Just a Drive-By, Sort-Of Column.
No real column this week, but here’s a little something to tide you over.
Author: Greg Hatcher
Hatcher’s Junk Drawer #11: Short Takes
Once again, some random bits and pieces that aren’t worth a column in and of themselves. Mostly stuff I stumbled across that provoked a memory, humorous things people sent me, and my latest podcast appearance.
A Wakandan Public Service Announcement, With Footnotes
Let’s set the record straight about Don McGregor, Jack Kirby, and the Black Panther’s fight with the KKK.
Another Meme Thing: Right Now!
Though my usual beat here is old stuff, I DO occasionally check out the current pop culture. Here’s a look at the (mostly) new stuff we have been enjoying.
Symbiosis in the Seventies
In the long-ago, pre-internet days when I was a kid, the strange recursive feedback loop between comics, paperbacks, and television led me to some odd — but very cool– places.
On the Run
How many times DID television producers rip off THE FUGITIVE, anyway? A lot; sometimes badly, sometimes really well. Here’s a (probably incomplete) rundown of TV heroes on the run from one-armed men, ruthless billionaires, shady corporations, and others.