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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 Caped crusaders are outdated.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