The vanishing bookshelf
Like so many of us, my shelf of “to be read” books has always been long. While I set some limits on myself — there’s no point to spending money …
Category: Fraser Sherman
Starfish, snail mail and the Silver Age Justice League
The starfish, of course, appeared on the cover of the Justice League’s debut. The first time I read “Starro the Conqueror” it was a reprint in an 80-page Giant. I …
Me, movies and movie books
So last week I signed a contract with McFarland Publishers for a book, due next year, on Alien Visitors (working title): ET invaders, alien/human romance, friendly aliens, alien superheroes, aliens …
The covers that got away
I love looking at comic book covers from the Silver Age. They were made for the days when comics sat on the spinner rack for a few days, then poof, …
Steve Englehart, the Lazarus Man
As a teenager in the Bronze Age, Steve Englehart was one of my favorite writers. Looking back, I still love his stories, but I’m almost as impressed by the number …
Not as deep as it thinks: Alex Garland’s Devs (with spoilers)
I doubt I’d bother to devote a whole post here to a series I didn’t care for if Devs wasn’t so convinced of its own depth. In the teaser for …
Well it’s not as bad as I thought: Watching Justice League three years late
A decade ago, I wouldn’t have imagined a time when I’d pass up seeing a big budget, big screen Justice League movie in the theater. I love the JLA, even …