Diversity, Surreality & Mythology in “DOCTOR FATE”
Over his decades at DC Comics, Paul Levitz has gone from writer to publisher and back again. And while he’s been contributing stories to the DC Universe since the launch of the New 52, he feels a…
read moreWorld’s Finest Vol. 5: Homeward Bound
When Power Girl and Huntress learn that their home world still exists, the heroines decide to return to the ruins of Earth 2, only to discover they’ve arrived just…
read moreConvergence: World’s Finest #1
STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Read the most unusual tale in all of Convergence! The Seven Soldiers of Victory regroup to defend their city against the Qward invasion,…
read moreWhat Happens When You Answer Your Mail
Got a lovely note the other day via FB, in response to my usual query to people asking to “friend” me (“”Thanks, but can you tell me why you want…
read moreOld Photos
Digging through the files found some old photos, including this one of the 1973 New York Comic Art Convention, with me at what was almost certainly DC’s first ever convention…
read moreFarewell to SEVEN SOLDIERS & SCRIBBLY JIBBET In CONVERGENCE: WORLD’S FINEST
For Paul Levitz, the goal of his Convergence: World’s Finest issues is to give a fitting farewell and tribute to the characters he’s writing — in the vein of Alan Moore’s Whatever Happened…
read moreThe Power of Comics (2nd Ed.): History, Form, and Culture
Fully revised and updated for its second edition, The Power of Comics remains the most authoritative introduction to comic books and graphic novels – the history of the medium, its many forms…
read moreWorld’s Finest Vol.4: First Contact
Power Girl and Huntress meet Superman and Batman for the first time in these tales from WORLDS’ FINEST #18-22 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN #8-9! How can the teams stop Kaizen Gamorra’s…
read moreIn Conversation With Junot Diaz
At M.I.T. a while back, I spent a lovely evening talking with the incredibly smart and talented Junot Diaz, which is now available for your listening pleasure as a podcast:…
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