You’d think that this would have been played out by now.Apparently not.Instapundit links to a Victor Davis Hanson post on 300 critics at NRO Online.
There were some arguments out there that 300 was homophobic. Key to that argument was the idea that Xerxes’ dress and incredible jewelry was somehow suggesting a certain bent to his sexual tastes.I don’t think so, his dress and manners show that he’s vain and narcissistic (required traits to believe himself a god).This video clip […]
In the early 90’s I was on the CompuServe Comics & Animation Forum. It was an online bulletin board system community that encompassed all kinds of different people. DC Fans, Marvel Fans, Indie Fans, Writers, Artists, Editors, and Publishers all assembled and talked about comics. It was a community no less strong than the Comic […]
A few months back, Orson Scott Card appeared on the Glenn and Helen Show podcast, in which he talked about his new book Empire, which paints a worst-case scenario where current tribalism in politics leads to a new American civil war.Listen to this interview via mp3 (or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes)I haven’t read […]
I don’t know how well my attempts to talk about politics within the comic book blogosphere and podcast communities will fly.But I am doing so, in part, because I believe that too many people are treating politics as a taboo subject. That good people are scared off by being hostilely judged by people who don’t […]
That’s the point of an article by Victor Davis Hanson, “History and the Movie 300”:If critics think that 300 reduces and simplifies the meaning of Thermopylae into freedom versus tyranny, they should reread carefully ancient accounts and then blame Herodotus, Plutarch, and Diodorus — who long ago boasted that Greek freedom was on trial against […]
In 1992 there were rumors about the upcoming cancellation of a comic book series that I was enjoying. This happens all the time in comics. Sales don’t meet a certain level, and any book can be cancelled. But this one had only had two issues come out at the time of the rumors, not enough […]
I’m no longer posting actively (if you could call my irregular postings “Active”) at this site. I’m focusing my blogging efforts towards a narrower set of topics that are distinctive to my interests over at my new blog, ComicsPundit. I want to build a larger audience for my writing, so I’ve decided to specialize on […]
This blog’s goal was to be a bit about comics, a bit about politics, and ideally a bit about where the two intersect.I’ve just come across something that encompasses that intersection.This article over at The Politico starts out about the events of Captain America #25, but becomes a survey of the use of political themes […]
In the latest Tilting at Windmills by comic retailer Brian Hibbs, there’s a comparison of the events of Captain America #25 this month, and Superman #75 fourteen years ago.Both big milestones, that suddenly got lots of attention in the mainstream media. Each led to sellouts and speculation. But things are different today, and Brian explains […]
The cleverest placement of movie advertising in quite a while.(found via Shawn King’s blog at Your Mac Life)
The Bangor (Maine) Daily News’ editorial cartoonist, George Danby features the Justice League in one of last week’s cartoons. (Thumbnail shown, click to see the full cartoon at BangorDailyNews.com)In it Superman is saying: What a Week! Captain America is assassinated! Then Gonzales fires us!Nice to see that they added a bit of color to the […]
More of the 300 Rorschach Test:Fred Dalton Thompson, the actor who plays Manhattan D.A. Arthur Branch in Law & Order responds to an Iranian complaint about 300Mr. Thompson is also a former U.S. Senator, and a possible candidate for the 2008 run for President of the U.S.(The Iranian statement in question is referenced in an […]
Over at Comics Fairplay, Heidi Meeley takes a look at the cover to the upcoming Green Arrow #75, and starts a discussion about it.This could be a major turning point in Oliver Queen’s life. But I think he’s not going to get what he wants, but will instead get what he deserves.
The Daily Cross Hatch has an interview with Jeff Smith, creator of the self-published Bone and the writer/artist of the current Shazam!: Monster Society of Evil mini-series at DC.In this Jeff tells about how he financed his entry into self-publishing, and putting together a business plan.(discovered via Heidi MacDonald)