Discarding characters to die in the gutter
One of the things that annoys me about 21st century comics is that along with the impulse to get back to the Silver (or at least the Bronze) Age versions …
‘VeritĂ©’
Napoleon Fish looked at his visage in the mirror and thought seriously about shaving his beard and moustache. Brown beady eyes stared back at him with wish fulfillment dancing in …
Does this mean Aunt May could beat me up? “Ordinary” people in comic books
A couple of years back I was reading a comics thread online in which someone posed a question: are even ordinary people in the MU and DCU superhuman by real-world …
What is the point of Sherlock Holmes?
When I attended the Mysticon SF con back in 2018, one of the panels I sat on was on Sherlock Holmes, particularly the TV series Sherlock and Elementary. At some …
‘The Head of a Pin’
The faucet in the public restroom was running. No one stood at the faucet, but the water was running. The steady rush of water striking enamel echoed like a whispered …