screenwriter named Linda Woolverton who’s working for Disney, and she has to her credits Maleficent, a movie that’s another dismaying example of…
Category: Books
From the Land of Dying Magic & Open Wounds… David Vining’s ‘Crystal Embers’
David M. Vining is a fiction writer living in Charleston that I first discovered about three years ago over at the Ace of Spades blog,…
RIP: Joye Hummel (97) First Female Scripter of Golden Age Wonder Woman
Firstpost has an obituary originally reported by the NY Times announcing the passing of Joye Hummel, who at 19 was the earliest woman who’d written…
Sci-fi Legend Robert Heinlein Predicted Current Cultural Failures Decades Ago
Way back in 1959 legendary science fiction author and political libertarian Robert Heinlein was quite clairvoyant in predicting the demise of our culture due to…
Manga Meditations: The Apothecary Diaries (2017) ‘Pick Your Poison’
Who knew Square Enix published manga? More importantly, why didn’t anyone tell me?! I had to find out for myself! And yet, it…
Nice Career You’ve Got There, Captain Underpants Creator…
Dav Pilkey, creator of the popular Captain Underpants series of children’s books, has capitulated to the woke crowd and announced in conjunction with the publisher Scholastic,…
Dr. Seuss Sales Bonanza Shows Why ‘Wokeness’ Will Lose
Who Canceled Dr. Seuss? And Why? It’s now been nearly three weeks since Dr. Seuss erupted into the news. Yes, the eruption is a bit strange, as…
Crowdfunded Comic Reviews: Earthworm Jim Vol 2: Fight the Fish
SPOILERS AHEAD! I’m back again with a new crowdfunded comic! This time, the newest volume of Doug TenNapel’s retelling of the Earthworm Jim video game!…
The Art of Goosebumps SHowcases Classic Series’ Iconic Imagery
R.L. Stine’s classic Goosebumps novels have spooked multiple generations of kids, and now Dynamite Entertainment celebrates the storied history of the tales and specifically its…
Isaac Asimov’s Most Famous Conceit: His Three Laws of Robotics
The Three Laws of Robotics are among Isaac Asimov’s most famous conceits. He wrote a number of clever if vapid stories where these three…