‘The Closing Shutter’
Take a photograph, steal a soul. I’ve heard that certain cultures refuse to allow their pictures to be taken because of this reason.
Month: July 2022
Oh Wasp, where is thy story logic?
Having read a couple of stories from July ’65 this weekend, I thought I’d do a quick add-on to Monday’s post. Avengers #18, “When the Commissar Commands” was the first …
A Bite of “The Apple”
I love the original Star Trek very much but I don’t deny its flaws, some of which Greg Hatcher discussed here. Along with flaws in the philosophy and political arguments …
Marvel 1965: a shared universe, a man-fish, a pointless engagement
My Silver Age reread is up to June 1965 at this point and the Marvel Universe is definitely a thing. It’s not like Stan Lee and the rest of the …
‘Dreaming in Indigo’
The leaves were just beginning to change color, and we were sitting up on Mount Tabor, having a cute little picnic, six of us, and Jean told us she had …