An inventory is a common starting point for superhero origin myths. How far can the hero run, overcome, or win […]

An author’s biography works best not as a list of accomplishments, but as an introduction to the work. The purpose […]

At first glance, the term “existential cartoon” seems to be a comedy in and of itself. Animated shorts provide condensation: […]

The world has always been chaotic. We just have better cameras now. Every collapse arrives in high definition. Every foolish […]

Teenagers probably should not take life advice from adults wearing capes. Then again, adults wearing ties have not exactly done […]

Fame has always been sold as a reward. Work hard enough, become talented enough, attractive enough, successful enough, and eventually […]

Every few years someone announces the death of superheroes. Comic books are finished. Caped crusaders are outdated. Audiences have moved […]

There is a moment in almost every Samuel Beckett play where you realize the joke is not actually funny, and […]

People call Superman simple, which has always seemed like a strange diagnosis. It is a little like calling the ocean […]

Baseball is supposed to be pastoral. Sunlight. Chalk. Fathers clearing their throats before saying something they hope sounds permanent. A […]