Contrary to The Who, the kids are not alright
At the end of the 1960s, youth seemed to be running wild in a way it never had before. The 20th century had already transformed America’s idea of youth by …
The Savage Land is in Antarctica, right?
There are comics set in Antarctica – now some of them have been to Antarctica.
The Greg Hatcher Legacy Files #222: ‘Cross-Hatchings for February 2015’
Not a long one, but still chock full of quality information!
The prime directive blues
(Another old post from my own blog). Star Trek‘s Prime Directive is a nice moral statement but a pain in the butt for writers to deal with. As every Trek …
From artist to auteur: Mike Sekowsky
I’ve often wondered what prompted Mike Sekowsky, after decades as a DC artist, to become a writer as well. In 1968 he and Denny O’Neil co-created the adventurer formerly known …
I’ve seen the future and it doesn’t work: dystopias
(A reprint from my own blog) “Dystopia” is the polar opposite of utopia, a society where instead of perfection, everything has gone wrong. Or more precisely gone wrong in …